Engine is finally out.
Engine is clean
December 30th, 2006No accessories
November 19th, 2006The engine is almost ready to come out and all of the external parts have been removed.
Assessing the damage
October 18th, 2006The front trim and lights have been removed. Also the radiator and most of the parts that need to be removed to hoist out the engine.
The work begins.
October 9th, 2006The work begins.
1964 Sunbeam Alpine
October 8th, 2006This alpine ran into a truck. It has the rare automatic transmission and wire wheels.
Speedo build
July 28th, 2006Speedometer rebuild.
Rebuilt align
July 22nd, 2006Rebuilt, aligned and ready to go.
Test fit
July 21st, 2006Test fitting the new wheels, tires, and hard top.
Reassembly.
July 20th, 2006Reassembly.
Homemade Shims
July 16th, 2006The steering rack on TRs can be allowed to move back and forth when turning the steering wheel to fix that on this car a couple shims were put onto the rack mounts to hold it tight in place.
Powdercoating
July 16th, 2006Above is parts powerder coated and ready to be baked.
The ball joints were just waiting to fall completely apart.
Bottom is parts powdercoated and fasteners zinc plated and ready to be polished.
Shot Suspension
July 15th, 2006The ball joints are completely shot.
Bottom picture show the parts sandblasted and ready for powdercoating.
Cylinders and Shoes
June 26th, 2006The left rear brake cylinder was leaking and made a mess inside the brake drum. After a new cylinder and a bit of cleaning this brake should be in good working order.
Seats mounted
June 21st, 2006New seat slides and mounting hardware were used to fasten down these original TR250 seats.
Trunk space
June 20th, 2006I cut out a cover for the spare tire. This wood is the type used as underlayment for vinyl flooring and fit very well under the stock clips and flush with the floor on the sides.
