Undertray

[bmcecosse]

Should my TR7 have an 'undertray' stretching from the front valance back to the crossmember supporting the radiator? And equally - should the radiator have any form of mesh grille to protect it?

[saabfast]

No to both if mine is anything to go by. Don't think I have ever seen either on a TR7. I think plastic undertrays came into production cars more in the late '80s.

Alan
Saab 9000 Stg 1 (now passed to son for his family car)
Saab 9000 2.3 FPT Auto (now gone that others might live)
Saab 9000 2.3 LPT Auto (sold on, wish I had it back)
Saab 9-5 2.3 Vector Auto Estate
'81 TR7 DHC

[supercass]

As far as I am aware the answer is No and No. The radiator was / is supported by a cross member at the base and is attached by brackets to the front panel. Tbh the route for any debris from the road to the radiator grille is so deviant I can't see much need for a grille. Modern cars do tend to be more enclosed. supercass

[bmcecosse]

Thanks both! Working down there yesterday (at the horns) it just all looked so vulnerable to debris thrown up from the road - and there are holes which look like they could have been for fixing screws.

[jeffremj]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Working down there yesterday (at the horns) it just all looked so vulnerable to debris thrown up from the road - and there are holes which look like they could have been for fixing screws.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">They are, I believe TR8s (with air conditioning?) had a board undertray.

[busheytrader]

All production DHC's were common underbody cars so have the holes and captive nuts for the TR8 radiator's lower mount which is further forward than the 7. The 8's radiator is more exposed to road debris than the 7 as it's much lower and closer to the spoiler.

You'll also have exhaust hangers down both sides for the dual exhaust pipes of the 8. This makes the V8 conversion relatively easy for the home mechanic.....

Adam





TR7 V8 DHC Jaguar Solent Blue. 9.35cr Range Rover V8, Holley 390cfm, JWR Dual Port, 214 Cam, Lumention, Tubular Manifolds, S/S Single Pipe Exh, 3.08 Rear, 200lb Spax & PolyBushes all round, Anti- Dive, Strut-Top Roller Bearings, Capri Vented Discs & Calipers, Braided Hoses, 4 Speed Rear Cylinders, Uprated Master Cylinder & Servo, AT 14" 5 Spokes or Maestro Turbo 15" Alloys, Cruise Lights, S/S Heater Pipes, Replacement Fuel Tank. No Door Stickers. Mine since July 1986, V8 from 1991 courtesy of S&S V8 conversion and big brake kits.

[bmcecosse]

Thanks both. Now that I've noticed this - I worry about every bit of debris on the road... I may just make up an undetray and a mesh screen. Even my Morris Traveller has the radiator protected by a grille and underpanel.....