My TR7

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SirTainleyBarking
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Location: Solihull, where Landrovers come from

Re: My TR7

#31 Post by SirTainleyBarking »

motman wrote:Not quite concourse standards but good enough for a car I intend to use on a daily basis during the summer months
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Its solid and straight and its gonna be covered by the carpet!
Anyone who complains about that can take a toothbrush and go clean their tailpipe!
Landrovers and Welding go together like Bread and Butter. And in the wet they are about as structurally sound

Biting. It's like kissing except there's a winner
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motman
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Re: My TR7

#32 Post by motman »

but this is the effect I was looking for on the underside, no obvious patches...
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motman
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Re: My TR7

#33 Post by motman »

Plenty of zinc primer now before the wing goes on
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motman
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Re: My TR7

#34 Post by motman »

Well the front wing is finally on, feels like a real milestone!!!
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motman
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Re: My TR7

#35 Post by motman »

And the panel gap is superb, mind you the time its taken to get them right it should be..
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motman
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Re: My TR7

#36 Post by motman »

Back on its wheels and reversed out of the garage on its own steam....



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motman
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Re: My TR7

#37 Post by motman »

And now its time to start the rear arch and sill, the arch looks pretty good but the lower sill is as you would expect!

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megadethmaniac
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Location: Essex

Re: My TR7

#38 Post by megadethmaniac »

utter weldathon great work.

Can the ammount of work be measured by the number of welders that you have gone through?????? Snap on now Clarke...
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motman
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Re: My TR7

#39 Post by motman »

Well spotted! :D
In fairness to the Snappy it was reaching pension age when I started the TR7 project and was at least 20 years old, having welded many Minis and Metros over the years, it did suffer terminal failure when it saw the TR7 though..............!
The replacement Clark is a very good machine and seem to be coping well so far.
Oddly enough I don't see the 7 as being that rotten for a 36 year old car, I seem to be on my own with that view though.
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rich.
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Re: My TR7

#40 Post by rich. »

motman wrote: Oddly enough I don't see the 7 as being that rotten for a 36 year old car, I seem to be on my own with that view though.
love is blind.....
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