A milestone has been reached! The rolling chassis is complete and
standing in my garage! On Saturday, September 10th, all four wheels were
placed on the car, lowered to the ground, and the car was rolled onto a
trailer for the trip home. It's the first time the car has been on the
ground since being torn down.
I have added a new link to the "Renewal" section of the web site that
describes the work done to the front suspension and steering. With the
rolling chassis completed, I stand in a really good place. From here I
am planning on doing some things from home, and others at the shop.
Home work will consist of:
* Touching up the paint here and there
* Coat the inside of the chassis with a rust-prevention agent
* Adding the front telescopic shocks
* Reconditioning and adding the front brakes
* Adding the brake lines
* Adding the fuel line
* Adding the exhaust
Shop work will consist of:
* Design and construct a sturdy jig that can be used for both
working on and transporting the body.
* Inventory all body parts
* Start a relationship with the body specialist after interviewing
several. The plan is to send the body out to a pro in the end, so I want
his guidance throughout the body phase, especially in the work I am
planning on doing myself
* Make any final body tub repairs
* Make any body panel repairs
* Have all body parts cleaned to bare steel
* Prime all body parts
* Seal all seams in the body
* Apply undercoating to:
* Underside of tub
* Interior of tub (??)
* Wheel areas of tub
* Insides of wings
* Insides of doors (??)
Once these items are completed at the shop, it's off to the body shop so
my chosen pro can lay the paint. Then it should be a matter of mounting
the tub to the chassis and refitting the panels to the tub.
I wanted to thank everyone on the list for assisting me with their sound
advice over time.
Also, I made some modifications to the site at
http://www.genfiniti.com/triumph/ so that everyone should be able to see
the menus and pics.
Peace be with you!
Guy D. Huggins
1965 Triumph TR4A
CTC 63569LO
http://www.genfiniti.com/triumph/
|