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The shed was only wide enough to get down one side at a time. So when that side was finished the body was manhandled across to give access to the other side.
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Space under the car was no better. Here Bob gets the back axle onto the car whilst lying on his back!
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Over the years the various bits had been moved and locating them became a treasure hunt. Once found they all needed cleaning and refurbishing, like this brake drum.
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Brian helps to rebuild the front suspension.
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The engine was taken to Carlow Engineering for a complete rebuild
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Terry builds some ramps to help roll the car out of the shed.
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And finally the great day arrives. The sun is shining and the car waits behind closed doors for its first outing in 35 years.
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The engine and gearbox have been assembled and wait on the hoist....
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.... whilst Terry, complete with clipboard gets ready to direct his troops.
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The doors open and the car is ready to start its journey.
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First job is to put the wheels on.
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The the team assemble the ramps to allow the car to be rolled from the shed onto the lawn.
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With a safety rope in place to stop the car rolling too far, the team carefully manoeuvre it onto the ramps.
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With Terry at the wheel (sitting on a milk crate!) the first stage is successfully completed...
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...and the car comes to rest on the lawn.
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The shed looks bereft without the car, but it is still a surprise that so much work had been done in such a small space.
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After a brief rest the team begin the second stage.
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The ramps are moved to enable the car to be rolled down onto the patio..
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...and again the manoeuvre is completed without a hitch.
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Now for the final stage, to get the car out of the garden and into the garage.
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The car has to be manhandled to get it through the gates and onto the driveway.
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It then has to be turned so the nose is pointing into the garage.
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And finally it gets pushed into the garage - be careful of that front wing!
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The engine and gearbox are carefully lowered into body shell ...
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....taking care not to damage the bodywork or foul the steering rack.
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The team finally manage to bolt the engine and gearbox in place ...
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... and the car is ready for the remaining panels to be put on before going off to Dave Dodd's to be finished.
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And after a very successful morning the team get stuck into sausage and bacon rolls kindly provided by Pat.
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Watch out for the final stage of this epic rebuild when the TR2 makes its debut.
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