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Triumph TR7 Restoration: Painting the Car!

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After all the weeks and months of prep work, it’s finally time to get the TR7 painted!

Triumph TR7 Restoration: Bodywork and Paint Preparation

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It’s finally time – the TR7 is stripped of paint and now it’s time to finish up the bodywork and get her ready for paint!

Triumph TR7 Restoration: Stripping the Paint

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In this episode, I strip all the old paint from the car and deal with the last bit of rust before finally spraying her with some epoxy primer.

I Restored This Vintage Rusty Flame Gun/Weed Burner

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I bought this old flame gun (weed burner) at an auction. It nearly got binned as being too far gone, but after a closer look I thought it deserved a restoration…

Triumph TR7 Restoration: Building a Dolly and Moving the Car!

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In this installment, I build a dolly for the front of my TR7 and get her ready to move. Now I can move her forward, I can make a start on the back end of the car.

Triumph TR7 Restoration: Prepping the Cabin & Windscreen Frame

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While I was working on the doors, I took the time to get to work cleaning up the passenger cabin. I’d already done a whole lot of work on the interior; mainly removing the old sound deadening on the floors and a few small rust repair patches. So I didn’t expect much work to be needed.

Triumph TR7 Restoration: Fixing The Doors

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With the front end all stripped and painted, it was time to get cracking on with the doors. This was one area I knew was going to need some rust repair – hopefully one of the final parts that did. Getting the Doors Off Thanks to the stripped down state of the car while the …

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Triumph TR7 Restoration: Front End Preparation

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Time to get cracking on the restoration again!
I start on the front end, stripping and priming the engine bay, front panel and wings.

Triumph TR7 Project is back underway!

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After many delays, the TR7 project is finally back underway. I even made a video about the story so far for my YouTube channel – come and check it out!

Antique Brass Bell Restoration

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Antique Brass Bell Before Restoration

In my first restoration, I take a tatty and dirt-encrusted old Victorian brass bell and make it shiny again. Contains much polishing!

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