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TR 40 Body Kit
Posted: 04 Mar 2008 18:35
by john 215
Hi,
Saw this on Fleabay, may be of some intrest to someone,removed from car or car rotted away from under it [;)]
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TRIUMPH-TR7-TR8-F ... dZViewItem
Seller says 100 hours to install, optomistic maybe [?]
Cheers John.
LIVE LIFE A QUARTER OF A MILE AT A TIME!
1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)
1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6 WILL BE ON THE ROAD VERY SOON!
Read My Blog
http://www.waringstowntr7s.co.uk/blogs/ ... hp/John215
Posted: 05 Mar 2008 06:43
by EntonoX
i really don`t understand why people want this crap to put on a tr7. It just looks awfull![xx(]
TR7, ACG 2700L
Posted: 05 Mar 2008 08:53
by UKPhilTR7
<font color="green"><b>That is the thing about these cars though everyones taste is different. Most people can not understand why I love my TR7 so much. The picture of the yellow one with the kit fitted does look nice though.</b></font id="green">
Posted: 05 Mar 2008 08:57
by EntonoX
That is true, i'm glad we all have a different taste! [;)]
TR7, ACG 2700L
Posted: 05 Mar 2008 17:43
by Chris Turner
Im going to put in a bid, always fancied one.
www.triumphtr.co.uk
TR8 FHC
TR7 Sprint
Posted: 05 Mar 2008 17:54
by rosey
Have you got a donor vehicle in mind Chris?
"Do or Do not, there is no try" - Yoda
1980 TR7 Persian Aqua Drophead.
1979 TR7V8 FHC in Pageant blue
Jaguar X Type in pillar box red!
Posted: 05 Mar 2008 18:03
by Chris Turner
Not at the moment Dave, Il start looking when I win the body kit.
www.triumphtr.co.uk
TR8 FHC
TR7 Sprint
Posted: 05 Mar 2008 18:26
by john 215
Hi,
Good luck Chris, Robsport have a kit for sale as well attached to a pile of rust [:p] [;)]-
Cheers John.
LIVE LIFE A QUARTER OF A MILE AT A TIME!
1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)
1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6 WILL BE ON THE ROAD VERY SOON!
Read My Blog
http://www.waringstowntr7s.co.uk/blogs/ ... hp/John215
Posted: 05 Mar 2008 20:47
by Dave Dyer
I never understood Rimmers making this kit.
The development, the work, the costs involved, the chance to make something special and they try and make it look like a bad kit car Ferrari, if your going to make a Ferrari lookalike then it needs to be a close match, they should have gone for a totally different look, their own design, like Mark Grinnall did.
The fact that it didn't sell well proves this and a couple of years ago they were trying to sell the moulds and design rights ( probably trying to recoup some money! )
The original TR7 styling, you either love it or you hate it, either way trying to turn one into a 'TR40' is (in my opinion) a waste of a TR7!! and I'm not a purist. But from a project side of things (not wanting to offend Chris!) then it could be a bit of fun??
Dave
Posted: 05 Mar 2008 20:49
by Chris Turner
Rimmers didnt develop the kit, they bought the rights to manufacture it from the original producers Eurosport.
www.triumphtr.co.uk
TR8 FHC
TR7 Sprint
Posted: 05 Mar 2008 21:38
by Dave Dyer
Which ever way Rimmers came by the kit, it was surely a mistake, they should have stopped at kit number 3, which enhanced the look, but trying to make it look like a car it isn't, is for the TR7 a sad shame.
Yes, improvement is good, but disguise is bad, its shouldn't look like an Italian car (loosely speaking) its a British sports car and thats the way it should look!
Dave
Posted: 06 Mar 2008 01:54
by silverseven
if only it was over here, @ 77 pounds, it would be a good deal just for the wheels (lol)
Ron.
Posted: 06 Mar 2008 17:26
by paul w
Chris,if you win this,i know you'll do the thing properly.You can't
do something like this 'on the cheap',it's gotta be done well,or
theres no point.I have seen a very good TR40 which was awesome,and
i have seen them done on a shoe string - woefull.
See ya. Paul
