Triumph TR7 Restoration: Painting the Car!
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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 …
Triumph TR7 Restoration: Front End Preparation
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!
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
In my first restoration, I take a tatty and dirt-encrusted old Victorian brass bell and make it shiny again. Contains much polishing!