Well, Tilley, my TR6, and I made it across the "sort of" Laguna
mountains (highest peak about 6,500') to the Jacumba Hot Springs
Spa. Really fun and pleasant, though not a 200 mile trip entirely without
problems...
About 2/3s of the way there, an old Pirelli tire blew out, so I got
to learn about changing Tilley's tires, sorry, tyres. First, I
learned that Tilley does not have a regulation jack; it is a little
hydraulic pump type jack that is TOO tall to fit under the TR6 frame,
and then doesn't jack up enough. Well, with my Okie ingenuity, I
got it a little jacked up, then used two big rocks to hold it until
I could reposition the jack and jack it up further. Everything then
went fine! Great trip, but my left arm is now sunburned. :(
Well, the blow out is making me face the fact that Tilley needs a new
set of shoes. But what to get her? I know Redlines are "original",
but more expense than I want to spend, so? I would appreciate
considered/knowledgeable suggestions. My kind of driving is
obviously, pleasure driving, but I do want them to "look" right!
Also, since I am going to fiddle with the tyres, I may as well clean
up the wheels. What type of paint should I paint the steel rims?
Any special clean up materials or procedures I should follow?
And finally, there was quite a front end shimmy aperiodically. I know
that one upper tie-rod bushing is about gone. So, what should I
expect in the way of a front end rebuild? What should I replace in
the front end? How much time (in general) is required for average
frontend rebuild? Can a novice with plenty of time do it? Best
place for parts? Moss/TRF/??
Thanks for the help.
Love that TR6 exhaust sound!!!
Nick
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