A Quickie!

A quick update…Pics to follow.

It was a good week at the shop. We did get the trans rebuilt for the BeastTF. It is now mated to the engine and sitting on the chassis. We got to work on the front and rear quarter panels from the right side of the body tub. We did the right side first because it didn’t have any support to the roll bar. The left side wood in the front was solid and was able to bolt to the roll bar for support. The right side if you remember was pretty much gone. I cut several pieces of sheet metal and welded them in place on the front quarter. It was a production: there was a lot of rotted metal and welding was rough. So far I only replaced the lower piece on the rear quarter. I can’t wait to replace the lip by the wheel wells! It is going to take a bit to replace the metal and finish it. I would like to change one sentence from last weeks post from it’s going to take a “good weeks work” to a lot of work.

On the 53TD the doors are fitted and the upholstery panels are on. We now have to get the windscreen on to be able to finish the front panels and carpeting. Dad will start painting the fenders etc. this week.

BlownTC is waiting to get out and up to the house to have the engine cleaned.

That’s the quick update!

Here I am!

I was away, yes in buffalo, for a couple weeks to make sure things are OK on the house. I repaired a few things and got back to NH this past weekend.

In the shop there has been a lot of progress on the Beast, which isn’t looking so much like a beast anymore so I’m hoping the car will get a name soon. We are close to having a rolling chassis; there are a few parts that need to come in for that mainly, links for the rear shocks. The engine is painted and the trans is in the process of getting rebuilt. I’m expecting by the end of next week to have the engine and trans back on the chassis.

Almost a rolling chassis

Engine

The body tub is another matter. While we have seen worse and repaired worse there is a lot of metal loss below the running boards. Some had been repaired in the past; we found aluminum patches with several screws holding them over rust holes with a good layer of bondo. All this will be removed and new sheet metal welded into place. It will be a good week of work to get the rotted wood replaced and the metal work done.

RS body tub

And here's a before and after set

Left front suspension before

And after

The 53TD’s rear upholstery is finished. Dad will begin to paint the fenders and running boards when he is finished with the TF trans rebuild.

We are waiting on a paint match from Ca to see if they can match the British Race Green paint Dad likes to use. It’s one of the last places to, possibly, get the green lacquer. Both BlownTC and the TF are going to be green.

I’ll try, lol, to have more frequent updates… later