It’s been a while since the last blog but the work still goes on. In the last couple of days the car has really come on. Although it probably doesn’t look like much has been done. The body is being prepared for spraying at the moment so its mainly being a case of filling, sanding, seam sealing, priming and Shutzing. I am glad that I have finished fireproofing the rear bulk head as that was job I wasn't looking forward to. My main problem at the moment is deciding what Rally livery would suit the car. Should it be the ( red white and blue) the sparkrite or the chequered flag or my own design.
In the mean time I have somehow acquired another Tr7, this one being the third. I needed a donor car for a bonnet and fuel tank along with various other parts so I bought one on ebay with all the necessary parts. On collection of the vehicle it turned out to be a fairly sound car. When I got the car home I inspected it and everything is solid bar the foot wells. As I don’t want to see something scraped that would make a good car with a bit of elbow grease I have started repairing the foot wells. Last night I measured the job up, cut all the rusty parts away and painted what was left with cure rust and a coat of strong paint. Next I will make some new panels and hopefully mot the car.
sealed and coated boot.
new tr7
damaged floor stripped and cure rust applied.
seam sealing over seam welding.
filling and sanding for rally arches.
interior with one coat of primer
seam sealing the engine bay
a hole in the roof to weld the roll cage on top.
fire proofing the rear bulkhead around the rear strut tops.
modified and painted rear axel for new rear suspension setup.
New insert that i fabricated. both sides needen doing.
damaged sub-frame mounts repaired.
