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TR2/3/3A I had to do it!

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I got it 8 years ago in pieces. Last week, I took it off the blocks it has been on for 4 years. The recent snow had melted so I said what the heck. I aired up the tires and went for it. Based on the paper work I got with the car, it hasn't been on the road since it was last raced sometime in 1976. Later that day, I actually took it down the road, shifted through all the gears and tried out the OD. Everything worked! The 1-2 shift can't be rushed, but I recall every TR I ever owned was like that. Maybe, just maybe I'll get it done this next year. Thanks for looking and Happy Holidays!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnnnPbjg9bY
 
Hey - congrats on that maiden voyage! Hope you checked the brakes *before* heading out.

What memories that brings of my own TR3. Well done! And the wheel and panel look brand new!

(Don't forget to lock down the bonnet next time ...)

:encouragement:

Tom
 
What you can't see are there no bonnet locks yet, just the safety catch. Also, no passenger door, no left rear wing, no boot locks, and I just threw one seat in for the drive. I've got a long way to go yet. But, I just had to do it!
 
Awesome ride around.The car sounds great! I sure wish I had your property and "Barn" . That would cost a couple million here in California.
 
Yes, unbelievable: not that it started and went, but that the brakes worked at all, that the generator charged, that the oil pressure rose, that it sounded like, well, a TR.
 
Good for you.... It makes me want to go dig mine out of the basement and drive it !
 
That's great. Also reminded me of my first drive after restoring the TR4A - no seats and driving around the retired car dealership parking lot where I was working on it (parts barn on the property).

Scott
 
bnw said:
What you can't see are there no bonnet locks yet, just the safety catch.
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For emergency bonnet locks, you can use a pair of bungee cords (the thick black rubber kind). Put the hook through the hole in the bonnet and into the socket for the Dzus button, then hook the other end under the lip of the apron.

I drove like that for several months, a long time ago. Of course, I wasn't worried about scratching the paint, but it actually worked out quite well.
 
Thanks for the tip Randall, but it's snowing here again so I won't be going anywhere for at least 5 more months. I did, however "a long time ago" drive a $75 TR3 from Urbana, IL. to San Diego in the dead of winter with no tail light lenses, no muffler, a broken windscreen and rust so bad that my girl friend and I had to tie the doors to our bodies with rope to keep them closed. I used red bandanas for rear lenses until a cop in Missouri told me to at least paint the bulbs red. I beat the existing exhaust pipe end to quiet it down. I also had no driver's license as mine was forfeited for bail in Illinois for riding my BSA without a helmet, and no license plate. Arriving in San Diego, I was immediately stopped and given 9 citations and 30 days to show up in court (or leave California) Sold the TR3 to a junk yard for $100 because it had wire wheels and Michelin X tires and left California in a $200 1950 Dodge Pick Up. 1969/1970. Ahh, those were the days!
 
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