George -
I would bring the car to a good welding/fabrication shop that specializes in
autos. These guys are in Cranston..
http://www.autorust.com/ .
Good luck!
Gary R.
http://www.icer.net/TR6.html
74 TR6
Woodbury, CT
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Loriot, George
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 9:52 AM
> To: 6pack@autox.team.net
> Subject: front spring turret - i'm in big trouble
>
>
> Dear listers,
>
> I'm afraid my trusty 1976 TR6 is in big trouble, maybe
> someone has an idea to fix this.
>
> The left front spring 'turret' has cracked making the car
> undriveable, at least safely. The crack is in the side piece
> of the 'turret' that supports the round section that in turn
> is where the spring seats. This results in the left front
> sagging quite a bit, and the wheel is canted out at the
> bottom, and is clearly ready to break off completely. A new
> turret could be welded in, if the chassis is not rusted too
> badly, is that right? But TRF no longer has availability of
> the part (and I suppose I should really replace both sides
> anyhow). Have any of you folks had this problem? Is there
> some way around it, or are my TR6 days over?
>
> There's local (Rhode Island) shop that could probably
> fabricate a turret; any other ideas? All help from this
> terrific list would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
> George Loriot
> 1976 TR6
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