Old to New Restorations

New home, new garage

So, here we are again. After six years at the old house and very little TR7 progress, we moved the whole lot again, this time to Norfolk. We’ve actually been here since March, but with one thing and another (I’ve still been working my old job in the Midlands and have been staying up there

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Wing Prep – Part 3

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 done – as mentioned before, the new wheelarch is a really bad fit so it’s

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Fitting the Wing

So, I finally got the first wing welded on today. I spent a bit of time yesterday drilling holes for the spot welds, all ready to go for today. I got out this afternoon, ready for the final fitting. Firstly, though, a bit of a signature for any future restorers: Then a quick bit of

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Wing Prep – Part 2

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 bolts all in place. Everything lines up well, apart from a couple of issues: Firstly,

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