Beans Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Some stop gap work to fill the time till the heater can finally be fitted to the '76 FHC 😳 http://tr7beans.blogspot.com/2018/09/fhc-resto-nr-68-some-small-jobs.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 The heater rebuild is starting to become an ordeal 🙁 http://tr7beans.blogspot.com/2018/09/fhc-resto-nr-69-heater-rebuild-part-7.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Stunning attention to detail as ever Beans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 Thanks Sam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 Carried out a few more small jobs on the '76 FHC, to fill the time in between other TR7 related jobs http://tr7beans.blogspot.com/2018/09/fhc-resto-nr-70-more-small-jobs.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted October 7, 2018 Author Share Posted October 7, 2018 The fuel tank's installation of the '76 FHC is nearly finished http://tr7beans.blogspot.com/2018/10/anothersmallish-job-on-car-completed.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 A project that started 5 years ago today, but which wasn't really planned to happen 🤐 https://tr7beans.blogspot.com/2018/10/fhc-resto-resto-nr-72-or-how-time-flies.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 At least the bonnet and boot lid will now stay up, without the aid of temporary stays! https://tr7beans.blogspot.com/2018/11/fhc-resto-resto-nr-73-staying-up.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 It has been a while since I last posted any progress here. But started the new year with some small jobs! http://tr7beans.blogspot.com/2019/01/fhc-resto-nr-74-boot-lock.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 More small jobs done last week https://tr7beans.blogspot.com/2019/01/fhc-resto-nr-75-boot-lock-trim.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 Sticking with small jobs on the '76 TR7 for the time being 😖 https://tr7beans.blogspot.com/2019/02/fhc-resto-nr-76-more-exterior-trim.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 The heater is still putting up a fight 😫 https://tr7beans.blogspot.com/2019/03/fhc-resto-nr-77-heater-rebuild-part-8.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve AKA vitessesteve Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Just read "FHC resto nr. 77; Heater rebuild part 8" what type of foam did you use to make the replacement that fits into the bulkhead. I reused the old foam which will have to do the job for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 For the seals I used EPDM closed cell foam rubber sourced through a local supplier. They also machined the rubber into the correct shape using a DXF-file I created using the back plate as a template to generate a DXF-file, which in turn was used in their modern CNC equipment to fabricate the seals. Yes I had a few spare ones made for my other cars. It turned out to be a very cost effective and high quality solution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 The heater has lost its final fight 😆 https://tr7beans.blogspot.com/2019/03/fhc-resto-nr-78-heater-rebuild-final.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 Even managed to spent some time on the '76 FHC tonight https://tr7beans.blogspot.com/2019/07/fhc-resto-nr-79-looming-challenge.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 It's been a while since my last update on the restoration of the '76 FHC, but some small progress to report! https://tr7beans.blogspot.com/2019/09/fhc-resto-nr-80-door-striping.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Slowly starting with the assembly of the door handles https://tr7beans.blogspot.com/2019/10/fhc-resto-nr-81-door-handles.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 Fitted the doors to the '76 FHC this evening https://tr7beans.blogspot.com/2019/11/fhc-resto-nr-82-fitting-doors.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 Today I finished the door handles for the '76 FHC https://tr7beans.blogspot.com/2019/12/fhc-resto-nr-83-door-handles-part-2.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 I managed to add some more refurbished parts to the '76 FHC https://tr7beans.blogspot.com/2019/12/fhc-resto-nr-84-door-handles-part-3.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 I spent the first few hours in the shed this year. Probably more to follow! https://tr7beans.blogspot.com/2020/01/fhc-resto-nr-85-assembling-doors.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Nice blogspot, and your car is looking great! Seemingly a happy and productive time tucked away in the shed, out of the Dutch winter. All my shed hours so far this year have involved filling it with fumes, wondering why it's surrounded by so much mud and rotting leaves, making no progress on my car, and dreaming of a better shed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 Thx! Still no winter here, with very mild temperatures for the time of year. I am able to work in the shed with the gate wide open to allow some daylight in! That was quite different 10 years ago while working on the DHC 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Keep going Theo, looks a nice car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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