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RJCOX, your wing looks somewhat familiar with what I will be faced with. My inner wing required the outer 1 1/2 (the portion with cage nuts) to be cut off and replaced. Unfortunately this was wide...

For the "long" front to rear brake line did you leave the loop where the jacking point on the frame is? See the upside downpict.

David,
I have many of the same areas of bodywork to do as you have. Although I do not have all the poor PO welding to deal with. I have welded in new inner sills and floors. Need to start the...

Here are some pictures I took during disassembly. You, and John and Tush, are motivating me to get back to work!!

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Thanks Steve. Makes sense, see what happens when I get to that stage.

And John, Richmond is south of JP in Northern VA so you an plan on more stops!!!!!!!!!!:)

Happy Thanksgiving,

And if JP is dragging, I guess I am almost dead in the water. But I did weld in a new battery box, after getting a better aftermarket version from TRF. Chassis is painted and awaiting all...

Not ready for the tub yet, but when picking up epoxy primer for my chassis my supplier also said epoxy prime first, then filler and then epoxy prime. Sort of a sandwich approach. Make sense? ...

I know nothing about the tranny conversion but it the rear springs were installed backwards, maybe intentionally because of driveshaft issues, wouldn't that result in the rear diff being displaced to...

Thanks John. I will call Jonathon for samples. I think the tan would look nice with Signal Red. My understanding is they were not using wool for carpets by the time of my TR3b. I have to check...

Thanks John for all your great postings, with pictures originally!! Like others I will be referring to this info many times over the next couple of years. I did export as PDF files a good many of...

Hi JP,

Looking good. We are at similar places right now. As John suggested I am swapping out the plexiglas lid for glass on my blasting cabinet. Hard to see!!
My bumper brackets from 62 TR3b...

Nice job on the steering wheels John. I assume you did have to do some freehand sanding on the grip bumps on the backside. My understanding is my adjustable wheel has even more grip bumps. Any...

Looks good JP. We are at very similar stages of front suspension disassembly. I'm now starting to clean parts. I haven't found degreasers to work all that well. Maybe I need to let things soak...

Moseley is near Richmond. A little south and west. If in the area I'll get the address to you and stop by! My TSF does have fully synchro tranny.

Definitely book material. I have been downloading some section for future reference as well (I hope that is OK). I hope I can show the patience, and 1/4 the skill, you have demonstrated!!
Take...

Thanks guys for the response. I'm probably going to go with a blast cabinet for now. I'm not too confident my compressor (33 gal, 6.8 cfm at 40 psi, or 5.1 at 90 psi) would do well with a...

Hi guys,
You recently mentioned sand (media) blasters. If I were to spend $100-150 would a blasting cabinet or pressurized blaster or a simple siphon blaster work best. The reviews are typically...

Thanks guys. When I go to rebuild I will decide on drilling a hole. Probably not, may depend on how much you can, or cannot, see through wire wheels.
Kerry

Hi all,
I just purchased new TRF 9" brake drums for my TR3b. They appear to fit perfectly - centered tightly on hub with no compromised one-size-fits-all center hub opening. Diameter and depth are...

Wow, now I know how lucky I am. Coincidently I just removed my springs today. After taking the castellated nut/washer/cotter pin I just placed the nut back on a little and tapped with a hammer and...

Charley,
Thanks for the "spoon" info. I had never heard of or seen them before. The knowledge gained from this forum really will make me dangerous!! I will try that technique. Thanks,

David,...

Charley, agreed welding from above in car is preferred. And yes, my plug welds do not come out looking like a factory spot weld!! When I drilled out the spot welds along the trans tunnel I ended...

I just finished floors in my TR3b using the procedure described by Charley. Except for my poor welding skills it seemed to work fine. However I have not finished the welding from the bottom of the...

John,
What a great instructional piece of work you have published here. While I may be quite a bit behind you I hope to put everything to use over the next couple of years. Hopefully not too much...

Thanks for the pictures of the TRF floor pans. I ordered the pans off of Ebay from a Detroit supplier. I now see the big difference, besides price. The TRF pans have much deeper pressings whereas...