triumph TR3 - Bodywork-Rear Valance Revisited/Chassis

A couple more hours spent today on sanding down the final skim coat of filler and applying the sealer primer to the rear valance area. It is about 95% complete and looks good in all one color. There is some more body work that is required on the top area where the truck latch sits and of course there are nicks and uneven spots that will need to be worked when the final paint prep work is done near the end of April. I am planning to do the paint work in early May.

I travelled over to a friend's and picked up his engine hoist with the intent of removing the engine tomorrow night. He is in the midst of rebuilding a Suzuki motorcycle from the 1980's so it was an interesting visit to view his progress.

I have been visualizing the chassis rebuild most of the weekend. I am eager to get going on the work mainly from the perspective of finally being able to consume some of my purchased parts like engine mounts, brake calipers, spin on oil filter adapters etc etc and start emptying some of the storage boxes that contain the parts. These actions will show that I have turned the corner and heading towards project completion. Also the pile of "spare" parts will grow and become available for resale (still trying to figure out the best approach there)...