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It's alive...again

Postby Triumph TR7V8 coupé » 07 Apr 2012 13:27

...after 22 years of patience.

Promised myself a birthday present last wednesday an I got it; car has passed the MOT and has been register and is insured all on the 4th of April, my birthday.

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Took it out for a ride and found the real cause for the engine problems I countered (bad coil). It runs great now but the carbs still need to be adjusted (mixture is to rich with high fuel consumption as a result).
Still need to refurbish the seats and also will adapt the rear silencers in the near future.
But I'm happy; one more 7 on the road.

Greetings, J.

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Postby Ianftr8 » 07 Apr 2012 13:53

Now doesn't that look sweet!

Cracking looking car enjoy!

Cheers
Ian

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Postby FI Spyder » 07 Apr 2012 14:21

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It runs great now but the carbs still need to be adjusted (mixture is to rich with high fuel consumption as a result).
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I think the fuel consumption is caused by that 3.5 sign on the side. You need to take that off.[:D]

Nice car.....I could use one like that...I could always sell one of the Spitfires to make room.[:p]



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Postby RJS » 07 Apr 2012 15:15

That looks GREAT.

Front and rear mods, plus the fenders work perfectly together.

Great job!!!

Rob

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Postby Spectatohead » 07 Apr 2012 16:08

Sweet! Nice wheels too.

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Postby Beans » 07 Apr 2012 16:24

Good to see that you got it registered without to much problems.
Bearing in mind that I don't like body kits, your car looks very nice indeed [;)].
I really like the widened wheel arches, and the colour suits the car very well.

And take care on those roads they look familiar, so you might encounter this [:p]

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And a belated happy birthday ...

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Postby HowardB » 07 Apr 2012 18:48

Very nice - can I have one please :)

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Postby silverseven » 08 Apr 2012 03:43

very nice sunroof-less coupe .....I also like the take on the TR7V8 logo!

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Postby john 215 » 08 Apr 2012 06:23

Hi,

Fantastic looking car, now enjoy it [8D]

Cheers John

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