True to the motto "standing still means decline" I try to use ‘t Kreng, currently my only working TR7, as much as possible. Especially with the problems with the water pump over the past years in mind. And weather permitting of course. As such the car was used for a visit to friend’s workshop yesterday (Saturday the 7th of February). But before that I hopped across the border into Germany for some 100 RON fuel. It was nice to see that the car again attracted a fair amount of attention while refuelling at a petrol station just across the border in Germany!
And with the tank filled up I drove to the work shop. Always nice to see another TR7 inside. In this case an early Dutch car that is being prepared for a customer who wants it to be converted to a historic rally spec.
And after some coffee and cakes, and with glorious winter weather conditions, I decided on a slight detour home. It was again good to be out in this car again. A few pictures taken on the way home:
There still is a problem with the coolant system though. But that looks to be a problem with the now 30 years old copper radiator. The slot underneath the water pump is bone dry. And there are ever more signs of coolant leaking from the radiator. So to looks like a visit to local alloy fabricator H&S Speed Equipement is on the cards in the near future. They should be able to provide a new good quality alloy radiator!
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