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RE: Triumph TR7 Refurbs - CMOTD - 10th-May-21

Following this one with interest. One has to admire the sheer lunacy of spending 20 times more than the original car is worth in order to make it perform in a half decent fashion. I doff my cap to you gentlemen.

When you have finished this project perhaps you could turn your skills to a further pair of pigs from the era:
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RE: Triumph TR7 Refurbs - BAracer - 10th-May-21

(10th-May-21, 12:43 PM)Nonfractal Wrote:  The days kit arrives for a build..
are  my favourite days 

Carbon front axle...nice touch!

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RE: Triumph TR7 Refurbs - 964rh - 10th-May-21

(10th-May-21, 03:48 PM)CMOTD Wrote:  Following this one with interest. One has to admire the sheer lunacy of spending 20 times more than the original car is worth in order to make it perform in a half decent fashion. I doff my cap to you gentlemen.

When you have finished this project perhaps you could turn your skills to a further pair of pigs from the era:

Ha, funny you should say that 

Have a couple of Mini Clubmans and a 911 Turbo in the project box 

Mini has been lowered at the front to make the stance look a little better, then new motor, removable magnets and new wheels 

911 will have a new chassis, new wheels, rear axle to fit the arches and a new motor 

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RE: Triumph TR7 Refurbs - Nonfractal - 11th-May-21

(10th-May-21, 03:48 PM)CMOTD Wrote:  .. One has to admire the sheer lunacy of spending 20 times more than the original car is worth in order to make it perform in a half decent fashion. I doff my cap to you gentlemen.

Some have been refurbing this least fashionable triumph TR model for quite a while, putting far more in than they will ever get out.
1:1 TR7s are now pulling good prices but it's taken decades to get to that.

One benefit of the unfashionable Slot.IT chassis is that I can fit another body to it at some point in the future.
Adjustable wheelbase makes the HRS2 suitable for almost any body. 

I don't know of any other racer still working with HRS2, everything's gone 3D 
Alan

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RE: Triumph TR7 Refurbs - BAracer - 11th-May-21

For variety, I'll go down the Amato chassis route.

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RE: Triumph TR7 Refurbs - Carfunmostly - 13th-May-21

All you need to know...

http://www.tr7.co.uk/tr7-scalextric-models/history.html

Nonfractal, yours is likely from the 80s

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RE: Triumph TR7 Refurbs - Carfunmostly - 13th-May-21

I should probably bring this to your attention guys

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SCALEXTRIC-TRIUMPH-TR7-CHASSIS-WITH-MOTOR-MOUNT-OPTIONS-/224416714241?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

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RE: Finally!! Scaley TR7 - Sports Racer - 13th-May-21

(2nd-May-21, 10:45 AM)Nonfractal Wrote:  Wheels wheels wheels. 
Looking for something just under 15mm diameter , 6 to 8mm wide fronts, 8 to10mm wide rears 
Struggling.
I like look of "minilite" wheels reminiscent of the 1:1 yellow car above and came across these 

Shame they are in Spain . Shame they are in plastic.
Worst case scenario is that I could  chop them into wheel trims for deep dish alloys (NSR) wheels.

Munter on the Aussie forum does Minilite inserts and postage from New Zealand is cheap. Most of my classic touring cars run his inserts.

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RE: Triumph TR7 Refurbs - BAracer - 13th-May-21

(13th-May-21, 09:55 AM)Carfunmostly Wrote:  I should probably bring this to your attention guys

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SCALEXTRIC-TRIUMPH-TR7-CHASSIS-WITH-MOTOR-MOUNT-OPTIONS-/224416714241?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

That's a bit too low for my taste...

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RE: Triumph TR7 Refurbs - Nonfractal - 13th-May-21

(13th-May-21, 09:52 AM)Carfunmostly Wrote:  All you need to know...

http://www.tr7.co.uk/tr7-scalextric-models/history.html

Nonfractal, yours is likely from the 80s

Amazing how memories can be created and distorted in your own mind.
Clearly this car is not the one I remember receiving when I was young. 

1980 it is. So I have even less concern that I'm butchering a real old classic. 
Alan

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