Really enjoying the series, as someone who has had 3 TR7s, I recognise many of the jobs and issues. You have been blessed with a solid frame in the first place. Especially the floors and bulkhead. General conscience in theTriumph world is that the early cars, like yours, were made of better metal. Looks like your car will last another 40 years
Glad you're enjoying it! Yeah, I got lucky with the usual rot areas, I feel like I did pay for it with a rotten windscreen frame and both front wings that needed replacing - but yeah, overall she's pretty solid. I'm taking steps to make sure she stays that way too! 👍
Thanks for your videos, i started following your work when I started rebuilding my 79 DHC. what I really enjoy about watching your build is the difference the years had on the two cars due to climate. I am in South Africa and from a body corrosion point my car was allot better of then yours, however the warm SA climate has been allot les kind on the plastic and upholstery. i am very nearly done but my carbs are in desperate need of a major rebuild so its also not running yet... I am glad to hear I am not the only one that sits in his car pretending to be on a long open road listening to born to be wild :) Keep up the fantastic work and cant wait for your next video
Glad you're enjoying them! Having spent time in Australia (and a little in SA), I know what hot weather can do to cars... it's a trade off for sure. But at least upholstery is easier to replace than bodywork - not exactly cheap though! I've got a whole engine to rebuild over the winter, so it'll be a while before mine hits the road (I'm hoping next spring). In the meantime, I'll just have to keep pretending 😁
Hi buddy ... HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! ... Hey i notice that the seats are the first generation type ??? .... (not tartan) ??? ... Yours are far more comfortable !!! ... It'll be fantastic when it is finished !!!... and i'm looking forward to it ??? ... Buddy it's that expensive soundproofing that fitted in the old Volvos ..... (a mixture of rubber and foam) ..... that would really seal the cabin to make it something special !!! ... I'm still staggered by the clever design of them from 45 years ago and still remember how their "ultra modern" looks booted the TR6 into the "banger" class !!!! ... The Jaguar XJS and Rover SD1 did the same !!! ... Your TR7 should last 20 years when complete :-) .. cheers
@@RedsGarageUK Hi Red !!! ... Way back when i was 18 years old a mate in tech had a red TR7 also... slightly older being "R"-reg with black cloth seats. ... I'm positive the black seats were more comfortable and less "deck chair" feel !!! ... I remember my car being more "orange" than his .... and i remember the carpets were near yellow" in places from the original red when new !!! .... I was very lucky and spoiled back then and i remember it being powerful !!! ... Hey i wish those days were back lol . MANY THANKS
@@stevejelly3161 I haven't tried the later seats so I can't say. I've actually been using the driver seat as an office chair though, the best office chair I've ever had!
@@RedsGarageUK Hey a thought occurred to me an hour ago !!! ... The "clunky" heater buttons were the "prep" for the USA market for A/C !!! ... I saw an import in a car body shop way back in 1985 and the dash had a big round button to pull out for the compressor to click in !!! ... Hey the compressor was a big "square" thing just in front of the "Zenith" carb (with it's AGR system) ........... Yeh i bet it was like an ice cube when new !!!! lol ... ... Yeh Rover brought out V8S version with A/c as standard and again the heater controls were "big metal and clunky" ....lol ... ... Yeh it'll be lovely when complete ...... and be great if you take the time and trouble to polish/buff up the cam lobes ..... clutch release bearing faces ..... even the tube the release bearing slides on ... so the whole car will be COOL !!!! ... CHEERS MATE
Do those Polyurethane bulkhead bushes come in different hardness? Mine is blue and try as we did, my son and I couldn't fit it. We tried heating, lubrication and even made a press to try and pull it through. In the end I put one cut in it with a Stanley kife and fed it in from one end screwing it in. I also found years later that the reason that the direction indicators weren't self cancelling was that the steerring column was pushed up high enough. It only took a few minutes to fix, but wasn't obvious at the time.
