Triumph TR2 - Page 299

BODY
Bridge Pieces in position on Elbow Rail
Channel.
Reposition the canopy on the car and
secure to the windscreen brackets.
Secure at the rear, setting the bridge
pieces
sc, that the bolts enter them
correctly and obviating any possibility
of cross threading
Remove canopy, rear end
first. Pencil
on the body protection tape lines
which correspond to the threaded
centres of the bridge pieces.
Position the cappings and transfer the
markings on the body. On removing
the capping drill a
#" dia. hole on
each line to
align with the tapping of
Fig. 6
Protection Plates in position on R.H. and
Centre Cappings.
33 TO FIT FIBREGLASS HARD TOP
CANOPY
(a) The canopy is positioned on the car
and secured to the windscreen first.
(b) The rear of the canopy is then secured
to the elbow rail with five bolts. (Fig
7).
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the bridge piece.
A - -P
Fit the ~etrol tank trim in the rear
luggage ~ompartment. Remove pro-
tecting tape from the body of the car.
(m) Fit the screw securing the front petrol
tank trim and secure the three cappings
tn the elhnw rail. Fit four counter
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accommodating the hood brack&
screws.
(n) Select the three norrow protection
caps and position these on the rear
cappings, aligning the apertures with
the threaded centres of the bridge
pieces
: the g" dia. holes may need
elongating to permit this adjustment.
Drill the cappings through the protec-
tion caps. Secure with two screws
each. The two larger caps are fitted
similarly to the side elbow rails. (Fig.
6).
Fig. 7
Hard Top positioned on Elbow Rail at side
and rear.
To position the canopy correctly it
may be necessary to spring it over
the
rear elbow rail. This is permissible
owing to the flexible nature of the
fibreglass material.
(c) The sidescreens are adjusted (see
page g), so that their frmt edges fil
lnside the windscreen side beading and