Club Triumph

Some more dent removal ...





And some very nice door-shut-lines ...

Left the worst bit till last ...







As the rusty areas were rather inaccessible we had to remove the bad bits together with some of the better bits, just to create some working space ...

Picking up the car tomorrow  

Body returned home today after the body repairs.
Also brought the interior trim panels to a local car upholsterer.
And still found no one good enough and willing to prepare the body for painting  

The car is going to look great tho when it's done Theo

Quoted from Raider

The car is going to look great tho when it's done Theo

Removing seam sealant from the boot ...



... boring  

More boring work this evening ...



Removing the remains of the under body protection  

Are you going to weld up the seams between b post and cills, rear deck and wings, and front nose cone and front wings?

That is a very big NO.
I removed the bolts from the rear deck/wing  and front wing/nose joints and opened them up as much as possible.
Did this to get the inside of the joints shotblasted and coated as well.
These joints will be sealed after painting and after that I will close the joints with new bolts.

The joint between b-pillar and sill will be treated to a good protective coating and maybe some seam sealant

Finished removing the under body protection and seam sealant this evening.
A picture of the front of the left hand sill ...



the left hand floor section ...



and the right hand front inner wing ...

Theo, forgive my intrusion, but what was the method used to remove the paint and other gunk at this Giessen place?  Also if you don't mind mentioning how the carcass was transported....
I'm looking for something similar for my Stag to suffer in a years time or so and have no ideas of any place in my area (Goor, OV).  

The body went into a chemical bath. Don't know what chemicals were used but not acid.

As for the transportation of the body shell ...

OK, thanks for that info - just what I'm looking for.  How much cash should I have in reserve for this kind of thing?  

Depends pretty much on size and condition of the car, for a estimate it's best to contact them for a quotation.

Although they will only give a price when they have seen the stripped body.
And it is not cheap, will set you back probably somewhere between

1976 TR7 FHC (currently undergoing some TLC ...)
1980 TR7 DHC (a.k.a. Kermette, my first car bought in 1988 )
1981 TR7 FHC (Sprint engined, a.k.a. 't Kreng)
http://tr7beans.blogspot.com/

In preparation for the shotblasting of the body next week I fitted some threaded rivets to make fitting of the mudflaps easier ...

Got the interior completed today, well ahead of schedule.

Dropped of the body shell today to have it shot-blasted and coated/primered.
And delivered the first batch of circa 40 items to a local coating firm to have them powder coated.

And almost finished this piece of kit

1976 TR7 FHC (currently undergoing some TLC ...)
1980 TR7 DHC (a.k.a. Kermette, my first car bought in 1988 )
1981 TR7 FHC (Sprint engined, a.k.a. 't Kreng)
http://tr7beans.blogspot.com/

very interesting roll bar idea theo, will give the front a lot more torsion...love the interior too, will be a superb car when complete  

Not much to report at the moment.
Body will be back from shotblasting by the end of next week.
And sorted the parts that needed coating, should also be ready by the middle of this month.
Except for the body and the wheels the car will get very black