Richard of Sheffield

Search Amazon.com for Triumph partsMon.03.04.06. I phoned Richard to confirm that we would organise transport for Tuesday afternoon and requested, because of the extent our order, that he should offer some kind of discount. He duly, promised to give us a ‘good deal’. 

As agreed, I had earlier retrieved the nose cone and rear near side wing from Gordon’s paint shop, the missing pieces for the dry build up. Chris had been very busy in the morning fitting the offside rear wing then continued tidying the cockpit area. The problem of fixing the engine panels has taken another twist as Chris is not convinced that a full panel, seamless to the tub, would almost certainly crack after painting and assembly, purely because of constant vibration. I feel that this will be an ongoing niggle that will return to cause us headaches. Another possible solution to the ‘bonnet’ fastening theory could be the reversal of the holding strip. This could be fixed to the actual bonnet using the male and female studs to locate it to the engine panels, finally secured by ‘Duz’ bolts.

 By late afternoon we had completed the dry build and began to address many of the minor surface defects that had become increasingly apparent on the wings. Once ironed out, the finished result would improve the cars’ appearance dramatically. Regrettably, I had earlier received a ‘yellow card’ because I had forgotten the camera to record the build. I must confess that it was a significant day for photographic evidence, capturing the many changes as the build progressed was noteworthy. But, I can’t remember everything.