Ray - Don't worry - I don't take too much personal - I've learned to have a
pretty thick skin - especially in my line of work - just stay away from wife
and kids!!!
I did try to take pictures, so I would add one caveat to your sage advice -
develop the pictures first!! - don't let the roll sit in the camera until
after the "demolition" begins. For some reason, my pictures turned out
grainy and dark.
The List has been extremely helpful, including pictures, offers of pictures,
contacts, and a referral to TeriAnn's Triumph page.
Thanks to all,
David Gunn
>From: Ray <spook01@comcast.net>
>To: David Gunn <ccgunn1010@hotmail.com>, triumphs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: TR2 paint/electrical/interior/hardtop/fender bead
>Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 13:35:47 -0600
>
>Dave,
>
>First- this is NOT a shot at you, but I want to say to you who are doing
>major rebuilds:
>
>TAKE LOTS OF PHOTOS!!!
>
>Take photos of everything; things you don't think are important. Take them
>close up, and back a ways.
>
>That way, when you put the little darling back together three years later,
>you know what goes where!!
>
>We take literally a couple of hundred photos during a total resto....and it
>is worth every dime.
>
>Best,
>Ray
>"Protecting man from folly only
>assures a world full of fools."
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Gunn
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 1:08 PM
> Subject: TR2 paint/electrical/interior/hardtop/fender bead
>
>
> Hi List - As you can probably figure out from my prior message, my "2"
>is in
> pieces on the garage floor. When I disconnected the old wiring harness,
>I
> made detailed notes as to the wiring connections, color of wire etc.
>After
> I had pulled all of the wiring, I took a look at the bulkhead, and
>realized
> that I had no idea what went through all of the different holes! Silly
>me -
> forgot to keep track of which wire went through which hole!
>
> Does anyone have an original (or close to original) TR2 longdoor in
>Northern
> California that I can visit and take pictures?
>
> I also need to figure out how the interior goes back in - my old
>interior
> was in such poor shape, it wouldn't have mattered if I had taken
>pictures.
>
> Also, in repaintng, I would like to paint as close to original as
>possible,
> so I need some info on the various colors needed, ie bumper brackets,
>stop
> light bracket, hood sticks (black, tan, or body color?), hood stick
> brackets.
>
> I do have a hard top. I assume it is after market, as it is not
>fiberglass,
> but steel, and not available as an option when my "2" was born. I
> understand that it should be either black or body color. I'm leaning
> towards black, as that is the original color of the hood and side
>curtains,
> and to paint it signal red would be alot of red for one small car. Any
> thoughts? Any pictures either way? In case you're curious, the
>original
> interior was brown, and I am replacing it with the darker tan - a very
>close
> match, assuming the dash color under the switches is original.
>
> I understand that the fender bead between the wings and body are to be
> painted body color. Lou sent me a sample of plastic bead, and it looks
>good
> (although there was no original bead on my car, so I have no idea what
>the
> original would look like). In reading one of my books (I believe it was
>the
> new one re TR2/3 restoration), it mentioned that the original bead was
> cloth. Was this just for the earliest TR2's (mine is a '54 longdoor -
> TS3388L)? Is the cloth material available somewhere?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> David Gunn, Chico, CA
>
>
>
>
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