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[Scott McK]

Starting today I am moving from lurker status to posting status. What a great forum, I have learned alot on this site in the last 2 months.

Here's my story: A proud owner of a 61' TR4 (ct771) in need of a complete restoration. This car has been in the family since 1974. For the last 22 years its been in the barn and totally neglected. I now have it in my recently completed shop and have started the rebuild process. I installed all new ignition components, rebuilt the carbs, and the car started right up. Sounds as good as it did in 1979!
Now the bad news. I think the floorpans are rusted beyond patching and will require complete replacement including the inner and outer sills. The rest of the car is fairly rust free but has alot of bondo that will require removal and rework.

A few questions:
What do you think of Moss replacement pans? They are on sale now for $118.95. That seems resonable to me.

I have the origianl AC fuel pump, but the fitting for the pipe from the pump to the carbs is very loose, Does this require some kind of compression fitting to work?

To start the car I had to ground from the battery direct to the enging even though there is a grounding strap in place, Can't quite figure that one out. Any ideas?

Sorry for the long post, thanks in advance and more post to follow.

Scott

 

[Bugeye58]

Welcome aboard, Scott. This forum will make your restoration much simpler, believe me.
Your family got the TR4 about the time I had just sold my TR4A(IRS).
Moss sheet metal is generally pretty good, as it is British Motor Heritage approved, and the price seems decent.
I don't have an answer for your fuel line question, but I'm sure someone here will.
The ground problem sounds to be a connection issue between the ground strap from the battery to the body/frame junction. (I can't remember where the thing is attached.) Just make sure all the connections are clean and tight, both at the battery cables (both ends) and at the engine to frame grounds, and you should be OK.
It sure is wonderful to hear them take their first breath after a long period of hibernation, isn't it!
Good luck, and keep posting.
Jeff

 

[sammyb]

All of the replacement part sources have some good, some bad and some really bad (like the wing mirror I bought from TRF that essentially broke at the arm while I was adjusting it two months after I put it on.)

Figure you'll have to do some serious fitting of the sills, but keep in mind that Triumph panel fit ranged from acceptable to downright awful when new.

TR4s are great. Fun to drive, wonderfully styled and kids just say "wow" when you stop in a parking lot. (That's the reaction I used to get in my TR-250 and still get in my TR-3.)

And welcome to the growing world of active participants. The forum becomes more fun every day as more people get involved.

Sam

 

[Geo Hahn]

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Scott McK:
I have the origianl AC fuel pump, but the fitting for the pipe from the pump to the carbs is very loose, Does this require some kind of compression fitting to work?

To start the car I had to ground from the battery direct to the enging even though there is a grounding strap in place, Can't quite figure that one out. Any ideas?<hr></blockquote>

Fuel pump -- As I recall there is a compression fitting with an 'olive' there.

Ground -- Is the grounding strap from the frame to the engine in place? It goes from a bolt on the drivers/left side motor mount to a timing cover bolt. If this and the battery to firewall strap are connected, clean and paint-free then you should be okay for cranking.

That's a real early 4 you have there... best of luck bringing it back to its former glory.

 

[Dale]

Welcome aboard Scott. An extra Huzzah for another Triumph (you can't spell Triumph without TR)owner. We're all ears to hear about your project and ready to offer encouragement if nothing else.