So having decided to replace the inner wing I needed to get the old one off. Starting at the front I removed the spot welds by carefully drilling them out.
At the rear I needed switch from the outside to the inside for some of the spot welds - when have the new panel I may need to fill some of the holes and drill others for the plug welds.
At the top of the wing a section is sandwiched between the turret flange the top outer wing fixing point. I presume I will need to modify the new panel when fitting.
With the old panel removed I can now see the work to done on rusty area behind the turret, the now inner wing with also give me good metal to weld if required.
3hrs
This is my record of the restoration of my 1977 Triumph TR7, I bought the car in 1983 for £1500. Over the four years of driving it I had got married, moved to a 110 year old cottage in need of renovation and given a new company car. The TR was parked in the garage (1987) at the end of the garden. I always joked saying "that one day I put it back on the road". Twenty-four years later (Nov 2011) that day has arrived - wish me luck.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
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Glad to see you back at it. Looking good. Weather here in the middle of the States has been too cold to work in the garage so haven't done much of late. I did manage to get the interior pulled and have been burning the sound insulation off to prep for POR dirty job but needs to be done. Keep up the good work.
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