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MadRiver

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Yesterday was the second anniversary of buying Greenie, my TR-250. I've enjoyed several thousand miles of delightful motoring. Here's a brief run-down on what the old boy has been given in return!

Trunk handle
Glove box lock
Sun Visor brackets
Hazard switch
PDWA
Heater valve
Heater hoses
Radiator hoses
Clutch
Throw-out bearing
Tires
Fuel pump
Starter motor
Sun visors
Brake disks
Front brake cylinders
Front brake hoses
Rear brake cylinders
Brake pads and shoes
Brake master cylinder
Brake servo
Radiator overflow bottle and hose
Windshield washer bottle bracket
PCV valve and hoses
Tonneau
Transmission
Windshield retaining rubber and finishing strip
Right rear shock absorber
Gear shift knob
Coil
Rotor
Distributor cap
Condenser
Alternator
Thermostat
Radio and speakers
Under-dash “kidney” panels
Alternator
Alternator
Voltage regulator

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I hope Tinster doesn't list all his work, he might crash the internet, and Al Gore would have to start another one.
Seriously though, that's alot of stuff, and worth every penny I am sure.
 
Great start!

Body work and paint (2001 Jaguar British racing green)
(2) Weber downdraft carburetors
New air filter
(2) Rear shock conversion kits
Valve job
New seats
New rocker arm cover
New dash
New dash knobs
New dash tonue pegs/ and bolts
New center console
New carpets
New roll bar
New steering wheel
New rear view mirror
New side mirrors
Reconditioned all gauges
New stereo system/4channel 1000w amp for the 5 ½” fronts and 6”x9” rears\
1500w amp for (2) 10” subwoofers in trunk
New Alpine Cd AM/FM stereo
New shift knob
New wipers reconditioned wiper motor housing
New wiper motor mount
New plugs
New performance wires
New fan
New belt
New distributor
New gas Line
New undercoating
New windshield
New side windows
New convertible top
New bearing (4) wheels
New brakes/ New brake lines
New rear Axles
New rear hub housings
New driving flange/front disc wheels
Reconditioned rear end differential
New universal joints
New headlights
New driving lights
New bumpers front and back
New chrome molding
New rear light bezels
New trunk panels
New trunk light
New gas cap/hose/clamp
New fuel filter
New oil filter
New radiator
New radiator shroud
New radiator cap
New front grille
New signal light lenses
New fire extinguisher
New Dayton 72 spoke wire wheels
New wire wheel conversion kits
New door handles/inside and out
New window cranks
New door panels
New window inner/outer fuzzys
New interior kit
New door hinges
New badges
New rear light lenses
New decals
New front sway bar
New ball joints
New tie rod ends
New seat regulators
New battery tray
New harness tape
New hood gasket
New trunk gasket
New windshield gasket
New foil heat shield for inside hood
New wiper washer reservoir
New washer motor
New dash pad
New sun visors
New trunk lid stay
New soft top retainer bar
New molding caps chrome
New front end nylon bushings
New door thresholds
New stone guards
New windshield glazing strip chrome
New hood buffer cones
New battery clamp chrome
New jack
New knockoff hammer
Complete tune up
Rear main seal on engine
New pistons and rings
New clutch
New 5 speed ford transmission modified (NICE!)
New aluminum rocker joints
New performance cam
New Michelin red line tires
New rear differential
replaced both rear axel assmblies....


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just think what ya can do in Three years!</span>
 
Just where is Tinster anyhow???? It's been too quiet lately.
 
Well, young Jedi Koj-

Your list is fairly decent for a beginner.

My list is quite simple- one of each:

PS: Bill S. - less than 8 hours drive time.

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Sometimes 2 of each.
 
They are black holes with an endless appetite, always thinking the end of fixing up is near and more drive time will come about, but it never does.
 
It's actually quite simple. Take all the money you have available. Add 50%. That's what it will take to fix up your car. Regardless of make, model or type.
 
As soon as I finish, I'll have to start over!

All kidding aside, I really do enjoy fixing up the Tr6.
It's a sence of pride when your actually drining the machine!
 
I can fit all the reciepts for my TR6 into a single folder (and I recently stopped saving them). It was driveable when I got it and I drive it when I can. I've driven it from Houston to Pennsylvania without an incident -with the top down, smiling all the way.

My TR3 is another story. I've only had it a year, and it's parts replacement list is over 200 lines. I've spent more on the TR3 than my first 5 cars combined, and have *never* driven a TR3.

Time spent with either TR is always well spent.
 
Tex,
Like you I had never driven a TR3 before I bought mine about 5 1/2 years ago. It had about 6" of play in the steering wheel and was only running on 2 cylinders.It was love at first sight.
I converted it to R&P steering and fixed the timing during the first two weeks and have been driving it almost every day sence, more than 30,000 miles.
I never save receipts after the parts are installed because I look at the car as enterainment instead of as an investment.
A TR3 is the most fun thing you will ever drive so don't give up.
 
Koj !

What does "driving the car" mean?

Sitting in the driver's seat, on top of a flatbed
and enjoying the scenery while you are being hauled
home brokedown, once again in disgrace??

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Wow, you guys have some serious lists. But the good news is that ol' Greenie was pretty much rolling through most of it -- except for the tranny incident.

And since it's our anniversary, I'm going to say some really nice things about the 250. I drove the C yesterday and the Tiger late last week, and while both are faster cars off the line, there is no question that the TR-250 has the best handling *by far*. Greenie is factory original -- no after-market shocks or poly bushings, higher rated springs or anything else of that nature. And he is simply the most nimble of the bunch, and therefore the most pleasurable to drive around town and through Rock Creek Park. It's so much fun to be able to compare contemporary cars and get a feel for them. I must admit, and without any slight whatsoever to my other roadsters, if it were the 1960s, I would have purchased a Triumph. Yay Greenie!
 
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