Well it took me 8 years to complete the TR3A restoration and 3 test drives to total it.
Getting overly excited about actually completing the job (at least to the point of being roadable), I manged to fail to tighten lugs on drivers side rear wheel and it left me on the 3rd run causing me to flip the car.
I have no idea how I survived. I broke my neck (c6 and C7) and now have some internal hardware but I cannot complain- everything still works (walking talking shooting hoops etc)
I promised my wife that my next car will be larger and if convertible will definitely have a roll-bar.
I post for two reasons:
1) I wanted to thank all who helped with my resto.
2) I also want to emphasize to all to check the small stuff (I am in my 50s and have always enjoyed tinkering with and restoring cars and had never done anything so stupid. That is when I realized that experience sometimes translates to cockiness which translates easily into stupidity). I thought I was ready. I had a punch list with check-offs for brakes, tires, horns. signals, but I guess that ASSume word crept in and I did not find it necessary to have an item for check the f-in lug nuts dummy.
As soon as I have time I will be getting pics and posting a good number of items for sale (extra frame, entire suspension, hood sticks and top, tonneau, Dzus mount side-curtains, original made in England painted wires, new and old set of knock-offs and lots of misc parts although no drive train or sheet metal.
If you have a need feel free to email and I will let you know if I have it.
Again, thanks to the forum for advice and support.
Griff
Getting overly excited about actually completing the job (at least to the point of being roadable), I manged to fail to tighten lugs on drivers side rear wheel and it left me on the 3rd run causing me to flip the car.
I have no idea how I survived. I broke my neck (c6 and C7) and now have some internal hardware but I cannot complain- everything still works (walking talking shooting hoops etc)
I promised my wife that my next car will be larger and if convertible will definitely have a roll-bar.
I post for two reasons:
1) I wanted to thank all who helped with my resto.
2) I also want to emphasize to all to check the small stuff (I am in my 50s and have always enjoyed tinkering with and restoring cars and had never done anything so stupid. That is when I realized that experience sometimes translates to cockiness which translates easily into stupidity). I thought I was ready. I had a punch list with check-offs for brakes, tires, horns. signals, but I guess that ASSume word crept in and I did not find it necessary to have an item for check the f-in lug nuts dummy.
As soon as I have time I will be getting pics and posting a good number of items for sale (extra frame, entire suspension, hood sticks and top, tonneau, Dzus mount side-curtains, original made in England painted wires, new and old set of knock-offs and lots of misc parts although no drive train or sheet metal.
If you have a need feel free to email and I will let you know if I have it.
Again, thanks to the forum for advice and support.
Griff