Just FYI, i believe these rust because water gets sprayed in the wheel wells and infiltrates between the bracket and the body so you may want to put seam sealer on the seams. The bracket with the cutout is from later tr3a; kilmartin in australia reproduces this part if yours are not salvagable. Lastly i think these would have been a bit easier to drill out the spotwelds from inside the fender (thinner gauge steel) than through the bracket. I managed to release them in situ, but it is a pita. Great work and thank you for sharing - tremendously helpful!!!

Making it look simple, going to be done by spring?

That thumbnail makes me uncomfortable. 😂 That was some amazing tin work on those front wings. It is always a pleasure to see things get done as correctly as possible. The first time I sat in a brand new TR3A was in 1959. I was smitten, but as so often happens in life I would never own, drive or even ride in a TR3. It may not be too late as a member of Rusty Beauties is rebuilding one presently and he only lives about 120km away. He is presently unaware of his good fortune that I plan to bring him a box of chocolates when the car is on the street again and am looking forward to a ride.

Great to see the before and after, not to mention the back of the panels you cut out, good job

Interesting, tricky repair ! Not an unreasonable failure point for such a basic old car. I suppose being in the wheelwell and with the bracket mount and inner wings just being pulled together, there is scope over the years for water to penetrate between the surfaces and sit there rotting the metal. Hopefully a smear of modern seam sealer and a coat of epoxy primer will now prevent this !

Nice 👍👍👍😎😎😎

Nice job, Tush. Think they used enough spot welds, lol? Keep the camera rolling!

Zoom zoom 😊 Rock on !

Great how to video. When I saw the thumbnail for this episode I thought you had a new logo or maybe a tee shirt.

Hi David you must have been brushing up on your guitar skills by the sound of your backing track 😂

Elin you must have had insider information so your disqualified 😁

Good morning David! 😁🇬🇧

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Great information. Very helpful. And nice work too.

Excellent dude doors are great now

Very impressive improvement ! It looks like this project will gain some real momentum now, as you’ve said a lot of the prep work has been done and you now have an ideal painting workshop…. plus Elin’s facilities to tackle the engine and transmission for the final pieces of the puzzle….

The early stages of body work like this is really satisfying, big improvements, well done 👏

You ROCK!! TYSM

Excellent video on how to fix door gaps. I like the time lapse repair sequences.

I’ve been wondering if the 3D scanners or photogrammetry improvements could help take the guess work out of knowing the dimensions of different panels and chassis points are accurate.

Did you add to the door and not the fender for any particular reason. I love the finish product so far. Just trying to understand the total thought process. Thanks

really nice work! Fun to watch.

Solid progress this week! What a change that door stick out fix makes. Nice job.

Outstanding... you are so efficient... been there done that so many times... learned a lot with this episode!

Good morning David, I’ve watched you reset a few doors now and must compliment you on how you handle the “3D conundrum” so very well. (I also like the new old rims you have put on the car so I hope you keep them on there). Blessings from the U.K. 🙏🇬🇧

Looks good, were the doors original to the car?

Brilliant fix on the door stick out! Mine has been bugging me for years.

Nice job David those gaps have never looked better.

David, At exactly 11 minutes 41 seconds you said nothing foreboding. My wife started laughing hysterically and still is because she said to you it’s not for boating. It’s a car!

The TR250 turned out epic but started from so far back that the project took a long time. I think I'm going to prefer the faster progress for this TR3 even if it doesn't reach TR250 epic-ness.. In every episode you make a major step forward. It seems like you'll finish the metalwork in January, and be in a position have it on the road in '25.

An idea for the future. Take something a couple of inches wide and hold it with one side where you want the edge to be and scribe a mark on the other side of the spacer (before you take the door off) then after welding the wire on, use the spacer as a guide to grind it down. In boat building this concept is called a ticking stick.

Better than factory. Love it so far.

Wow those wheels really stood out to me....makes the car look sexy. You are moving along pretty rapidly. I know gaps can be really fiddley and takes patience and time to get them right. Good job and really looking good.

Great work, Tush.

I agree. Looking good. Really enjoying this series. Keep the camera rolling, please!

Great job the gaps look great.Also the music reminds me of Charlie Brown and the Peanuts. The wheels are really cool.

Very interesting and much patience needed for fitting. Great job ! Zoom zoom. 😊

Good work as usual. Thanks Chef. 😊

Just saying when back in the day we used wire coat hangers for welding rod,was tad smaller then a rod you were using.at the time worked out for what we needed,impressive work as always.good video 😎😎😎👍👍👍

Do I get to pick the color ? What is the estimated delivery date ? The music is great along with the fast segments, sure beats grinding sounds lol. Zoom zoom 😂 looking great.

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Looks great, watch your rug when welding. Things smolder sight unseen.

Looking great David!! In the past many years ago I used tig welding rod to fill in gaps and this video brought back memory's.

You have done a nice job on those gaps. I'd be worried they would be to small once you have primer paint and clear on the whole car.

Great job David!👍

Nice work. She’s going to be a beauty!

Looking Great Tush, you are really cooking along on this one!

Are the frames that much different? I'm working on a '62 and decided on using a spare frame for various reasons. It looked the same as the original.

I saw a couple of videos on your excellent channel about your TR3 idling rough and even stalling when the electric fan came on/engine got hot. Were you able to discover what the problem was to fix it? I could not find the answer in your many videos.

Very impressed with your dexterity David, doing a great job