Fastener Clean up/Garage Chaos/sheet Metal

Time in Garage: 2-1/2 hours
$$$ spent $70

Back in the garage yesterday...still lots of "day to day" distractions keeping me from my hobby...I continue to determine priorities from a day to day perspective..determining "first things first" ....feeling aware and focused doing so but not always easy for me to do and more "often than not" . not Triumph focused....yesterday was high on  " old car hobby" desire but a low physical energy day which translated into some progress being made...but once again not as much done as I had planned...

I cleaned up my Eastwood tumbler and reintroduced the fasteners that I started cleaning a few weeks ago. The media had become very contaminated so the fasteners came out tarnished the first time...

My garage required an hours worth of clean up before I could even start working...I talked to my wife about this "hindrance" to my productivity...she just smiled a knowing smile...my next home will have a larger shop area...I am really cramped space wise which leaves no room for items to be "parked" out of place...

My son bent my 90 degree sheet metal beads for the transmission tunnel  to floor mounting surface yesterday. A critical task in the reintroduction of the body to the chassis. I am very grateful for his work...today I head out to the garage to install the bead.

I purchased some small heavy duty discs for cleaning up the footwell and under dash areas...plus found sanding discs  on sale for my orbital sander...very good price...I also purchased a spray can of undercoating for touch up and final spray of the beading.

Binder/Buy vrs Build/ Nov/Dec Plan

I rearranged my Triumph binder ... While doing so I had an opportunity to view to view the "before" pictures taken when the previous owner rescued the '59 from the farmers field. Looking at the pictures shows me how far I have progressed...encouraging on many fronts..

This week "Bring a Trailer" had a nice TR3 listed for $12,000 and change...really got me thinking about the build vrs buy options that present themselves from time to time...would I have been better off to buy a better car initially... You bet! Had I bought a $12,000 car 5 years ago I would have been driving in the interim instead of building...the estimated $$$ difference by the time I finish the build . About $3000 cheaper to build I figure but the final $$$ are not in yet....my car will be more personalized... Trade offs for sure...

I laid out my Nov/Dec plan on paper...trying to set reasonable goals?

Removed the hinges from the damaged door frame...started to put tools away in garage..ran out of energy....