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TR2/3/3A 593A Ground Up - we will now join in progress

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Luke,

Sorry to hear of your problems. Hopefully, your insurance will cover what you have lost and make it right. Keep up the positive attitude. I look forward to future posts.

Cheers,
David
 
Also echoing David's sentiments on the problems.

Did the car make another trip as I thought the pictures and post back in February were after its trip east?

Scott
 
HerronScott said:
...Did the car make another trip as I thought the pictures and post back in February were after its trip east?Scott
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The Feb pix were as-loaded in San Diego. Tonights pix were 4 days later - how it came off the truck at the other end :frown:. I was just a bit tardy loading them.
 
Bummer. Sometimes it's hard to remember that progress in reverse is still progress, and sometimes you have to make it worse before it gets better. You know where you're going and we are all going to watch you get there.

Enjoy the journey,
Jer
 
Finally some progress I can see after picking up at Quikstrip yesterday! Although my tub was bare when I bought it, I never really knew 100% on the ancillary painted panels like fenders, doors etc. And of course I had to buy a new hood after the cowboy trucker lost my original one. The painted panels on the car were stripped - they are excellent - an absolute minimum of dents and no rust anywhere! Some repairs to some lead will be necesseary, and the lower edge of the nose, but that's about it. Yeah!!

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Quick question - is the upper part of the pedal box (above) body color or black??
 
The pedal box is body color.
 
Moseso said:
The pedal box is body color.
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TRA judging standards say it should be gloss black. None of mine have been body color, except for one obvious respray.
 
Hmmm. Ooops. Guess that means mine was a respray when I got it -- which I have suspected.
 
If Randall says it is, it IS.
He never guesses, like I do.
 
OH no, I make mistakes just like everyone else does! And this is an area I'm particularly weak on, because I don't especially care which color each component should be (my engine compartment is flat black because it's easy to touch up).

But the TRA judging guidelines are usually accurate:
 
Looks good, time to get some primer on them now.
 
That didn't take long to get the primer on. Got most of the dents out of the bonnet also. Take some extra time with that. Very flat on top and shows any wave especially with paint.
 
JP - not supposed to be a press, but it was a sort of a press fit coming out b/c it was 50 yrs of never being apart- but you can do it like I showed with a big vice and some sockets. Cleaned up and graphite lubed, the pin slides right back in with no press - a slight tap with a hammer.

And with all said and done, the pedals swing a lot more freely.
 
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