I had a burgundy TR7 for 18 months. So CUTE a car. FUN to drive. Was in the shop almost every month for something. Mostly electrical (LUCAS)... ugh! Several starter relays. Dissimilar metal contacts! Stupid engineering. Only one mechanical problem. shifter stick popped out of socket. Mechanic got drunk and wrapped the car around a tree. He had to buy the car from me. I was as happy that day as I had been the day I bought the car!!! I always wondered two things when I got into the car: 1. Will it crank? and 2. Will it get me back home? I never had that experience with any other car. I miss the fun of driving it, just the same.

That's um ... don't know what to say, really .. Good luck, you'll need it 😁👍

If you plan to have it dipped, and/or blasted keep your expectations low. ;-)

I rebuilt mine 13-14 years ago when they were generally classed as worthless by many and parts were generally cheap and available. Don't envy any poor sod who is rebuilding one now especially with the cost and limited parts availability. Good luck.

Back working at a BM dealership in the 70s, we had to try to find used heads that were not porous. There were always the leaking sunroofs here. Maybe there were other problems in other parts of the country.

Looks like the kind of project I take on without realising how much work there is going to be. :)

Great car the TR7, fantastic on long drives but for certain issues. I owned one for 9 years, fond memories too. I became used to knocking on people's doors, "Can I use your phone please"?!!!!!!!

Give it life! My favorite car of all time. I had a dolomite sprint, and its still on the road, like new these days, last l heard in Ireland. You can do it.

Well Chris what can i say? you have enough work there to last the rest of your life, or you know those really big roll on roll off skips, i reckon you could get all 3 in. I really wouldn't know were to start, your a brave man indeed.

Skips are yellow. Hope you are patient and wealthy

Got your hands full with that one Chris!😁

You’re a sucker for punishment Chris!! Not an easy project that one, a brave man for sure. Prices for decent ones seem to be steadily on the up so by the time you get it done it will be happy days.

I think the pilot wanted to know what you were going to do too.

As a teenager I had a 1976 yellow Tr 7 My girlfriend at the time had a blue one we had them for years and we never had any trouble with them. I'm retired now and I live in Florida I've been looking for another one they're very hard to find Over here.

Yikes. Can you make TR7 body panels?

Best of luck with your project. I hope ya decide to go ahead with it. I always loved the TR7, beautiful car.

What can i expect for maintence on these cars? Does it need constant repairs and replacement parts? Im thinking of buying one but I dont want to have to have it in the shop after each use. Id just be using it to go a couple miles (10 max) a couple times a week maybe longer on occassion.

Wow that's a lot of work needed on that yellow TR7, that posses quite a bit of "weight reduction". But if you know how to do this type of work, then I hope it goes well for you. I'll watch and learn from your vids. Or perhaps you know someone with this expertise? Either way, good luck with this little yellow TR7. Hopefully it will be returned to its former glory ! 👍

Flintstones meet the Flintstones ! Could the hole in the floor be any larger ?

Complete strip mate. Save it and get her back on the rd.😊

that poor car really needs just to be chemical dipped to bare metal, whatever there is left

No worries, all that will buff out...

I can remember looking at pictures of these in What Car magazine (when they were new) and thinking they were really cool looking.; Especially the convertible. Sad how rust just ruins metal ! I hate rust! Should be banned !!

was it cheap

Please save the car

They don't build em like they used to.....thankfully.

SCRAP IT!! Buy a real car like a good TR6

Makes me feel better about my pair. Best of luck with this one! 🫢