Richard Dearinger's Journal

Richard Dearinger

Greenfield, In, USA

Total Posts: 4 – Latest Post: 2012-04-22 17:07:30
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"New" To Me Parts

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Richard Dearinger — Posted on The Triumph Experience
Sunday April 22, 2012 5:07 PM

I was going to get my suspension parts from a guy in Indy but since we agreed on a price I haven't been able to get in touch with him. So, I got the front control arms from a member of this forum for the price of shipping and went to Dayton, Oh Saturday morning to get a diff that, according to the numbers, should be a 3.27 and a set of front shock towers. So I have everything for my front suspension rebuild now except the powder paint I'm on the fence on the colors. I'll probable order new bushes for the rear end, the 3.27 may not be high enough but its bound to be better than the 3.89 in it now and If I put new bushes in I can leave it in until I make a final decision.

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A Little About The Console

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Richard Dearinger — Posted on The Triumph Experience
Thursday April 12, 2012 6:11 PM

I started with a trip to pull-a-part. I walked around looking in all the cars for a console that fit my needs, I needed one with the brake on the right a couple cup holders some storage as well as fit length and width wise. What I decided to go with was out of a Subaru Outback. This is what it looked and fit when I brought it home.

After some cutting and welding it looks like this.

Here are some pics of the cuts and welds, I haven't sanded down the welds yet. After sanding I will cover the whole thing with fun foam sheets then upholster it with the same vinyl as the door panels.

And finally pics of the front support, storage areas and the shifter boot I made.

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Check The Door Panels Off The List

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Richard Dearinger — Posted on The Triumph Experience
Thursday April 12, 2012 5:06 PM

I've been working on these off and on for the past 18 months or so. I started with the idea that I wanted a 60's sports car look so I went with tuck and roll. I researched how to do a tuck and roll on the internet, I found that there are basically 2 ways to do it. After several practice panels both ways, I picked the way that worked best for me. I started working on the panels, figuring out how things had to go together as I went. That turned out to be good practice because the closer I got to finished the less I liked the way it was going. In the end I started over, taking what I learned from the first try and this is how it turned out. They are not perfect but I made them and I like them. I have a lot more upholstery work to do, but this is a start.

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2012 Project List

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Richard Dearinger — Posted on The Triumph Experience
Monday January 9, 2012 4:31 PM

1) Interior-Seats and foams (my seat frames are good I'm going to find foams I like at pull-a-part and then trim them to fit and upholster), carpet (have it), new console (I have modified the console from a Subaru something and made mounts for it, still need to upholster), door panels (I make and sell door cards for 1500's, so I have them, I am upholstering mine in Tuck n Roll) and rear panels (Tuck n Roll), refinish the dash.

2) Trunk-New cards and carpet everywhere plus a few "extras" (Same carpet as in the interior, LED's, storage compartment).

3) LED lights-Install LED's in trunk, under Bonnet, under dash and in-dash with dimmer (I have LED's on a strip that can be cut into 3 light sections and a dimmer for LED's all 12 volt).

4) Rear Diff-change the current 3.89 to a 3.27, should be a better fit with my engine/trans (I have found a GT6 diff and come to a price for it just need to get together with the owner to get it).

5) Front suspension-TRF magic kit(rubber bushes), box and powdercoat the control arms, box modify and powdercoat the shock towers, fabricate a shock tower brace (I have also made the deal for the control arms and towers from the same GT6 I'm getting the diff out of, just need to get there at the same time as the owner)

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