foster461 Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 A Triumph in every garage... The plan is to get the TR3 registered this week, get a license plate etc and then go for the state inspection sticker. Still a long list of things to finish but nothing that would stop it passing inspection. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomMull Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Looks great to me Stan. I'm green with envy, or perhaps powder blue. Hope to see you on the road soon. Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR5tar Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 A Triumph in every garage... The plan is to get the TR3 registered this week, get a license plate etc and then go for the state inspection sticker. Still a long list of things to finish but nothing that would stop it passing inspection. Perfect Stan. Hope all goes to plan. Darren Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Lookin' good, Stan! Big difference in the evolution of the TR over that ten year period, isn't there. Do you have your fog/driving lights hooked up? I may need to talk to you for ideas... Mine are mounted but not yet connected. I have this really cool original S-T or BMC rallye team light switch/plate that I've yet to figure out exactly where I want to mount it and how I want to wire the lights. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
preston Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Nice looking collection you got there. Looks like the 6 has been lowered a bit, thinking of doing that to mine since I have nothing to restore right now. I wish I had my own garage too, the wife's car has to sit in the middle with the 6 and 3 on the sides with my truck in the drive. Good luck with the inspection. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foster461 Posted June 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Lookin' good, Stan! Big difference in the evolution of the TR over that ten year period, isn't there. Do you have your fog/driving lights hooked up? I may need to talk to you for ideas... Mine are mounted but not yet connected. I have this really cool original S-T or BMC rallye team light switch/plate that I've yet to figure out exactly where I want to mount it and how I want to wire the lights. Yes Don, the fog and spot lamps are fully functional. Two relays on the RHS inner fender just under the apron so they are hidden but I can change one if I need to. There are two switches (F & S) on a panel that is attached under the dash using the same screws as the RHS heater brace bar. These lamps will only operate if the sidelights are also on.Probably not a legal configuration in all jurisdictions. The TR6 and the TR3 are for sure very different to drive. The TR6 feels like a modern car by comparison - driving position, control positions, light steering even with the 13 inch steering wheel. The TR3 is from a different generation but that was part of the attraction for me which is why I didn't mess with it during the resto. It is a 1960 TR3A just like it was when it left the factory but with less rust. The only compromise that I made was to fit modern seats belts so that I would not always be driving it alone... I'm really looking forward to driving it and getting familiar with the quirks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foster461 Posted June 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Nice looking collection you got there. Looks like the 6 has been lowered a bit, thinking of doing that to mine since I have nothing to restore right now. I wish I had my own garage too, the wife's car has to sit in the middle with the 6 and 3 on the sides with my truck in the drive. Good luck with the inspection. Sadly the picture was posed. My wife's Honda lives in one side of the garage, the TR3 in the other. The TR6 lives in the trailer next to the garage and my truck (the most valuable vehicle that I own) lives in the driveway. The TR6 has uprated but standard height springs but it does have 205 tires that may fill the wheel wells more than we see on the UK cars with the 185 tires. Stan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
68tr Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Hi Stan, Great job! Hope we have some decent weather for your drives........ I will keep my eyes out for you. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Powder blue is absolutely the best colour. Are you aware that over on the Australian TR website there's a whole page dedicated to powder blue cars? They love to have a pic of your car on their website! What's the plate gonna be? 'BLUETR3'? Menno Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pogo Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Hi Stan They look great. I agree with you about the difference between driving the '6 and the sidescreen cars, but as you say, that's what attracted me to it. Enjoy! Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jean Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Very nice Stan.. looks like TR6 drivers tend to go for a TR3A in addition to the 6... Mine are 60 TR3A and 70 TR6PI ...they go well together.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Larnder Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Stan Soon you will be able to do some real sports car driving! Enjoy it as we know you will but it will have to be a little slower drive than the TR6. I bet the truck you own is a Dodge Ram maybe even the model with 6 wheels which I think is the 350 version! Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Looking very nice Stan, lovely setting too. Hope it passes inspection OK. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foster461 Posted June 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Powder blue is absolutely the best colour. Are you aware that over on the Australian TR website there's a whole page dedicated to powder blue cars? They love to have a pic of your car on their website! What's the plate gonna be? 'BLUETR3'? Menno BLUETR3 would not be a legal plate here in MA as we are restricted to 6 characters with further limitations on how the combination of letters and numbers can be arranged but watch this space, I'll have an update after the RMV visit... I'll have to find an angle and distance that shows the least defects and submit a picture to the Powder Blue collection. Dave, the truck is an F150, a half ton truck similar to the Dodge Ram, Chevy Silverado etc. Stuart, you can be very proud, you have put a lot of hours in this car over the last five and a half years. The car is not perfect, not even close but I'm pleased with the outcome and since I was in over my head from the start there is no way I could have done this without your help. Stan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Glynn Hobbs Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Congratulations Stan..............I may be biased, but POWDER BLUE is the only colour!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foster461 Posted June 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Congratulations Stan..............I may be biased, but POWDER BLUE is the only colour!! Our cars should be the same color Glynn. I had the paint mixed using a sample that Raymond sent me several years ago. This is my battery box with the sample from Raymond as an example. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Graham Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Very nice Stan.. looks like TR6 drivers tend to go for a TR3A in addition to the 6... Mine are 60 TR3A and 70 TR6PI ...they go well together.. 73 TR6 and 56 TR3 for me ... not powder blue, but Cotswold blue :-) They do go together well, but if push came to shove, I'd keep the TR3 over the TR6. Cheers, Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Glynn Hobbs Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Hi Stan, I guess only one way to check out the match properly.................are you coming to France, or are we coming to the US? Lovely idea and you never know! Our cars should be the same color Glynn. I had the paint mixed using a sample that Raymond sent me several years ago. This is my battery box with the sample from Raymond as an example. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2long Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 There are other varieties of the American Dream! Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. Pied Lourd Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Hey Stan, Congrats! You are going to beat me. I still have a few small things to do but I hope to have it on the road soon as well. Cheers Tush Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foster461 Posted June 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Hey Stan, Congrats! You are going to beat me. I still have a few small things to do but I hope to have it on the road soon as well. Cheers Tush Which car Tush, I thought the white one was done already ? Stan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. Pied Lourd Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 The 60 is almost done Stan but it hasn't been on the road yet. The 59 is about 1/2 done...doing body work on that currently. Cheers Tush Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foster461 Posted June 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 TR3 is now legal to drive and its first drive was to the local inspection station to get a sticker. Car is not running well at all but now that it is registered and inspected I can drive it on the public roads and start sorting out the post-restoration gremlins. The plate is an actual 1961 Mass plate from a flea market. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Glynn Hobbs Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Congratulations Stan...............I am sure that you will soon have it running smoothly.........Enjoy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Stan! What a great looking detail. The plate fits the look and feel of the car perfectly. Did I understand it correctly that you actually can use this flee market buy on your car? Oh man, what a country what a state. Don't get me into telling how you should obtain a plate overhere in Holland... Bureaucracy, red tape etc. Even with a classic car friendly Department of Transport! Spain is even worse according to stories from Dutch expats living there. Menno Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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