TR4 Progress Page 1

Here is a front view. I'm currently working on repairing the front Valance. I've ordered a new lower section from TRF. I'm hoping that this portion will be back in place by Thanksgiving. The car had previously been hit in the right front and I found that the fender had been pushed rearward and downward about 1" causing a slight buckling on the inner fender wall. Some creative stretching brought this section back into alignment.

As you can see here both fenders have been removed so I can work on the rocker panel. I managed to come up with a pair of NOS rocker panels. My first trial fit with the right side rocker looked pretty good. I have a little bit of rust repair in the inner sill to take care of and then the rocker will be welded in place.

I'm also fitting an original Hard Top to this car. Not shown is the aluminum top center section which needs a little straightening. Both the front and rear bumpers were in excellent condition. One less thing to worry about!

Here is a view of the passenger floor board. When I got the car this side had an aluminum sheet covering the whole passenger floor area. After drilling out the rivets and pulling up the aluminum sheet I found about a 1/4" thick layer of roofing tar. Under the tar there were some areas that were previously repaired with fiberglass. That was how the PPO repaired rust areas. So far I've spent at least four solid evenings removing the tar from the floorboard. One more evening should just about wrap that section up.

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