I've only seen that one colour, most places I saw online only offered the one type. Perhaps the blue ones were discontinued for exactly that reason? Obviously I had better access than most people would while doing this, but I honestly found it a really easy fit. The only bit I cut out of the footage was a short pause while I went and got a screwdriver, so you can see exactly how long it took me.
My 1980 TR7 seemed to have a loose steering column, after inspecting it does not have a lower bushing? I have no idea how it could disappear but could you give me any info on how to get that part?
Do you mean the bushing where it passes through the bulkhead? I think they harden with age and just fall apart. UKC2322 is the part number you need, the usual TR7 suppliers (Robsport and Rimmer Bros in the UK) will stock it, but I think you can only get the polyurethane ones now - which are better anyway.
I noticed toward the end of this video you were inserting the instrument cluster. The way I read the manual (and it's not terribly clear) is that the instrument cluster would be attached first to the main panel (or fascia) before the main panel (fascia) is installed. Now, I know you were just trying to get a look here and the wiring wasn't in yet, but after you had the wiring in, did you install the instrument cluster to the main dash panel (fascia) first or do you do it the same way by putting the fascia in first and then the instrument cluster afterward?
I'm not too sure as it's been several years since I took the thing out, and in this case I only just put it in place without securing it (there's no wiring yet!). But the instrument panel is one self-contained unit that you then slide into place and plug in from the top of the dash - there's a separate panel on the dash top that needs to come out to fit it.
I find these videos so enjoyable, informative and entertaining. I was out in my TR7 today with the top down.
The most satisfying thing will be knowing that it will be better built then when it left the factory!
I'm certainly taking more time than the factory did! 😁
Really enjoying the series, as someone who has had 3 TR7s, I recognise many of the jobs and issues.
You have been blessed with a solid frame in the first place. Especially the floors and bulkhead.
General conscience in theTriumph world is that the early cars, like yours, were made of better metal.
Looks like your car will last another 40 years
Glad you're enjoying it!
Yeah, I got lucky with the usual rot areas, I feel like I did pay for it with a rotten windscreen frame and both front wings that needed replacing - but yeah, overall she's pretty solid. I'm taking steps to make sure she stays that way too! 👍
Each episode is informative, I recommend watching them all.
Thanks, good to know I'm hitting it right! 👍
Takes me back to 1987. Still remember the reg WFK637S
Great to follow, stage by stage and quality of work is brilliant. Both myself and my brother in law (lives abroad) following your videos.
Awesome, that's great to hear! Thanks for watching!
Excellent work there looking forward to seeing the next update 👍👍
Thanks! Working hard on the next part already! 👍
Love it! You're getting so close!! Can't wait to see more!!😎👍
Thanks! There's a *lot* still to do, but I'm slowly working through it. Stay tuned! 👍
Thanks for your videos, i started following your work when I started rebuilding my 79 DHC. what I really enjoy about watching your build is the difference the years had on the two cars due to climate. I am in South Africa and from a body corrosion point my car was allot better of then yours, however the warm SA climate has been allot les kind on the plastic and upholstery.
i am very nearly done but my carbs are in desperate need of a major rebuild so its also not running yet... I am glad to hear I am not the only one that sits in his car pretending to be on a long open road listening to born to be wild :)
Keep up the fantastic work and cant wait for your next video
Glad you're enjoying them!
Having spent time in Australia (and a little in SA), I know what hot weather can do to cars... it's a trade off for sure. But at least upholstery is easier to replace than bodywork - not exactly cheap though!
I've got a whole engine to rebuild over the winter, so it'll be a while before mine hits the road (I'm hoping next spring). In the meantime, I'll just have to keep pretending 😁
Top draw 👌... great work 👍
Thanks! 😁
Great stuff again, and I love the cameo from your cat! I am really enjoying this series. Keep up the great work! :)
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying it! 😁
Top work.
Many thanks!
Hi buddy ... HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!
...
Hey i notice that the seats are the first generation type ??? .... (not tartan) ???
...
Yours are far more comfortable !!!
...
It'll be fantastic when it is finished !!!... and i'm looking forward to it ???
