WIMPUS Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Hi!My uncle just bought a light blue TR7 FHC in the Netherlands (you will like this Beans !) It seemed a very nice car , no rust , got a good dinitrol/tectyl treatment.But needs a respray.Now the one thing was that the drivers door was hanging a bit, and there was movement.. What can this be ? Worn hinge pin ? :)And where can we find a cheap carpet set ? (The owner made something himself, but not nice :/ ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 4526 wrote:Hi!My uncle just bought a light blue TR7 FHC in the Netherlands (you will like this Beans !) It seemed a very nice car , no rust , got a good dinitrol/tectyl treatment.But needs a respray.Now the one thing was that the drivers door was hanging a bit, and there was movement.. What can this be ? Worn hinge pin ? :)And where can we find a cheap carpet set ? (The owner made something himself, but not nice :/ )I was wrong, it's a DHC (i'm new to this tr7 stuff :B ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 If you're lucky it is the pin that is worn. This can be swapped fairly easy.Bear in mind that they are welded in, with a little welding blob on the head.Other option is worn outer hinges (the part with the studs for mounting the doors)Also fairly easy to changes ones the pin is out.But when the hinges themselves are worn (arrowed) you'll have some grinding and welding to do,as these are welded to the body. And it's a double weld they used! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 Thanks ! We had seen that they where welded on, my uncle was also saying it was hopefully the pin that was worn or the hinge on the door side ..Otherwise he was thinking if maybe to drill it to a bigger size if that was possible and put in a bigger pin :)But first things first is getting the TR7 to his new home, maybe next week going after it :PSadly i can't drive it to here, because i only may drive in belgium with my provisional license :B And here is also a picture of the car when it was advertised ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 As for parts suppliers for TR7 parts;Robsport;S&S preparations;Rimmer Brothers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve AKA vitessesteve Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Also worth trying the Spitfire Graveyard in Sheffield who despite their name stock used bits for TR7 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepy Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Looks quite nice! Needs a v8 in it!So you will be frequenting this section a lot now! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 4058 wrote:Looks quite nice! Needs a v8 in it!So you will be frequenting this section a lot now! ;)Yeah a V8 ::) ;DWell i will be on this section a few times i guess to ask some stuff when we are doing something.. But at first sight there isn't much to do ! But you never know :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 4058 wrote:Looks quite nice! Needs a v8 in it!So you will be frequenting this section a lot now! ;)Yeah a V8 ::) ;DWell i will be on this section a few times i guess to ask some stuff when we are doing something.. But at first sight there isn't much to do ! But you never know :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 4058 wrote:Looks quite nice! Needs a v8 in it!So you will be frequenting this section a lot now! ;)Yeah a V8 ::) ;DWell i will be on this section a few times i guess to ask some stuff when we are doing something.. But at first sight there isn't much to do ! But you never know :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Difficult to judge the car from that picture, some more info/pictures on the car available?As for the need for a V8, NO as that is far to obvious :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 beans wrote:Difficult to judge the car from that picture, some more info/pictures on the car available?As for the need for a V8, NO as that is far to obvious :PDon't have any pictures for now, the car is still in the netherlands.. Maybe next weekend going after it ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Dutch origin or US? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 beans wrote:Dutch origin or US?original Dutch ! And there is a normal european/uk back bumper on it also :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Curious after its licence number and where its coming from ::) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 Here you can see the number plate :PAnd it is bought in Etten-LeurAs for the interior, the wood things can come off easy (only stuck on with double sided tape) & needs new black carpets ;)And the seats will be staying ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Wilson Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 seats look nice, any idea what they are from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 4576 wrote:seats look nice, any idea what they are from?A Saab ! :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Looks quite nice in the picturesShame about the boot rack and (rather high positioned) seats :-/For comparison, original seats ...Judging by its licence-plate that car's from around November 1980,so about 5 to 6 months younger than my DHC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 beans wrote:Looks quite nice in the picturesShame about the boot rack and (rather high positioned) seats :-/For comparison, original seats ... Judging by its licence-plate that car's from around November 1980,so about 5 to 6 months younger than my DHC.The original seats are with the car, but need new foam (and maybe new covers). As for the boot rack .. my uncle doesn't like it also ..Will see what he's going to do with it ;)And do you know where i can find a carpet set ? (not one to expensive, because some sellers there price ??) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Is the original carpet worn or just faded?If it is only faded it should be possible to rejuvenate it with special dye.If it is worn I might be able to supply you with a better (but faded tan) set.And the prices are not that steep for a full set of new carpets.Unless you are very thrifty of course, but you are not Dutch are you :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 beans wrote:Is the original carpet worn or just faded?If it is only faded it should be possible to rejuvenate it with special dye.If it is worn I might be able to supply you with a better (but faded tan) set.And the prices are not that steep for a full set of new carpets.Unless you are very thrifty of course, but you are not Dutch are you :PThe guy have re-done the carpets himself, but not so nice (you can't see it in the pictures)..And it's my uncle that doesn't want to pay much for a carpet set ! :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 Just been to my uncle's place and he told me he is going to get it on friday together with his friend (that has a van ) :pHe seems a bit scared of how it's going to drive and that he makes it home :PSo will see friday ! :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 This afternoon i was getting a spare part for my friend car and what was coming my way ... my uncle with the TR7 ! ;DSo when i got the part, not stopped home, but straight to my uncle :p When i got there the TR7 was parked with a flat tyre :-/My uncle was telling me the tyre's where very old and not that round anymore and that the weights of the wheel had some loose (he had seen them flying off :P )One of the wiper arms is hitting the bonnet , so going to look at that. Tomorrow he's getting the car in the back where the old saw installation is and there he's got the room to do it all. And tomorrow afternoon I and my friend (with his british car) is going to my uncle also to have a look! The new softtop was very good he said, no water in the car, just wind noise and the idle wasn't good :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Another thing, noticed it's still got sealed beams.. Do you also need to add some relays when installing halogens ? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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