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Triumph TR7 Restoration
The TR7 Restoration has been a work in progress for over a decade now. This section is imported from an old blog I used to run back in the day, alongside the YouTube video uploads I’ve done by way of continuing the blog.
Triumph TR7 Restoration: Tearing Down my £40 eBay Engine
After failing to get the engine running, it was time to tear it down and see what was wrong with it. It turned out to be a bigger challenge than I was expecting…
Triumph TR7 Restoration: My £40 eBay Engine – Will it Run?
I bought an engine off eBay for just £40. But is it any good?
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.
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.