Chris,
The best part of a restoration is when you start putting the car back
together. Be sure to take photos along the way!
It is so much easier to mark your progress as day by day the project
becomes a car. The satisfaction and smiles grow until the day the car is
backed out of the garage and driven for the first time.
I have made that journey 3 times and those feelings never grow old.
Good luck and have some fun!
Bob
On 04/02/2012 07:33 AM, Chris Simo wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> Thought I'd give a brief update on how I'm doing with having the car ready
> for it's 170 mile madien voyage to the Triumph Club of the Carolinas
> Gathering at Shelton Vineyards in Dobson, NC on April 13th.
>
> The car is not yet painted..... but the engine bay and trunk have been
> painted, engine reinstalled, and reassembly has begun.
>
> I bought a carpet set from Chart One on Ebay and that has arrived and will
> go in after the shakedown drives.
>
> Two of my Triumph club friends came over yesterday (thanks Bob and Jim) and
> we block sanded the entire car and used icing to fix any minor dings and
> air holes. It's now almost 100% blocked and ready for final primer this
> morning.
>
> Blocking was a huge job and my shoulders may never be the same. The body
> looks much better than I had planned, so I'm even more excited about the
> final paint on Wednesday.
>
> Then comes a ton of reassembly work - but it's gonna happen.
>
> Thanks for all the help from this list - materially and sage advice. The
> front apron I snagged from Brian looks great on the car (much more work
> than I thought but worth it) - The TR4 transmission is sitting snugly in
> it's new home, The TR3 calipers are in place and waiting for use.
>
> I've become very good at installing and removing the apron - now to figure
> out how to paint flexible rubber fender bead and install it without
> cracking it. Unless there are better thoughts out there I think I'm going
> to cut a template from both fenders out of sheet metal and glue the bead to
> that and install it as an assembly on the car. Minor problem - I'll figure
> it out.
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