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Brief History

I have owned my Triumph TR7V8 since 1990 when it was just a normal 2.0L car in persian aqua with blue check seats and 75,000mls under its belt. After a couple of years of daily use I decided to get some work done on the inner wheel arch & turrets. I started to strip down the engine bay and before I knew it, I was left with a rolling shell! At this point I bought another TR7, a FHC just to get by whilst the DHC was being restored.

Every bit of rusty metal was then cut out and new metal welded in using a mixture of second hand original parts, original new parts and many repair panels from Robsport. This was all done around 1995 by a local bodyshop. The body was then painted in BMW Orient Blue (Pearlescent). Since I had had the car 12 months between getting it back from the bodyshop, rebuilding the car and taking it back for the final polish, the shine does not last as long as I would have hoped, but 6 years on I can't complain too much. As for the rest of the rebuild, that was down to me.

Jobs Done

1. New front rally spec spoiler (from S&S Preparations)
2. Uprated front springs (140lb and -1")
3. Uprated rear springs (200lb and - 1.5")
4. New hardened bushes all round
5. All undercarriage parts blasted and powder coated inc. suspension, axle, drums, subframe
6. Larger front calipers and vented discs
7. Adjustable shock absorbers all round
8. Standard 3.5L V8 from a Rover SD1 SE
9. New USA bumpers front and back
10. Uprated servo from a Rover SD1 SE adapted to fit
11. Rare right-handed expansion tank for cooling
12. Electric fan from a Nissan
13. 4 core radiator tapped with a Ford screw-in temperature sensor
14. Battery moved into the boot
15. 3" shortened gear lever and leather knob
16. Central door locking (from Austin/MG Montego) with remote alarm
17. Keyless door handles (from rear doors of Land Rover Discovery)
18. Bespoke leather Interior
19. Grey matching carpet
20. Door handles, winders, openers from Austin/MG Montego
21. TR8 leather steering wheel
22. Heavy duty Rover SD1 gearbox
23. Holley Carburetor
24. Offenhauser Manifold
25. Optical distributor from Rover SD1 SE
26. Additional switch on dash which illuminates all interior lights at once
27. Facet Silvertop fuel pump mounted on rear bulkhead
28. All new nuts and bolts, stainless where applicable
29. BL rally spec exhaust, 8-4-2-1 (2.5" outlet) with only 1 silencer (v loud)
30. Small rear mounted brake light
31. New blue mohair roof and new frame
32. Screwless rear AND front cruise lights (darkened)
33. Darkened front side light lenses (with high intensity bulbs)
34. Darkened rear light lenses
35. KN Ditec 15" wheels with 205/55 tyres.
36. Front small driving lights
37. Citroen interior door lights
38. Replaced metal side trim with wider rubber trim

I think that is it so far......

New Jobs completed since 2013:

1. Recon. 3.9 V8 engine
2. Uprated front cover/oil pump
3. New set of hydraulic lifters
4. Rear coil-over shocks/springs (Hamilton Motorsport)
5. Alloy oil catch tank
6. Oil cooler
7. Alloy radiator
8. Strut brace (across the turrets)
9. New electric fan
10. Tow bar fitted!
11. Blue LED lights in dash and console
12. Replaced the gearbox with another ex-SD1
13. New Hi-Spec alluminium front brakes
14. Replaced the brake bias with a Wedgeshop proportioning block
15. Added manual SSBC inline proportioning valve
16. Filterking fuel filter and pressure regulator
17. New door cards

Restoration pictures here - http://www.tr7.co.uk/tr7-misc-photos/my-tr7-dhc-mwu556v-restoration.html