At the end of last year a friend phoned me and
asked if I was interested in another TR7. As he has his own firm by now he
didn't have time for two TR7's so he offered me his 1981 Californian DHC. The
car was un-restored, with almost no rust, lots of minor dents and scratches,
75.000 miles from new and an MOT till July 2007. And a price for which I really
couldn't restore the body off my original DHC. So another wedge joined the
collection just before 2007 started.
Although the car was roadworthy in every aspect
I decided to change some things before putting her on the road. Originally the
car was fitted with FI but somewhere in its early (American) life the FI was
ditched in "favour" of an early (Speke) Stromberg setup. To do this
the previous American owner had
"modified" some of the wiring.
As the prospect off 90
BHP isn't very inviting, a change off engine is first on the list. Also the
wiring loom will be replaced with a Continental one. And the front brakes and all
suspension bushes and the springs will be replaced too. For this I will use
some of the superfluous parts that came off 't Kreng. And the target I set
myself for which the car should be ready and reliable is this year’s edition of
Club Triumph's 10 Countries Run in September!
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