I’ve now got most of the underseal stripped from under the car, the main problem areas were the wheelarches – the stuff was 1/2 inch thick in places! As I was suspecting, pulling the underseal off revealed a few areas of rust – Some worse than others: Apart from the rear sills and the seatbelt […]
I phoned the machine shop today – the heads have now been skimmed and cleaned, and are ready to pick up. Nice and clean and shiny now! As for the rest of the engine, I’ve just got to clean up the outside of the block, then the sump, and it’s all done – I can
I’ve now got all the rear end stripped out, the last thing was the fuel tank this afternoon. In spite of all the horror stories I’ve heard about tank removal, it was actually a breeze – although it probably helped to do the job without the axle in the way! I’d left all the bolts
Well, it’s finally started! I had a small problem just after taking the car off the road, in that I was told I can’t use the garage it was in to do any work! That was a bit of a blow. 🙁 But I have now rented a garage nearby, and moved into it last
Well, today (Yesterday!?) was the cars’ last day out on the road as a 2ltr TR7. The road tax expired today, and with the MOT also due in a couple of weeks, I decided it wasn’t worth retaxing it. If I’d been confident that she could have sailed through the next MOT without too much
I’ve now got the top of the engine stripped down – what a mess! Although everything I’ve looked at so far seems to be in very good condition (with a couple of notable exceptions), the whole thing is caked in sludgy oil deposits. Yuk. A couple of examples: As you can see, I’ve got a
Well, as discussed before, I’ve decided to go for the V8 option. I bit the bullet a couple of days ago and won an ebay auction for an engine. I got it home today, and have already started stripping it. First impressions: As you’d expect from a £100 ebay engine, it’s looking a little rough:
….Because for once, the ‘7 is behaving itself. While I haven’t strayed too far from home, I have racked up about 100 miles over the last few days, all with no problems. It’s good to have it back again! As for the oil light, I have done precisely nothing about it. I’ll probably get around
I bet you thought I’d given up, hadn’t you? Well I have been busy recently, and my recent house move meant I was offline for a few weeks. Anyway: The brakes are now finished, and I’m happy to report that the car is back on the road at last. The brakes are still rubbish, but
I’ve just been very busy of late – not to mention poor! I’m in the middle of moving house among other things right now, so the TR7 has taken a back seat for now. The poor thing has been up on axle stands for nearly a month now. Still, I’ll be cracking on with it