Yes sir! So many times I have bought the same part twice!
On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 12:04 PM DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com> wrote:
>
> I hear you. I have another project (TR8) in a garage about 12 miles from
> home and I forget how many times I arrived there with 3/4 of the parts/tools
> I needed. This project has been stalled so long I forget where I put some of
> the parts. I lost one thinking that if I get a replacement the original will
> show up (as per usual)but so far no show.
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Lindsay via 6pack <6pack@autox.team.net>
> To: 6pack <6pack@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tue, Sep 10, 2019 9:25 am
> Subject: Re: [6pack] Too quiet.
>
> Awesome report, Dave! Thanks! Today I planned to connect the new battery in
> my TR6 project. But when I got to the shop (20 minute drive) I realized that
> I had left all the freshly cleaned, decontaminated, and refinished parts on
> the home garage workbench. So alas, another day delay but the other cars did
> get their exercise. Headed back home now to replace that other thermostat...
>
> Rick
>
> On Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 8:54 AM DAVID MASSEY via 6pack <6pack@autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> I agree with Richard, it is too quiet here.
>
> I somehow fell off the list many years ago but I am back (sorry). The TR6
> was off the road for several years after a pending major frame failure was
> discovered. As much as I would LOVE to get a RATCO frame I don't LOVE it
> 6G's worth. A local club member who happens to be a fitter/welder by trade
> offered to rework my frame so I disassembled the car and took the frame to
> him and after 7 months or so he rebuilt the main frame rails from about the
> mid point right to the rear of the car. He also reinforced notorious week
> points such as the diff mounts and the attach points for the (aftermarket)
> rear sway bar. He also handed me a 3-lb bag of rust scale he extracted from
> inside the frame.
>
> I spend an afternoon with prods and compressed air and removed some more
> rust, then I treated the inside of the frame with Eastwood's frame
> rustproofing kit (I think I used two of them), painted the frame with POR15
> (Note: POR15 does a very poor job of sticking to old paint) and reassembled
> the car.
>
> I set up a camera on a (cheap) tripod and took a picture. I installed the LF
> suspension and took a pic. I installed the RF suspension and took a pic,
> front sway bar and took a pic, steering rack and took a pic... (you get the
> picture) so I now have a nice sequence of pictures of the car coming together.
>
> The car has been on the road for a year now and so far I have 1) blown the
> diff and 2) blew a head gasket. I drove this car for nearly 2 decades with
> nary a problem but I guess my luck had run out. Keep in mind that this car
> has been to both coasts, Canada and up Pike's Peak so it is no slouch.
>
> Dave
>
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