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Worth Saving ? 1980 Canley FHC

Postby greenmeanie69 » 29 Dec 2011 21:27

I purchased this for the Wheels,Double Bulge Bonnet & the 3.5 V8, plus of course as a spare parts bin for my 78 Speke FHC V8.

The damage was done by the previous owner who was attempting to learn automotive repair skills as he went along (failed miserably and shouldn't even be allowed to touch a push bike!)but lost interest after hacking up several areas and grinding away the beginings of rust. As he didn't bother to protect the bare metal the rust then took hold over the next decade whilst he decided what to do to the point that it is at now and he finally dumped it in the to hard basket . I have added rust kill to the areas to arrest the rot hence the black colour.

I have already saved the Speke from a similar previous owner although it had very little rust even though it had been off the road for 20 years,the Canley I was thinking as a club track car for a bit of fun. That way a FHC gets saved from the scrap yard and I get some fun without having to stress to much plus I still get the parts.

Thoughts?

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For those who are wondering, the wheels are Cheviot Australia Wheels from the TR7PRO, a limited run special from Leyland Australia and also used for a one make racing series (TR7 PROcar) for our top drivers of the day. Not sure of this cars history (TPKEJ7AT202830) and if this car was one of the run as if it is it is missing the rest of the markings.

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Postby silverseven » 30 Dec 2011 03:07

Well the body does have a fair amount of tin worm,......so I guess the real deciding question is what the rockers and floor/subframe mounts look like??

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Postby Jolyon39 » 30 Dec 2011 04:25

One of the small boot panels you need has just been listed cheap on ebay in the US

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Triumph-TR7 ... es&vxp=mtr

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Postby john 215 » 30 Dec 2011 06:07

Hi,

Not the best, BUT seen a lot worse that have been turned into great looking cars.Dealing with rust is not uncommon over here, they dissolve in our weather !

Depends on your skill level and the depths of your pockets, would be shame to see another disappear there is not a never ending supply of cars.

Has she got a sun roof in it, if not then i am sure one of the motor sport lads would be intrested

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Postby Chris Turner » 30 Dec 2011 09:03

From a purely financial point of view, if the car was in England it would be broken for spares. This car would only be worth saving if it had some Pro car history, otherwise you would be spending a lot of money on an ordinary TR7 which arent particularly sought after.
The problem is the sentimental value, my sons Pageant blue 1980 Canley built fixed head has been in our family for 17 years and is still my favourite car. I have restored the body and the mechanicals at great expense but its all been worth it. Another thing to think about is the colour, Russet brown is not the best whereas Pageant blue in my opinion is (along with Inca yellow) the best.

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Postby Beans » 30 Dec 2011 10:29

Very nice wheels indeed [8D]

As for the car's body;
Looks like a fair amount of welding will be needed to get it sorted.
But if you are good at welding or have a friend who is, it could be restored for not too much money.

Just bear in mind you won't get it back once you have broken it or thrown it away [:p]

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