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TR2/3/3A My Reassembly journey

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Sorry I should have been more clear on the location. It is the wheel arch in the boot.

This is a test fit. There is a covered board to cover the fuel tank.

David
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I just left them body colour paint but if you have them in a kit it looks like they should be glued on.

Graham
 
Mine are still just stuck in like your’s In the picture, David. The factory didn’t have the wells covered, so I didn’t want to lay glue or anything that would show if anyone wanted to show the car in the future (not me!). So far they stay put just fine, and are easily removable.
 
Had considered using a bit of industrial Velcro.

I notice that TRF has seat belts on sale. Have to order a pair.

David
 
Life keeps getting in the way. A friend dropped off some logs and wanted me to mill them for him. Did not realize how many he had planned to bring.

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I have managed to get my USB and 12 volt outlet wired up and working.
The 3 point seat belts arrived in the mail yesterday. The Roadster factory have them on sale. Looking for a good point to anchor the sholder strap. I have the layout for the lower mounting points.
USB and 12 volt power out.jpg
David
 
Red Oak.
It makes very nice lumber. The trees were brought down by the last hurricane that came through Georgia.

David
 
Been on light duties over Christmas. Had hernia repair just before Christmas so I am taking an enforced break from TR work.

I have noticed that the passenger door has an extra hole in it? The hole to the right in the photo is in line with the hole on the inside to access the Lift the Dot nut but it is in the same relative position as the drivers side door. It should be 1/3 of the way towards the other hole. The one closer to the top edge of the door.
Pity I did not notice this before.

David

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There were different patterns of LTD studs used at different times. I'm not convinced anyone has accurately documented all of them, but I believe TRF identified 3 patterns and change points (not counting early TR2 with tenax instead of LTD).

Sounds like maybe one of your doors has been used on a different car.
 
Thank you.

Very possible. As both doors had red primer on them so I could not tell if they match the car colour.

I will probable not mess with the extra hole unless someone has a god idea how to hide it. Can I mix up a tiny quantity of the paint and touch it with a small brush?

David
 
I wouldn't try to hide that hole with just paint. Start with a bit of fiberglass cloth and your favorite resin (I often use JB Weld), to put on the back. Then you can try to fill the hole with paint.

Or, slightly different approach, get one of those little Union Jack emblems used on later Triumphs and stick it over the hole.

Not perfect by any means, but better than the bare hole, IMO.
 
The glazing putty they sell around here is white and I bet you could put some of that on from the back with maybe a piece of paper with non-porous surface tapped on the front and remove the paper in one minute before it sets,and it would be difficult to see.
 
I could be wrong, but I think glazing putty would fall out the first time you hit a bump.
 
Hello Graham

Thank you.

That is what I figured. The lower hole lines up with the hole on the inside but is in a slightly different location to the hole on the other door.

David
 
Or, just put another stud in the hole and tell anyone sharp enough to ask that it's for the optional toidal racing screen cover.
 
Hello John

Like the old British saying.

BS baffles brains.

Must admit I was thinking what can I put in there that will look like it goes there.

David
 
David,

Since your car is white or near white, you might look on eBay for small, white hole plugs. When I bought my 1957 TR3 in 2017, I found the PO didn't bother to plug the many holes in the bulkhead, so I ordered ones from TRF, eBay, etc. Some were quite small. I removed the two wing mirrors, which I felt to be useless and replaced them with a side mirror that clamped to the windshield stanchion. I also removed the boot-lid luggage rack which was the drill-a-hole-version, so I had six quarter-inch holes to replace. For the present, until such time I do some real bodywork, I painted some soft vinyl-like plugs my body color (red) and inserted into the holes. They're not noticeable at all.

The point I'm trying to make with that long preamble is that you can probably find some plugs that would work and not be noticeable. Absent that, I would take John's advice and put another LTD stud in them (along with his description of their use!). You'll be the only one who knows.

Try searching for "blanking grommets."

https://www.autosparks.co.uk/electrical-components/grommets/blanking-grommets.html
 
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