Member Page: Dickie Brewer

Dickie Brewer

Member ID: Dickie B

Member Status: Gold Member

Clover, SC, USA

Member Since: 2011-07-05
Home Site: The Triumph Experience

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Last Login: 2012-05-18 10:02:21

I am a mechanical engineer and love to tinker.
I make furniture, guitars, ukuleles, etc.

Upcoming Events

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Great Scot! British Car Show on Saturday May 26, 2012

Personal Vehicle Registry

1973 Triumph Spitfire 1500
"Rose"
FM6042U

1 Vehicles -- Total mileage: 225 mi (362 km) -- Average age: 1973

Member Journal – Dickie Brewer's Journal

There are 5 total entries in this Journal.
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Bumpers

Posted on: Thursday December 22, 2011

Took the bumpers to the chromers. $670 to get them both cleaned up and triple chromed. Should have them back end of next week or the first of the following week.

I thought I would cronical my build if anyone is doing likewise or is interested or just likes seeing pics of stuff they might wonder about. To date, I have done the following: Mechanicals: 8 months: re-built tranny, rebuilt diff, new u-joints, new brakes, calipers, drums, rotors, front and rear suspension bushings/bits/bolts, etc. New alum wheels and Yoko tires. So the full drive train is like new. approx $2500 Electrical: 2 months: Front wiring harness, trunk lights, floor lig...

Paint Work

Posted on: Friday December 16, 2011

Finished the wet sanding and buffing tonight. What a laborious job, but well worth it. Im all in all very pleased with the results. Now i can start putting the car back together. I put the rubber frame on the new windshield. Ill install the chrome trim on it befor i put it in the car. It was impossible to get the chrome trim on the windshield. Ill wait till its in. Well it doesnt look good, so i took the chrome back off.

Started Bodywork!

Posted on: Friday September 2, 2011

Started the body work this week. Started on the trunk lid. What a warped and wavy surface. I tried filling, sanding, etc. the lid kept moving and popping. Needless to say, I was chasing a moving target. What I had to do to stabilize it was work on the braces under the surface of the lid. There was a big (1/8 to 1/4&quot gap between the lid and the braces. First I stuffed old sandpaper between and it that made the lid rock solid. So, I got some clear silicone and squirted it between there so...

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