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Latest and greatest on Rusty the car.
I have installed the Martin Robey carpet kit with some felt I got from eBay. I used snaps to hold the floor coverings in place so that they can be removed and cleaned when necessary.
I reassembled the door regulators and window glass, along with the exterior window seal. I also derusted the door lock mechanisms but had a heck of a time getting the exterior door handles to work. The parts manual was useless in terms of showing me how to attach the handle, so I went to the web and found a picture showing how the latch needed to be assembled. Turns out I was attaching the handle linkage to the wrong point on the latch. They work great now.
I also installed my home made panel kit. I tried to install it with the plastic fasteners the factory used, but I had difficulties getting the pins to align and in place without breaking, so I threw in the towel and installed the panels with automotive finishing screws. Sorry originality aficionados, I let you down. =:-(
I still need to install the end caps on the door skins, as well as the map light on the passenger door. I painted the door handles with vinyl dye to match the light tan of the panels. The speakers for the stereo are not installed yet either. I will not be reinstalling the pathetic 4" OEM speakers. I have 5" 2-way Infinity speakers in the TR8 and they work well, so I will possibly be getting another pair. They will handle the much higher output of the Retro Sound radio. I will have blue tooth so I can play the music I keep on my phone...
I found a couple of occupant seat switches at British Auto Works, so the seat belt interlock can be reconnected should I wish to. My 1974 TR6 had the same setup, and simply unplugging the occupant switch disabled the seat belt interlock. Federal law required that in 1974 the car be startable with no occupant to facilitate tuneups and the like, so if the switch is disconnected it drops into the tuneup mode. Ha!
Fuel and vapor hard lines are installed, and I will be moving on to recovering the seats. The seat foam is in great shape, but the covers are ugly IMO and the webbing is shot. The covers are from Riverbourne Classics in vinyl that matches the trim panels.
Tune in next time boys and girls for the further adventures of Rusty the car!
Vance
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