Thread: Safari or Tropical Roof

Originally Posted by gromit

Part number is 334073

334073 - Terry Clip Lift up Door Stay 1958 - 84


Colin

Hello Colin,

thanks for the reply and for the link to the "Terry Clips". How the rods fall down without the clips is very abrupt and a tad disconcerting.

I just visited Wikipedia to find out what a Norton Big 4 was. Accessed 14th June 2018 from, Norton Big 4 - Wikipedia what year is your Norton "Big 4"?

Kind regards
Lionel

Originally Posted by Lionelgee

I just visited Wikipedia to find out what a Norton Big 4 was. Accessed 14th June 2018 from, Norton Big 4 - Wikipedia what year is your Norton "Big 4"?

Didn't get home early enough to take a picture of the support rods, will try and remember at the weekend.

My Big 4 is early 50's. Rigid rear end and telescopic forks.
Cost me 40GBP and it was supplied in pieces. Found that the magneto & dynamo had been re-wound and it had a new regulator box so happy with the purchase (I was still living with my parents when I got it)
Moved it out from the UK about 17 years ago and it's still in pieces.......


Colin

Originally Posted by gromit

Didn't get home early enough to take a picture of the support rods, will try and remember at the weekend.

My Big 4 is early 50's. Rigid rear end and telescopic forks.
Cost me 40GBP and it was supplied in pieces. Found that the magneto & dynamo had been re-wound and it had a new regulator box so happy with the purchase (I was still living with my parents when I got it)
Moved it out from the UK about 17 years ago and it's still in pieces.......


Colin

Ooooh! Love my Nortons, have had 2 Commandos, still own 1 (also the pres of the local Norton club here). Before I moved to Aus from Canada 14 years ago helped my mate get his WD 16H back together and used it as my daily for about 2 months in Toronto.
If ya want to move your Big 4 on, I'm happy to give ya the 40GBP you paid! He he.
IMG_0583.jpg

Originally Posted by Cowboy Don

Ooooh! Love my Nortons, have had 2 Commandos, still own 1 (also the pres of the local Norton club here). Before I moved to Aus from Canada 14 years ago helped my mate get his WD 16H back together and used it as my daily for about 2 months in Toronto.
If ya want to move your Big 4 on, I'm happy to give ya the 40GBP you paid! He he.
IMG_0583.jpg

You'd probably give me the 800GBP I paid for the Vincent as well I guess.......


Colin

Picture of the Terry Clip holding a support rod on Wallit.
DSCN4838 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

Because of the vibration on Wallit the PO had to do some welding and also put a Terry Clip inside another Terry Clip on the other side.
DSCN4837 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

When I was first starting to use Wallit I had a lot of noises to track down & try to resolve.
One was the pop rivet holding one of the Terry Clips was loose so I had to drill it out & replace. There is also some rubber tubing on one of the support rods so they don't vibrate against each other when they are clipped up.



Colin

Originally Posted by scarry

Safari roof was the roof with the two windows up high,on the curved side section,usually in the station wagons,with the extra side windows on the rear of the vehicle,and sometimes a rear door.Mainly LWB.

Tropical roof is the double skinned roof.

FWIW,the S1 in my sig has the tropical roof,as noted on the original invoice for £8 as an extra.

No roof vents.

The 1958 S1 Station Wagon I once owned had tropical roof, "safari" curved windows, larger openable side windows and the roof vents.
I still think I was stupid to sell it

Terry

Originally Posted by gromit

You'd probably give me the 800GBP I paid for the Vincent as well I guess.......


Colin

Colin, if it would help you out of a jam, I'd be happy to give ya 1000 for the pair, a carton of your favourite brew, and I'll even drive out there to pick them up.

Originally Posted by Cowboy Don

Colin, if it would help you out of a jam, I'd be happy to give ya 1000 for the pair, a carton of your favourite brew, and I'll even drive out there to pick them up.

I know you would too Don. U do love ur Nortons.

Cheers Rod