Tuesday, June 28, 2022

8 years, 5 months, and 23 days

It's been 8 years, 5 months, and 23 days since I last posted and it's been about 8 years exactly since I last did anything with the Triumph, which was move it to its current location.  In the time that has passed, we moved, picked up new hobbies, said goodbye to Great Uncle Fred (who helped us restore the engine), got another dog, put down our other 2 dogs, had our first kid and the Triumph sat in the garage like this while more and more things piled around it.


Now as we wait for the arrival of our second child, I have been motivated to try and work a bit on the Triumph before we go on another hiatus.  (Hopefully not for 8 years this time, but maybe 2 years or so.)  

My goal is to get the chassis back to a rolling form by mid-Fall - assembling the front and rear suspension and steering.  I think I have found all the components since they were stored everywhere after the move (8 years ago...) and ordered some key items from Moss Motors.  Previously, I had ordered from Victoria British and I was sad to see that they had gone away.

Also, I have been impressed by the amount of information available on YouTube now regarding restoration.  There are so many good channels with a wealth of information on how to restore cars (Elin Yakov's Rusty Beauties, Vortex Garage, Chris Fisher, Rimmer Bros, Eastwood, Upholstery Tips etc.).  So I am hopeful that I might be able to pull off this project eventually.

That's it for now.  Hopefully I'll have an update in the not too distant future.