TR7 Rescue

We found this 1980 Triumph TR7 roadster for sale locally. When we looked at it in person, we realized it was a great British classic that needed to be saved. The seller had owned it for several years, but decided he needed one less project in the driveway.

The engine ran great but the car wasn't drivable because the clutch release fork was disconnected from the gearbox. This had happened when the seller was trying to install a clutch slave cylinder. Fixing it meant we had to remove the transmission from the car, which was a couple of afternoons of work.

Once the clutch was fixed, the car drove down the road fine... with a few hiccups. There is an exhaust leak that needs to be fixed, as well as some back firing from the engine.

Next up is converting the white and silver (and very dingy looking) interior to black and a thorough detailing...

911 Windshield Install

Finally got the new windshield installed in the '69 911T. This was actually a pretty easy job, more so than expected. You simply install the seal on the windshield, then run a strong but thin cord through the channel on the back of the seal where it seats onto the body and cross the two ends of the cord at the top center of the windshield. The windshield is then laid on the opening of the car with the cord hanging inside the car. You then pull the cord into the car, working around the perimeter of the windshield. The cord pulls the seal onto the channel in the body.

Fiat meets Datsun

Drove the X today and visited the new storage "garage" for the 1970 Datsun. Not bad for a temporary home while a larger garage build is coming up in the same spot. Yes, that is a bowl of pasta on the X's trunk lid.

Fiat Adoption

We recently picked up a new project in the form of this 1980 Fiat X1/9. I owned an '81 years ago, and recently got the urge to acquire another one. The one I found is an '80 that is rust free, but in need of cosmetic and interior work. It runs great though and came with a recent set of KYB GR2 shocks, so it rides pretty good too. Plans are for a lowered suspension, larger wheels and tires and a more powerful motor to complement the terrific handling these old mid-engine classics have. It will be used for rallies, autocrosses and as a track car when it's done.