An hour or so's work this afternoon saw me remove two fron hubs and a track control arm from my spares TR7.
All these will be kept as when you start rallying you never know what spares will be needed!
I also want two doors, a rear screen - maybe the engine for the block (same as Sprint).
Some bits will probably go on e-bay in due course to raise a bit of cash for the project.
Sunday, November 13, 2005
Saturday, November 12, 2005
View from a window
The view of the road ahead from the navigator's seat of my mate Kevin's Vitesse. Having co-driven for me on the 10CR I have returned the favour buy co-driving for him on Clitheroe and District Motor Club's touring assembly today.
Superb roads in Autumn sunshine!
Saturday, November 05, 2005
Development thoughts
The TR7 is now with my brother for bodywork and painting.
Basically it will come back next year with a steel roof (as in, goodbye sunroof), some tidying of a few rusty bits including nearside door bottom and the rear deck.
It will also be in the original works colour scheme so should look great.
I have also ordered a "Whiteline" strutbrace. This is on the recommendation of a knowledgable TR7 mate and it is made by Whiteline engineering in Australia but supplied via Demon Tweeks.
I am currently getting quotes for roll cages and aim to have a cage fitted to by next spring.
A roll cage and a strut brace should stiffen the car up some more as well as being necessary for rallying (the roll cage).
Then I need to sort out the oil leak via the front bearing seal which I am advised can be done "in situ". I could have gone for the Sprint engine but if I can fix the oil leak I would rather keep to my schedule and stick with the TR7 2 litre 8 valve whilst development continues.
Oh, and on the 10CR brake vibrations returned so my mate Kevin will be looking at some more machining of the brake adaptors as he was never entirely happy with them.
Then it's just a case of a fair bit of tidying up wiring and putting in new switches, relays etc.
Not much to do then!
Basically it will come back next year with a steel roof (as in, goodbye sunroof), some tidying of a few rusty bits including nearside door bottom and the rear deck.
It will also be in the original works colour scheme so should look great.
I have also ordered a "Whiteline" strutbrace. This is on the recommendation of a knowledgable TR7 mate and it is made by Whiteline engineering in Australia but supplied via Demon Tweeks.
I am currently getting quotes for roll cages and aim to have a cage fitted to by next spring.
A roll cage and a strut brace should stiffen the car up some more as well as being necessary for rallying (the roll cage).
Then I need to sort out the oil leak via the front bearing seal which I am advised can be done "in situ". I could have gone for the Sprint engine but if I can fix the oil leak I would rather keep to my schedule and stick with the TR7 2 litre 8 valve whilst development continues.
Oh, and on the 10CR brake vibrations returned so my mate Kevin will be looking at some more machining of the brake adaptors as he was never entirely happy with them.
Then it's just a case of a fair bit of tidying up wiring and putting in new switches, relays etc.
Not much to do then!
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Thanks Kevin
The rear section of the roll cage has been collected by my 10Cr co-driver Kevin who will be dropping it off for me at Canley Classics - thanks mate!
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Back from the 10CR - car developments
Back from the 10CR - still haven't recovered but it was a great event and the car was superb.
The TR7 is now having a well deserved rest and restoration - the bodywork is being fettled and the sun roof replaced with metal. Aftert this is complete it will be painted in works colours as the next stage in it's development towards a rally car.
The engine did develop an oil leak tho so it may be time for the Sprint engine - we'll see.
In the meantime, today I have been taking the roll cage out of the Vitesse as I have sold it (the roll cage) to a 10CR entrant who is building a Vitesse rally car. Plans for my Vitesse are to return it to a "normal" classic car for use in the future.
I have to say that it isn't an easy process getting the cage out tho -I am about half way there but have had enough today. A nap is on the agenda now before going out tonight - sometime tomorrow I will return to the fight with the roll cage!
The TR7 is now having a well deserved rest and restoration - the bodywork is being fettled and the sun roof replaced with metal. Aftert this is complete it will be painted in works colours as the next stage in it's development towards a rally car.
The engine did develop an oil leak tho so it may be time for the Sprint engine - we'll see.
In the meantime, today I have been taking the roll cage out of the Vitesse as I have sold it (the roll cage) to a 10CR entrant who is building a Vitesse rally car. Plans for my Vitesse are to return it to a "normal" classic car for use in the future.
I have to say that it isn't an easy process getting the cage out tho -I am about half way there but have had enough today. A nap is on the agenda now before going out tonight - sometime tomorrow I will return to the fight with the roll cage!
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