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Hello I'm new

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 08:07
by RayC
Hi all

I'm new to your forum so posting to say hello

I have just been given a 1980 TR7 FHC with webasto roof, it needs lots and lots of TLC but i will get her going soon i hope, its had most of the welding done but now needs paint and all the interior putting in like the worlds biggest jigsaw as i didn't take it apart!

I hope to speak to some of you soon

Ray[:)]

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 08:34
by davesopener
hi,
welcome
good luck with restoration
[8D]

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 08:40
by john
Welcome Ray

Any questions just fire away

[8 whole cylinders worth of punch to ram the world through the windshield and out the rear view mirror. Car & Driver]
1981 Grinnall TR7 v8
1981 Black FHC
1979 & 1980 Black Premium FHC(laid to rest) Sorry :-(
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John

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 09:56
by Marko
hello ray ,

wellcome

a good help for reassembly of the interior are the pictures from the rimmer bross or moss parts catalogue, at least they can help to trigger you memory of how the car looked before you took it apart.

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 10:10
by RayC
Thanks everyone

unfortunalty i didn't take it apart, but i will be devouring all details in the manauls ;)

please see some photos

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Posted: 13 Aug 2009 10:19
by Maxwell
Hi Ray and welcome!

Where are you based?

Maxwell [8D]

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 10:46
by RayC
Hi maxwell

I'm in Staffordshire, can is at home in the garage

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 11:07
by PeterTR7V8
I was new once.

Looks like you have a big job ahead of you...and behind you...and on either side as well. We will all be looking forward to you getting your 7 back on the road.

I'd encourage you to start a blog (in the Member's Blog section) so you can document the whole process for your grandchildren. It's also very inspiring for other forum members to see the progress you make.

Welcome aboard.

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Never say die. At least not while you're still breathing.

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 17:22
by john 215
Hi Ray,
WELCOME TO THE BEST TR7 / 8 FORUM IN THE WORLD EVER

Any problems you have someone on here will have the answer for sure
Cheers John

LIVE LIFE A QUARTER OF A MILE AT A TIME!
1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)
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1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6,ON THE ROAD NOW KICKING AR5E !!!!

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 18:36
by Beans
Welcome indeed to wedge ownership, hope you are going to enjoy it as much as I've done over the past 21 years [;)]

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Unless were are all in the workshop repairing our cars and don't have time to have a look at the forum that is [:D] [:p]

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Posted: 13 Aug 2009 18:51
by FI Spyder
Welcome to the forum. Not an easy job when you haven't disassembled stuff AND taken digital pictures as you went. But with perseverance, parts books and the help of this forum it can be done. Just remember that the journey can be fun as well as the destination.

In the end you will know the car better than those who didn't travel that road.



TR7 Spider - 1978 Spifire - 1976 Spitfire - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra
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Posted: 13 Aug 2009 19:00
by John Clancy
In Staffordshire eh? I'll be at the Stafford Show Ground this Sunday... it's the Triumph Sports Six Club national weekend. So if you fancy a feast of Triumph's of all varieties to whet your appetite for getting the TR7 back together, see you there!

Looks like we'll be bringing two of the Canley engineers responsible for the car too - the chap who did most of the handling/road testing and the main chap behind the TR7 interior. For those that don't know, Harris Mann didn't do the interior, it was all done at Triumph.

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Posted: 13 Aug 2009 19:23
by stevie_a
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by john 215</i>

<b>Hi Ray,
WELCOME TO THE BEST TR7 / 8 FORUM IN THE WORLD EVER

Any problems you have someone on here will have the answer for sure</b><hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

<font color="maroon"><b>Hi Ray..[;)]

I could not say it any better than John has already said ...[:D]</b></font id="maroon">

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Posted: 14 Aug 2009 01:11
by silverseven
welcome to the site Ray!!


btw, wish someone would give me a tr7 puzzle..........





<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Beans</i>

Unless were are all in the workshop repairing our cars and don't have time to have a look at the forum that is [:D] [:p]

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so beans..... with all the time you spend in the garage, or on the site (cough,Beans=2294 Posts,cough[;)][;)]nudge,nudge)where do you find the time for your real job????

Ron.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2009 03:17
by GSCReno
Welcome Ray. You've come to the right place to find the answers to all of your Wedge questions... These guys and girls are awesome folks.[8D] Cheers, Scott