[Long door TR2 Restoration]

John,

 

Good question - although the answer may appear via

the Parts book, which will list the commission number

at which the seal was introduced.

Do you have one?

 

AlanR

 

Edit: Just checked TeriAnn's site - a new seal was fitted

from January 1955.

If you were not aware of this site - time to check it out.

 

http://www.tjwakeman.net/

 

http://www.tr3a.info/

 

So many links to useful info on those sites - work your

way through it and you will find a copy of the Service

Bulletin relating to the door seal change.

Thanks Alan. The Jan 55 change was fitting seals to the top of the TR2 doors, above the top hinge against the scuttle. The earlier cars didn't have this seal and I know from experience rain is directed in with the air flow. I eventually put them on my short door 2 after 35 years of persisting with the original setup.

I believe the long door TR2s didn't have seals along the bottom of the door but need to confirm one way or the other.

[Long door TR2 Restoration]

Hi !

 

In my restoration project of my short door tr2 i did quite some research in specific details. if you look in my signature you will find a link to my photoalbum with detailed photos of restoration.

 

Please do ask questions if you want to know about specifiek details !

Thank you Edwin. One immediate question if you could help. My doors don't have holes for the clips for a bottom rubber seal. The short door TR2s do have a seal on the bottom of the door. Did the long door cars have a seal and, if so, where was it fitted?

[Long door TR2 Restoration]

Hi John

Welcome to the TR Register International group, as you can see I am in Spain.

Looking at your photo with the two daily cars in, is that Lift The Dot on the side of the long door much lower down than the usual one? as on my TR3A I have such a hole for a LTD fastener, which I have blanked off with a stainless steel safety bolt which needs a special spanner to hold the head end when you tighten it.

I also have a pal here in Spain that is rebuilding a Short TR2 in England so his progress is a little slow only when he is on holiday in U.K.

 

Dave

Hi Dave. Yes, that lift the dot has been removed and the hole welded up. There is another hole in the right position. I don't know why that hole was there.

I bought the long door about a year ago from a fellow that owned it since 1965 but never got around to finishing the job. The body tub was largely done with new floors and very good panel alignment but some poor repairs, minor corrosion, and things like this fastener and other holes in wrong places. The chassis and body had already been blasted as in the photo and the engine has had a full rebuild.

I have painted and completed the chassis, suspension, brakes, steering, rear axle, gearbox, windscreen, chrome and instruments. When the body is professionally finished and painted I will reassemble it all.

I rebuilt my other TR2 body off between 1980 and 83 and have maintained it for 42 years so have done it before and should recognise where everything goes.

I am keen that this long door be a special car. We see maybe 5-6 long doors in the TR Register Australia, out of 330 sidescreen TRs.

We have some real experts in 3As. When it comes to TR2s I am probably as knowledgable as anyone here, but not on long door ones and I need more detail for this car. Apart from Viv Paine, who has been a significant contributor to this project, very few people here know much about long door TR2 originality.

[Long door TR2 Restoration]

Thank you all.

Yes, Viv Paine is a good mate of mine and my principal source of advice here in Oz.

It was remiss of me not to mention I am a foundation member of the TR Register Australia (early 1976) and am the NSW State Coordinator and a Committee member. I have owned my short door TR2 for 42 years so have accumulated a fair bit of TR knowledge and have some of Bill Piggott's and others books.

However, I want this car to be extra special so I am after original photos and advice that will allow the accurate detail as per factory build to be reproduced. I will be using modern suspension bushes, better corrosion proofing and 2 pack paint rather than acrylic lacquer, but I would like to be 99% accurate where appropriate and practicable.

Being an early TR2 there may also be subtle differences from later cars I need to pick up on.

Details such as run of brake and clutch pipes and of the bonnet release cable, what was painted body colour, painted black and the bits that were chrome originally (the wiper motor mount appears to be body colour in some photos but black in others), battery box fit and finish, underbody finish (weld finish, seams etc).

This car will be restored to a much better standard than they were from the factory but with the right bits (where I can); if the item and the detail are right but I have just done it better than the factory did I am happy. For example, If the battery box was just put in and the join not shaped and filled to blend in with the firewall, I will do it that way, but very neatly.

I am really looking forward to this project. I am hopeful that people will have photos from their dad's car etc or know stuff that will be very useful.

[Long door TR2 Restoration]

Hi,

 

I'm new to the TR Register UK. I am a long term TR owner having owned a short door TR2 (TS5038O) for 42 years and been a member of the Australian TR Register since 1976. I now also have a 1970 TR6 PI and a long door TR2 (TS3732O) which I am rebuilding. The short door TR2 and the TR6 are everyday drivers. I have attached some photos.

 

The restoration long door TR2 has a BRG coat on it but I will be finishing it in its original scheme of signal red, brown leather and fawn weather gear. These rare cars are even rarer in Australia so advice on originality is hard to come by.

 

The car is undergoing a body off total rebuild with the objective of it being as original as possible and as close to concours standard as I can get it.The body shop has a Facebook page called the Classic Factory, located in Sydney, where details of the body work will be posted.

 

The body tub is currently being prepared for painting and I would like to find photos of long door cars with engine bay, interior and underbody details including original finishes.

 

In particular right now I need to know the finishes on the master cylinder tray, the through firewall connections for the heater hoses, brake pedals and front guard splash guards. I.e. body colour, chrome or black (gloss or matt)?

 

I'm looking forward to using the wealth of knowledge available from members of the TR Register UK to get another TR2 restored.

 

John