Triumph TR3-Rear Valance Work-Part 12

On Sunday afternoon I finished attaching the bottom panel (below the spare tire cover) which means the rear valance structural work is fundamentally finished. I have a couple of small panels to finish off and attach and then a skim coat of filler will be applied. Hopefully this will happen today!!! Interestingly I ran out of rivets during the assembly process which really surprised me as I thought I had enough when I started the work.

I spent some time on Sunday evening reevaluating where I was in my revised schedule. As near as I can figure I am about 3 weeks late over what I had planned for and anticipated in early December. Staying on schedule is a difficult aspect for me to maintain but if I want to get the car back together by June 30th I have to continue to push and try to make up some of the time...

I have returned to work this week part time. There is another car guy who restores Model "A"'s that works in my department and think he will be a good resource for tools and advise. He is going to come over for a garage tour in the near future and it will be interesting to get his perspective on my project.