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Starting to restore my second TR3

Joel Lester

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Hi guys! Just posting this so I can get ride of that annoying guy on my screen with the mustache! LOL! All kidding aside... I've recently obtained my second TR3. I sold my first TR3A (Red) about 15 years ago. So, I'm familiar with the cars and have a pretty good understanding of them. My "new one" is black and lived most of it's life in the Seattle area so it hasn't been exposed to salty roads albeit it has been in very wet conditions! I recently moved to Canada (Vancouver Island to be exact) from Seattle. I'm starting to replace the floor pans and outer sills. The inner sills are intact much to my delight! I'm going to teach myself how to MIG weld - I just bought the welder so I'm taking a big leap of faith that I'll do OK with it. From what I've read and seen on YouTube it shouldn't be too bad - key word "shouldn't". Anyhow, during a recent internet search I got directed to the thread on the British Car forum about the TR2 body restoration. It seems to be a wealth of information and I'm thinking I'll be referring to that quite often.
Cheers! and I look forward to interacting with you guys on the coming months/years and I move through this restoration.
Joel Lester
 

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Welcome Joel - glad to have you aboard and hope your will not be a stranger (that little guy 'might" come back to haunt you LOL).

Do post a picture or two if you have a chance.
 

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Hello Joel

Welcome to the forum.

You will find the Triumph section is very active so you are sure to get plenty of tips and advice for your TR3 project.

Is the TIG welder fitted with gas shielding or flux core wire? You get less splatter with gas. Practice on scrap pieces of metal the same thickness as the car.

David
 

Ckadams00

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Hi guys! Just posting this so I can get ride of that annoying guy on my screen with the mustache! LOL! All kidding aside... I've recently obtained my second TR3. I sold my first TR3A (Red) about 15 years ago. So, I'm familiar with the cars and have a pretty good understanding of them. My "new one" is black and lived most of it's life in the Seattle area so it hasn't been exposed to salty roads albeit it has been in very wet conditions! I recently moved to Canada (Vancouver Island to be exact) from Seattle. I'm starting to replace the floor pans and outer sills. The inner sills are intact much to my delight! I'm going to teach myself how to MIG weld - I just bought the welder so I'm taking a big leap of faith that I'll do OK with it. From what I've read and seen on YouTube it shouldn't be too bad - key word "shouldn't". Anyhow, during a recent internet search I got directed to the thread on the British Car forum about the TR2 body restoration. It seems to be a wealth of information and I'm thinking I'll be referring to that quite often.
Cheers! and I look forward to interacting with you guys on the coming months/years and I move through this restoration.
Joel Lester
Hello Joel - just about to tackle some floor pans myself and wondering if you learned anything you could pass along doing you pans?
 

DavidApp

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Before you remove any part of the floor or remove the body from the frame brace the door gaps by welding some angle into the door openings. Cross braces would be a good idea as well.

There is a great book by Roger Williams How to Restore Triumph TR2, 3, 3A, 4. & 4A
David
 
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