Triumph in their infinite and logial wisdom decided that all the water gatered on the roof, should run down guttering above the windows and down into the wing, thats right, down along the gutter onto bare metal, which then runs into the bare metal sills and drains out.
Well Mr 2000 body worker-outerer, YOU'RE A FREAKIN GENIOUS, YA MORON!
In case you suffer from mental retardation, the blue arrows show where the water runs. Luckily after this pic was taken I painted all the bare metal here. Unluckily, my photos hard disk killed itself along with some resto pics, and all my racing pics I did for some people. But I'm sure you can use your imagination if you want to guess what it looks like.
So heres my fix, open the door, drill a small hole in the gutter where it meets the wing joining flap and fill it full of sealer, then using a thin screwdriver, shape it all into place.
This is now how the water runs, to the front of the car, where, below the front of the bonnet, it runs through drain holes, onto the back of the lights and down into the front valance. Ive painted all inside there now and waxoyled, so not rot should set in. Again Mr Triumph bodywork designer, if there was an award for Captain Spackypants Retarded Design Of The Year, you would have got it for this work of pure excellence.
Heres how it looks from the outside, no different from normal until you take a shifty peek.
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