I purchased her on June 5, 2006 ...Check out the:
Arrival
Day pictures.
The only repair she needed before driving was a new
exhaust
system. July - 2006
She ran great. I enjoyed driving her throughout the summer of '06, adding about 2000 miles.
Steel Hardtop Pictures I'm not sure if it came factory with her. Summer - 2006
Pictures with windscreen removed. I must get some goggles. That would be fun - driving her like that. Summer - 2006
Fixing
the leaky Petrol Valve Fall - 2006
At this point I got serious and started to really take
stuff apart. . . .
So, before you "click on", here's what it looks like
now. . . . .
Front apron off for radiator removal. Fall - 2006
Rebuilt carbs - A must, for sure. Fall - 2006
Engine Removal - I decided to strip and paint the under bonnet area. Spring - 2007
Gearbox Removal - While I was at it...why not? September - 2007
Engine Cleaning and Painting July - 2007
Chassis Repair - Repairing the chassis break found in the front end...BIG safety issue here. September - 2007
Engine Re-assembly and Mounting to Chassis - Now we're getting to the fun part
Sand-blasting the Tub - More fun stuff - Things are starting to look up...I can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel
Paint Stripping the Body Parts - It was easier than I thought
Click here for a short video Now at the welder's for three months, almost four years into the restoration, I'm wondering if I'll ever see her again.
Back
from the Welder's April - 2010
My 1960 TR3a - a trip back to the old days I was 19 then - 1961 pictures