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Wing Prep - Part 3

Wing Prep – Part 3

September 28, 2014 · by Red · in TR7 Blog

Having now fitted the first wing, I’ve now turned my attention to the other side. First step was welding on the wing filler panel: Then, after a bit of time spent making sure the wing fitted properly (easier said than…

TR7 wing and door alignment

Wing Prep – Part 2

August 31, 2014 · by Red · in TR7 Blog

After being busy with some other projects (mainly dealing with various problems with the other cars in the fleet), I got back on to the wing prep today. I started by putting the wing back on, this time with the…

Wing Prep - Part 1

Wing Prep – Part 1

July 6, 2014 · by Red · in TR7 Blog

After a bit of a hiatus(!), I’m now finding a bit of time to get back on with the work. The first thing to be done was to carry on with the offside wing and wheel arch. When I left…

Battery Tray & Wing

Battery Tray & Wing

August 31, 2010 · by Red · in TR7 Blog

Not a lot of blogging recently, the weather has been hampering any serious attempts to work! I have managed to get a bit done though. The windscreen frame is slowly taking final shape. I’ve got it nearly there, just a…

Finishing The Rear End - Part 2

Finishing The Rear End – Part 2

May 27, 2010 · by Red · in TR7 Blog

Nearly finished on the rear end now. I finished up the painting, then refitted the bootlid (again): Before reassembling the axle: And Installing: Apart from struggling to manhandle it in place and line everything up (My other half turned up…

Painting the underside - part 5

Painting the underside – part 5

August 29, 2009 · by Red · in TR7 Blog

After waiting a few days for the paint to dry, I went down and did a bit of patching on the bits that got missed the first time round – although the finish is a little rough, it looks OK….

Painting the underside - part 4

Painting the underside – part 4

August 23, 2009 · by Red · in TR7 Blog

After getting the last bit (POR-15) done, I took a break for a week or so to give myself a rest, and also to let the paint harden properly. But I soon got back to it, rubbing it all down…

Painting the underside - part 3

Painting the underside – part 3

July 20, 2009 · by Red · in TR7 Blog

Saturday morning was time to get painting – and the weather obliged with a half decent day to do it in! So after a quick check over the car and a rub down to get some metal ready residue off,…

Painting the underside - part 2

Painting the underside – part 2

July 16, 2009 · by Red · in TR7 Blog

Today was ‘Metal Ready’ day – this is the acid etch/zinc coating stuff. This pretty much had to be done today, as I need to be painting the car at the weekend. If I don’t get that done, it’ll be…

Painting the underside - part 1

Painting the underside – part 1

July 16, 2009 · by Red · in TR7 Blog

I’ve now got the underside finished – the last bit of welding (seatbelt mount) was done the other day, and I just had to fill in a couple of spots where my welds were a bit messy. With all that…

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