1957 Triumph TR3-Gas Tank Repair

I received a phone call from my radiator repair shop that the 1957 gas tank has been repaired, cleaned and pressure tested and is now ready for pick up. Great news. I wanted to recycle the tank and get it out of my garden shed.. It had rusted through on the bottom. The technician put a patch panel in. I will repaint it when I take possession at the end of next week. (the shop is located in a city 150 kms away)......

1957 Triumph-templates made for replacement panels

Time in Garage Monday:  2-1/2 hours

I made up templates for the interior kick panels. Took some fitting and extra time. My son came over and picked them up to take to his shop. The first 2 are done. I also completed the patterns for the checker plate flooring I intend to install. They will be passed on once the other panels come back. Once I get the right hand kick panel installed I can start working on the wiring as on the panel is where the fuse box is going to be located.

I also cleaned up the drivers side floor and put some rust neutralizer on a small patch of surface rust.

I kept repeating the mantra...."better to be out in the garage building something than sitting around daydreaming about it"......it felt good to be out there and away from my screen devices...

1957 Triumph-Installed Panel between Trunk and Gas Tank

Time in Garage Sunday-4.25 hours

I rivited in the steel replacement panel my son made up for me a few months ago. The panel is painted and fits really well. I used seam sealer afterwards. Overall I am very pleased.

Project Update 1957 Triumph Build

I have gotten out of the habit of updating my daily progress in this blog. An oversight on my part I believe and a situation I am going to rectify starting now!!!

I actually have been working on the 1957 since my last blog entry. Progress has been much slower than I anticipated but nothing new there if you have been following my blog history!

There have been some successes for sure but peppered with lots of challenges. I have been doing patch panels for the passenger side sill repair and painted the divider between the trunk and gas tank and fitted and refitted the doors a couple of times. (still not finished)... all good...the challenge has been mainly focused on finding stored parts....I have had to do a lot of sorting and searching over the past month or so. Garage functionality and tidiness continues to be major barriers...

I still struggle with making the build a priority. I am finding it very challenging to make my way to the garage and get down to work? I find the situation perplexing and to be honest I am not sure of the "why" but something is out of kilter....

I have adopted the concept of spending a "power hour" working on the car. I purchased a magnetic white board (small) with a dry erase marker and have attached it to my tool box. I write down the goals I have and what time I enter and leave the garage. Shooting for an hour at a time. The process seems to work so far as it keeps me focused to actually stay physically in the garage for the allotted time!!