Interior almost done, putting miles on it now

The carpet kit is installed, looks pretty darn good.  Seats installed except upper portion of rear seat is not attached, need some input from the guy that made my interior on how to attach that.  Here's some interior shots:

I like the way the wheels turned out, I power washed them and then painted them with aluminum colored Rustoleum paint.  Much cheaper than new wheels.

Overall the car looks good and drives well.  Drove it tonite about 15 miles in 95 degree heat, didn't run hot until I let it idle at the end for a while, seems normal.  Did overflow just a little but I probably had too much coolant in it.  I also should replace the coolant again, the fluid that came out looked kinda brown.

Still having lots of noise from the lifters, after 50 miles since bringing it back to life I would have thought that might have gone away by now.  I plan to check valve clearances again, just to make sure something hasn't changed since the motor is running again now.

On the Road and Legal!

Got plates, insurance, and new tires this last week so I can now drive the car legally.  I painted the wire wheels with aluminum color rustoleum, don't look too bad and MUCH cheaper than new wheels.  The exterior is basically done (still need to get the passenger side door handle from MI and install it).  Interior needs couple more panels and carpet kit installed.  I've put over 20 miles on it now, lifters still noisy, still hoping that clears up.  Ticking noise from engine appears to be from water pump, some indication of leakage too, that's a used water pump that a friend in Huntingburg gave me.  Guess I need to buy a new one.  Took some pictures after my run this morning when in front yard, check them out:

Had a friend from Belgium come over this morning, another car guy who has owned a TR3 in the past.  He was my first passenger, plus he's the first person I've let drive the car (besides me, of course).  Engine runs strong.

Oh, also had an issue with poor tracking of the front end, turns out the front wheels were toed out about 1/2 inch!  Belgium friend helped me adjust toe in, tracks much better now.