Small tasks.. but progress

Updating on progress from two weekends ago...(I've been getting lazy about keeping track of my progress on this site)

Only spending about an hour on the car, we removed the brake caliper and anti-roll bar. (The picture shows the mounting of the anti-roll bar.) Both parts came off fairly easily as the bolts were in better condition than most bolts on the car. Even though we tried to drain all of the brake fluid before unscrewing the brake lines, brake fluid still leaked out on to the garage floor.

Apparently kitty litter works well to absorb spilled fluids on garage floors, but I didn't bother since there's already a decent amount of fluid already on the floor from the engine oil and radiator fluid. (An engine oil bin can only cover and collect so much of the fluids that may come from somewhere under the engine.) Instead, I just lay these playset foam panel pieces that someone was throwing out at the dump and place them over whatever spot I'm working on to work through it.

Also, I have finally drawn out plans for the body rig. It took a lot of measuring and re-measuring to create the dimensions of the body rig, but since it's mostly a box shape with a higher cross beam to compensate the rear suspension of the spitfire, it should be pretty easy to readjust and add cross beams wherever support is needed.

Triumph Links:
Restoration of a 1974 Triumph TR6: http://74tr6.com/
This site has lots of great pictures from restoring a 1974 Triumph TR6 and links to local New England businesses that may be useful for restoration.

Triumph TR3A with a Toyota transmission: http://triumph.daveola.com/Album/
Great pictures and includes How-To instructions for various projects including installing a Toyota transmission.