Start of the strip down

It was the Wye Dean Triumph meet near Coleford last week and on the way back I decided it was time to make a start on the body swap. Work started on Saturday with only as much interiour removed as required, so it can be stored in the body for now, fuel and brake lines disconnected and the inlet manifolds removed to give enough space fot the body to be lifted pass the engine. A set of steel wheels were also fitted to keep the alloy wheels in good condition and make the car easier to roll around.

My method was to lift the body up and roll the chassis from underneath it, complete with the bonnet and running gear. Doing it this way means it is easier to disconnect the running gear as you hae much better access to it.

By the end of Sunday the body was completely free and the chassis almost stripped bare.

The plan is to replace the outriggers on the chassis that the front of the body mounts on as they look somewhat home made and then repaint the complete chassis with something a bit better than last time as it has not faired so well. While I have the good access, the gearbox will be changed for one I had re-built a few years ago, which has a large tip mainshaft and better synchro rings. Then it's just a matter of re-assembly, easy eh?