...
Buddy it's that expensive soundproofing that fitted in the old Volvos .....
(a mixture of rubber and foam) ..... that would really seal the cabin to make it something special !!!
...
I'm still staggered by the clever design of them from 45 years ago and still remember how their "ultra modern" looks booted the TR6 into the "banger" class !!!!
...
The Jaguar XJS and Rover SD1 did the same !!!
...
Your TR7 should last 20 years when complete :-)
..
cheers
Thanks mate! Yeah, I do like the original black seats, although I do have a soft spot for the tartan ones!
@@RedsGarageUK Hi Red !!!
...
Way back when i was 18 years old a mate in tech had a red TR7 also... slightly older being "R"-reg with black cloth seats.
...
I'm positive the black seats were more comfortable and less "deck chair" feel !!!
...
I remember my car being more "orange" than his .... and i remember the carpets were near yellow" in places from the original red when new !!!
....
I was very lucky and spoiled back then and i remember it being powerful !!!
...
Hey i wish those days were back lol
.
MANY THANKS
@@stevejelly3161 I haven't tried the later seats so I can't say. I've actually been using the driver seat as an office chair though, the best office chair I've ever had!
@@RedsGarageUK Hey a thought occurred to me an hour ago !!!
...
The "clunky" heater buttons were the "prep" for the USA market for A/C !!!
...
I saw an import in a car body shop way back in 1985 and the dash had a big round button to pull out for the compressor to click in !!!
...
Hey the compressor was a big "square" thing just in front of the "Zenith" carb (with it's AGR system) ........... Yeh i bet it was like an ice cube when new !!!! lol
...
...
Yeh Rover brought out V8S version with A/c as standard and again the heater controls were "big metal and clunky" ....lol
...
...
Yeh it'll be lovely when complete ...... and be great if you take the time and trouble to polish/buff up the cam lobes ..... clutch release bearing faces ..... even the tube the release bearing slides on ... so the whole car will be COOL !!!!
...
CHEERS MATE
Great stuff as always.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! 👍
Do those Polyurethane bulkhead bushes come in different hardness? Mine is blue and try as we did, my son and I couldn't fit it. We tried heating, lubrication and even made a press to try and pull it through. In the end I put one cut in it with a Stanley kife and fed it in from one end screwing it in. I also found years later that the reason that the direction indicators weren't self cancelling was that the steerring column was pushed up high enough. It only took a few minutes to fix, but wasn't obvious at the time.
I've only seen that one colour, most places I saw online only offered the one type. Perhaps the blue ones were discontinued for exactly that reason? Obviously I had better access than most people would while doing this, but I honestly found it a really easy fit. The only bit I cut out of the footage was a short pause while I went and got a screwdriver, so you can see exactly how long it took me.
My 1980 TR7 seemed to have a loose steering column, after inspecting it does not have a lower bushing? I have no idea how it could disappear but could you give me any info on how to get that part?
Do you mean the bushing where it passes through the bulkhead? I think they harden with age and just fall apart.
UKC2322 is the part number you need, the usual TR7 suppliers (Robsport and Rimmer Bros in the UK) will stock it, but I think you can only get the polyurethane ones now - which are better anyway.
I noticed toward the end of this video you were inserting the instrument cluster. The way I read the manual (and it's not terribly clear) is that the instrument cluster would be attached first to the main panel (or fascia) before the main panel (fascia) is installed. Now, I know you were just trying to get a look here and the wiring wasn't in yet, but after you had the wiring in, did you install the instrument cluster to the main dash panel (fascia) first or do you do it the same way by putting the fascia in first and then the instrument cluster afterward?
I'm not too sure as it's been several years since I took the thing out, and in this case I only just put it in place without securing it (there's no wiring yet!). But the instrument panel is one self-contained unit that you then slide into place and plug in from the top of the dash - there's a separate panel on the dash top that needs to come out to fit it.
Put the square allegro steering wheel on it lol
I'll pass thanks 😆