New member

eSteve · #1 16th February 2010, 01:54 PM

Hi,

New member here! I think it's time to introduce myself, after having been lurking on this forum for probably upward of a year now, I am about to actually start my build.

Some background - I had been contemplating a project car for some years and had decided on a Triumph Stag or TR5 restoration but the work that would be required on the body work left me decidedly cold. I am not keen on body work, cutting out rust, patching and the necessary sanding and painting etc, however the electrical and mechanical side of things that I know more about and enjoy. Although a software engineer now, I started my career as a mechanical engineer and have had much practical experience with cars, bikes (restoration) and engines.

However, somewhere on a surf I must have stumbled on someone’s Haynes Roadster or LoCost build diary and I was drawn in. A car project that involved no (very little) work with bent bits of rusted steel. So I bought the two books (Champion and Gibbs) and read them cover to cover several times. Since then I have been researching and planning my build.

I have finally secured a donor, (a 1.6 carbed Pinto), my garage is clear of the normal rubbish that accumulates in there and I have my wood to build my build table. Just the steel to order and I'm underway.

Ideally I would have sourced a 2l Pinto as the donor but these seem very scarce. The long term plan when the car is IVA'd would be to buy a 2l Pinto and spend the winter rebuilding it and swapping out the 1.6 for it, but that would be a long way off.

Reading previous posts, this is a friendly and good natured forum and hope you will bear up to my newbie questions.

I seemed to have rambled on for a bit so I guess that’s about it for now.

eSteve

jasongray5 · #2 16th February 2010, 02:01 PM

G'day mate!
Hope you enjoy your build,
This forum is a wealth of knowledge and the lads on here are really top notch bunch of guys!

Jas

HandyAndy · #3 16th February 2010, 02:05 PM

welcome to the forum Steve,
As Jas has said the forum is a friendly place with a wide forum member knowledge / info available, & at times some great banter.

enjoy your build , don,t forget to add your build to the thread "how many Roadsters being built" in the announcement section.

all the best
andy

Bonzo · #4 16th February 2010, 02:46 PM

A very warm welome to the forum matey

I was in the same boat as you ..... In the midst of restoring a 1966 Triumph Vitesse convertable.
It dawned on me that I was physically unable to do the heavy stuff

Had the Ron Champion book for a few years, then out of the Blue I spotted Chris Gibbs book in Halfrauds & the rest is history.

Enjoy your build & keep us up to date with your progress