biturbo228
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Nice work man! Love a TR7, and love a tartan seat  I plan on doing something similar with my Spitfire seats at some point in the future. Did you have any issues with the different materials getting pulled thorugh the machine at different rates, or did they behave themselves? |
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Nice to read about your TR7. I always thought the convertibles were good looking cars and I enjoyed my Vicious TR8 days....
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andyf
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Nice work man! Love a TR7, and love a tartan seat I plan on doing something similar with my Spitfire seats at some point in the future. Did you have any issues with the different materials getting pulled thorugh the machine at different rates, or did they behave themselves? Machines, how dare you, I did it all by hand.  Seriously, I actually did, which is why it took so long. It was just something I fancied trying and I knew I had all the time in the world because I had spare seats I could use in the car whilst I did it. |
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1980 Triumph TR7.
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andyf
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Door cards now done and fitted. Also new uprated alternator bought and fitted - bearings on the way out on the original.   |
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1980 Triumph TR7.
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That interior is looking stunning,
Probably better than when it left the showroom,
More to come or just enjoying the driving now ??
Nigel
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BMW E39 525i Sport
BMW E46 320d Sport Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 325 Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 320 Cabriolet (Project car - currently for sale.)
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andyf
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Thanks for the kind words, appreciate it. I'll try to get out and about now, long term illness has meant I have only managed a few hundred miles in the last couple of years so could do with a good run over the summer.
Next job I think is to tidy up under the bonnet.
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1980 Triumph TR7.
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andyf
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Jan 14, 2023 10:48:37 GMT
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Aside from changing the front brake pads for standard hardness ones so they don`t squeal like a mother****er when I brake, nothing much has changed on the car itself.
However towards the end of last year I made a (for me) very difficult decision. For the past two years I have struggled to work on her (I even got my mate to fit the brake pads for me!) and I cannot drive anything like the distances I used to and have been restricted to pottering around locally due to a permanent illness.
I have procrastinated for two years, hoping my health would improve enough for my circumstances to change, but no such luck so I decided to sell her. Having had her for 25+ years this wasn`t an easy decision.
After being royally messed about by someone at the end of the year, she has eventually gone to a local guy in Torquay. It was difficult seeing her go but there was little point in keeping hold of her.
So there we go. End of an era and all that and I guess the end of my story here.
Thanks all who have read and commented.
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1980 Triumph TR7.
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Jan 14, 2023 16:10:36 GMT
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That's a shame, you were obviously very attached to the car, (how do we get so attached to an inanimate object ??)
At least, if it's sold locally, you'll still see it occasionally,
Nigel
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BMW E39 525i Sport
BMW E46 320d Sport Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 325 Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 320 Cabriolet (Project car - currently for sale.)
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820
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Jan 14, 2023 16:52:13 GMT
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Sorry to hear that, as said above we can get so attached to our cars, they seem to represent chunks of our lives and the memories attached, especially when owned for so long. I hope your health improves or is at least manageable.
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Jan 15, 2023 12:51:38 GMT
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Sorry to hear that, hope your health stabilises / improves.
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I plan on doing something similar with my Spitfire seats at some point in the future. Did you have any issues with the different materials getting pulled thorugh the machine at different rates, or did they behave themselves?
Seriously, I actually did, which is why it took so long. It was just something I fancied trying and I knew I had all the time in the world because I had spare seats I could use in the car whilst I did it. 
