Radiator Installed

A view showing the back of the radiator. It was sent off to get fixed and also got painted. We installed it but we are still missing a hose. It did not fit quite right once the radiator was replaced. It is a special hose and can't be bought. It had to be ordered. It will be here soon.

This is the top of the radiator. On the left you can see the "blob" that was welded on top of the leak that was on the top.

This shows the side of the radiator. That is the side that had a crack down the side. That crack was one of a few that had to be repaired.

This is the front. Here you can see the hole that was used to crank the engine by hand.

Here you can see the whole radiator along with the engine. In the middle you can also see the hose that is missing.



And these are the bumper brackets (Fixed and freshly painted) that need to go on. They are next up but the car will soon go off to paint.

Triumph TR3 Pictures

This is just a view of the car from across the garage. It shows some of the painting that we did and also how much access there is to things now that the bonnet is gone.

This is looking from the back of the car. You can see most of the interior and that it does need some work but again this is not a full blown restoration so it will just be refurbished and made to run.

Here is the back of the car. The roof has been removed and was cleaned and right now the back is being used for storage of pieces that have come off of the car while we are getting it ready to be painted. The roof needs a little work and cleaning and after paint it will be replaced. The roof is a white leather.

This view is to show the interior of the doors and the work that they need which include reupholstering (maybe?) and door handles which are clothes hangers right now. In this picture you can also see the new control head that was put in with the steering box.

This is the steering wheel with the new control head installed. That was part of the steering job because our old control head was shot and did not work right. That consists of the horn and the turn signal switch.

This is a view of most of the car. Here you can see what was exposed after the bonnet was removed. Most of what was under the bonnet has been repainted as you can see and now the radiator will go back in while the bonnet is off being painted.

This is a view of the passenger side of the engine. You can see some the air filters here. We took those off and repainted those as part of our efforts to polish and shine the engine. We also put on new "original stickers". Some of the gas lines were replaced with braided stainless steel lines that you can see here in the middle and the left.

This is yet another view of the front of the engine just showing what was cleaned and repainted while it was accessible.

This is a view of the top of the radiator and you can see the welds that were put on it around the spout and also on the left side there was a weld put on a small hole that was forming. It is now completely fixed and ready to go back in the car.

This is the radiator after it was returned from being fixed up. It is home and just waiting to be put back into the car.

This is the radiator after it was fixed and repainted. Some welds were fixed and the leaks on the top were fixed along with the cracks that went down the sides. Now it just has to be reinstalled and most of the major work is done and now it will go off to paint soon.

This is another view of the front. That is the fan that has been cleaned and all the grease and dirt removed. Removing the radiator allowed us to get at it to clean it.

This is just a view of the engine. When we got it back we cleaned and shined everything up that we could get our hands on. It is now clean and shiny.

This is another front view of the engine after everything has been cleaned and painted. The engine is mostly done and all that has to be done is the radiator has to be replaced and it will be ready to start again.

This is a view of the front of the car. The bonnet has been removed and is off at the paint shop. Once we removed the radiator we found many parts that needed cleaning and painting and now they are done. Nice and clean and with a new paint job. The fan belt that is visible there also needed to be replaced because it was dry rotted and cracked.

This is s picture of the steering box there in the center. This is after the seals were replaced and it was painted and reinstalled.

The Triumph Returns

Well it is back. The 1960 TR3 has returned home. It was gone for a couple of years to make some room int the garage and also to get it running again. It needed some steering work done and is now back home.

We have been doing a lot of cleaning and fixing some small things. This is not going to be a full blown restoration but rather a fix it up so that it can run and be a fun car to drive again.

So far, since it has been home, the steering that it was sent away for has leaked. We had the toughest time trying to get the front bonnet off so that we could get a look at the steering box.

It took about a week or two and a grinder but we managed to get it off and got to the steering box. The steering box is a bishop steering box and the seals were all shot. We got the seal kit and installed that and had the steering box put back in.

Now we have the front bonnet off to paint. We are keeping the car the color that it is now which is signal red. The car has a very colorful past being red then green then white then green and now finally red again. We have also sent with the front bonnet the side valances for the Morgan that we are restoring but you will have to go to morgancarsengland.blogspot.com to see that update.

So for the most part you are very well caught up to speed with the progress of our TR3. More updates to come as we progress.

P.S. The radiator has been sent off to fix the cracks and leaks so that should be coming so look for that update soon.