Triumph TR3 - Back to the Rear Valance

Yesterday afternoon I spent 2 hours in the garage-grinding and finishing the rear valance area in order to prepare the finish for the skim coat of filler. Interestingly I was prompted by the universe to check out the fit of the rear tire cover and when I placed it in the opening it became apparent it wasn't fitting. What I had done when I fabricated the new valance was use a jack to hold the flange and lower valance lip together for fastening and I must of pushed it up slightly when I applied the pressure. Luckily this situation was noticed and I was able to use the jack to push it the other way (the jack was placed inside the spare tire opening) and after a bit of fiddling the cover fit well. Had I not done this I would have applied the skim coat and realized somewhere down the line the cover didn't fit which would have meant a fair amount of rework.

It felt good to be back in the garage....