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Wedge Up-date: Another Triumph [TR7] back on the road!

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Update: Another Triumph [TR7] back on the road!

Just wanted to report that the long-stored TR7 convertible we acquired several weeks ago -- the one with the balky temp. and fuel gauges -- is now officially insured, licensed and on the road! Oh, ultimately it took a new temp. sender to get that gauge to work, and we're hoping the same will be true with a new fuel tank sender unit!

Meanwhile, brakes are all good, the engine is running very strong, road feel is fine at speed (vibrations nonexistent), exhaust is again quiet (thanks to a $20.00 "cherry bomb" rear muffler) and -- most importantly -- my son is thrilled to be back in a car of his own!

There are still a few little things to work out, and it has to pass NY state safety inspection (don't expect any real problems there), but we're ON THE ROAD! :banana: :driving:
 

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Re: Update: Another Triumph [TR7] back on the road

What, no picture?
 
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mrv8q said:
What, no picture?
Sorry 'bout that. Maybe soon. I don't own a decent one right now, nor does my cell have even the most basic camera (although it does make calls just fine)! :wink: I'll see what I can do, though....
 

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Nice Work!!
was that the one listed on craigslist in clifton park?
 
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No. It actually had belonged to a long-time acquaintance of mine. He'd had it stored for over 10 years, and now he and his wife are "downsizing"! He offered it to me early this year; at the time, I didn't need another car, but then my son's '81 Subaru engine blew. This, then, became the perfect opportunity to a: grab an inexpensive (just never mind HOW inexpensive :wink: ) sports car for him (and me to enjoy) and b: get him desperately needed transportation for work and school until we can sort out the Subaru's engine situation!

Another local who restores TR7s actually turned it down, thinking it needed to much work. Well, we don't ever expect this to be a show car; it's not what we want or need right now. Fortunately, it's overall in good mechanical shape, and it's not too bad looking from anything more than about 10 ft. away....
 
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