Parts donor part 2

I had a slightly better look at the parts car that we put in the shed over the past weekend. Didn’t do an in-depth inspection, which will have to wait till I clean it out and start pulling parts of it. And when I am done the remainder will be passed on to a fellow TR7 enthusiast who will probably use this fairly solid looking car to re-shell his current restoration project.

And as it was Sunday when I took the pictures, I didn’t crawl underneath the car but only took a few “external” pictures of the it. But the overall impression isn’t too bad!

First its origins and the VIN plate;

• *TPAEJ8AA404354* This was a bit of a surprise as it was originally registered almost a month after ‘t Kreng. But its VIN number is well over 500 earlier;
• Paint code CDE or Carmelian (according to the Parts Catalogue) or Carnelian Red (as it seems to be its correct name). The car clearly had a respray somewhere in its history but looking at the engine bay they stuck with the original colour;
• Interior trim JAJ or Navy Blue Velour. I am afraid the seat’s covers are in a fairly sorry state, so will probably be discarded. While the frames will be stored for future use. Unless someone offers me two good bare frames for them!

As can be seen in the picture above the car has only covered 87173 kilometres. And the instrument cluster looks in good condition. So might yield some useful spares. And according to the car’s mileage the engine, which will remain with the car, might still have some life left inside. At least the engine bay looks unmolested. Though a bit … euhh … neglected

The upper part boot area looks fairly normal for a car that has led the life it did. With some rust in all the usual areas. And clearly showing why all my cars have the early mechanical boot-lid-stay. The gas struts can’t even hold up the hinge itself. Let alone with a heavy boot lid fitted 😜

The boot floor and spare wheel well will have to wait for a detailed inspection, as the boot is filled with old and mouldy interior parts. So I left them where they were. And to finish this post a few exterior pictures of the car:

Oh … and being a late European specification fixed head, it is factory fitted with an Edrose folding roof. But that is hidden by the bonnet.