Time in Garage Saturday- 4 hrs
Time in Garage Sunday 5 hrs
My parts order arrived when my wife returned home from her trip Saturday. In the evening I went out to the garage and did a mock up of the 4 piston Toyota brake conversion on the left hand suspension (using the TR-6 caliper brackets and mounting bolts) and all the parts fit. I installed the new rotors on the hubs and they look great too. It is very satisfying to know I have the right parts!!
On Sunday I bolted in the right hand side suspension components and installed the coil spring. My modified compression tool worked great and the exercise went much more smoothly than the left hand side. I also installed the rear brake plate with newly installed brake components. This is a temporary installation pending installation of the new rear bearings..I want to be able to put tires onto the chassis and move it around. I attempted to install one of the front shock absorbers but realized weight has to be applied to the front suspension so the bracket aligns up properly. I'll have to wait to do this job-until I get the engine in.
On Sunday morning I looked through the Moss and the Ron Francis wiring catalogs and made a list of the remaining "known" items to purchase. Cost to complete (to mechanical completion) is around $1800 which includes the purchase of the rack and pinion steering upgrade and the alternator conversion. The premise I am operating under is that I have one "good" engine and transmission, if not costs will escalate. ... I have roughly $3000 invested in mechanical parts and body shop materials so far so to mechanical completion and body in primer the cost will be around $5000.. give or take 10%. Total investment including trade of my MG and purchase price of both TR3's around $9500 all in... hopefully there will be some cash coming back when I dispose of the '57 to offset total $$$outlay...
I spent some time cleaning up my workspace Sunday evening.
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