justin_mercier
Jedi Warrior
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It ran great, though the brakes squeak loudly when they heat up. I'm not nearly as familiar with wedges as I am TR6s though and dont really have any books, so what are the regular maintenance and check points that I should be looking at? What are the known problems to keep ahead of on a TR7 with all the original stuff?
The only known issue I have right now other than squeaky brakes (which work fine, just are loud, I believe the previous own has metallic pads on the wheels) is that the temp gauge isn't working, but I think this is because the previous owner went under the dash and unhooked the dashboard clock so it would not drain the battery and ended up knocking something else loose while in there. So hopefully I can get that working soon too without much problem.
One of my future projects is to get the AC working. I dont know if it's still in working order and just needs a belt, or if it needs more maintenance after having not been used for a long time. It certainly looks like all the parts and pieces are in there. In fact the whole engine bay looks pretty darned good for an almost all original unmolested 1977 wedge. About the only thing that I know is changed is the emissions air pump was removed, but it looks like everything else is still in there.
EDIT: Also a question. Is the air filter box supposed to be white, or eggshell/off-white? I ask because the paint is chipping and pealing off mine, and I'd like to repaint it to make the whole engine bay look all the nicer, but I'd like to keep it semi-original looking. Right now it's off-white but I dont know if that's just because of age.
https://www.tharkis.com/images/temp/wedge2.jpg
The only known issue I have right now other than squeaky brakes (which work fine, just are loud, I believe the previous own has metallic pads on the wheels) is that the temp gauge isn't working, but I think this is because the previous owner went under the dash and unhooked the dashboard clock so it would not drain the battery and ended up knocking something else loose while in there. So hopefully I can get that working soon too without much problem.
One of my future projects is to get the AC working. I dont know if it's still in working order and just needs a belt, or if it needs more maintenance after having not been used for a long time. It certainly looks like all the parts and pieces are in there. In fact the whole engine bay looks pretty darned good for an almost all original unmolested 1977 wedge. About the only thing that I know is changed is the emissions air pump was removed, but it looks like everything else is still in there.
EDIT: Also a question. Is the air filter box supposed to be white, or eggshell/off-white? I ask because the paint is chipping and pealing off mine, and I'd like to repaint it to make the whole engine bay look all the nicer, but I'd like to keep it semi-original looking. Right now it's off-white but I dont know if that's just because of age.
https://www.tharkis.com/images/temp/wedge2.jpg