John McCormack Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) For those who have been following the restoration of my TR2 it is getting to the end. Originally delivered to Perth, Western Australia it came to the east coast soon after. I am the 3rd owner, the first raced the car until 1965 and the 2nd owner started working on it in 1966. He never got around to finishing it before he became ill and I bought TS3732O 2 1/2 years ago in two trailer loads. It was registered again 5 weeks ago. Nearly 500 miles have been covered since in a variety of conditions. It took a bit of work to get a good load on the engine to bed the rings in because it has so much power very little throttle is needed even at 110 kph. This morning I took her on a Register coffee run 80kms from home. The drive combines built up areas, 110kph freeway and winding hilly old highway roads. It is the 2nd similar drive since it was back on the road. It is a delight to drive, heaps of power and the clutch, gearbox, steering, brakes and suspension all work well. The new standard rear springs have solved the rear end issues from the competition springs that were in it. Not too many rattles or squeaks and many of them should be resolved when I get the rest of the interior installed. The overdrive needs work so when I got home today out came the gearbox. It isn't anything major, I hope. A fellow Register member is going to fix it in the next week or so. An oil leak from the fuel pump to be fixed and the low port head and 1 1/2"carbies to replace the high port head and 1 3/4" SUs on it now. A bit of work on originality still to be done, e.g. the screw on oil filter to be replaced with an original by pass one. Once the gearbox is back in we will complete the Jonathon Skinner interior installation. Another car rescued. Edited August 21, 2019 by John McCormack Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger murray-evans Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 Looks wonderful John! I'm about a year behind you! Roger M-E Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John McCormack Posted August 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) Thanks Roger. Photos?? Edited August 21, 2019 by John McCormack Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 Beautiful, John -- well done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cjstoodley Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 Great job John ! Congratulations on getting another TR2 back on the road in its original form. What will you do with your time now???? Apart from drive it of course. Best, Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger murray-evans Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 This is where I am as of today John. Maybe a bit longer than a year!! Hopefully in colour by the end of the month, and body back on chassis. Cheers Roger M-E Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Smith Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 Great work John. Sounds like your getting to the best bit working through teething problems and enjoying the car on the road were it should be all the best Jonathan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John McCormack Posted August 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 10 hours ago, roger murray-evans said: This is where I am as of today John. Maybe a bit longer than a year!! Hopefully in colour by the end of the month, and body back on chassis. Cheers Roger M-E Mine was the same about 15 months ago. I find you make great progress combined with periods of work with little to show for it. It took me 3 days to get the bonnet latches restored and working properly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Graham Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 Looks great ... congratulations and enjoy the drive! Cheers, Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 On 8/21/2019 at 1:57 PM, roger murray-evans said: This is where I am as of today John. Maybe a bit longer than a year!! Hopefully in colour by the end of the month, and body back on chassis. Cheers Roger M-E Dont forget the little tag for the handbrake cable tension spring. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger murray-evans Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 Thanks chaps! Stuart, I only recently discovered that the handbrake cable should actually have a spring, but for the life of me, I cannot see any evidence around the RH side of the prop tunnel, that there was provision for it. Can you enlighten me as to the correct position and indeed, what it should look like? Cheers Roger M-E Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 Its very similar to the little tag on the bulkhead that the throttle return spring fixes too and its located at the right hand rear end of the prop tunnel to floor flange facing into the tunnel. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger murray-evans Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 Thanks Stuart. Seems easy enough! Roger M-E Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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