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Re: [Fot] Has anybody put a TR4 tub on a TR6 chassis?

To: "'Bruce Stutzman'" <stutztr4@gmail.com>, "'Mark J Bradakis'" <mark@bradakis.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Has anybody put a TR4 tub on a TR6 chassis?
From: "Jim Gray" <toodamnfunky@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2020 09:50:40 -0600
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It will fit, you have to adjust some body mount holes behind the seats =
and the motor mounts are different but it will go on.

jim g

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From: Fot <fot-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Bruce Stutzman
Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 9:37 AM
To: Mark J Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com>
Cc: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] Has anybody put a TR4 tub on a TR6 chassis?

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A big difference is the emergency brake.

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On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 8:23 AM Mark J Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com =

On 6/3/20 5:55 AM, yellow04 wrote:
> I figured this was the place to ask this question.
>
> I am selling an early TR4 project/parts car on Craigslist and just got =

> a question that I can't answer. Will a TR4 tub that goes on the ladder =

> frame mount to an IRS wishbone frame?
>
>

With a lot of cutting, welding and fabrication I am sure it would work.  =

I sort of remember a TR3 at the Boulder VTR convention in 1990 that was=20
heavily modified to fit on a TR6 frame.  I remember it as the car that=20
won the autocross at the racetrack because the driver thought that the=20
"optional" slalom along the back straight did not mean you could choose=20
to start it on the left or right, but choose to do it or just blast=20
straight through ignoring the cones altogether.

mjb.


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vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal>It will =
fit, you have to adjust some body mount holes behind the seats and the =
motor mounts are different but it will go on.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>jim g<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in =
0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b>From:</b> Fot =
&lt;fot-bounces@autox.team.net&gt; <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bruce =
Stutzman<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 3, 2020 9:37 AM<br><b>To:</b> =
Mark J Bradakis &lt;mark@bradakis.com&gt;<br><b>Cc:</b> =
fot@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Fot] Has anybody put a TR4 =
tub on a TR6 chassis?<o:p></o:p></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>A big =
difference is the emergency brake.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On =
Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 8:23 AM Mark J Bradakis &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:mark@bradakis.com";>mark@bradakis.com</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
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6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On 6/3/20 5:55 AM, yellow04 =
wrote:<br>&gt; I figured this was the place to ask this =
question.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; I am selling an early TR4 project/parts car on =
Craigslist and just got <br>&gt; a question that I can't answer. Will a =
TR4 tub that goes on the ladder <br>&gt; frame mount to an IRS wishbone =
frame?<br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br><br>With a lot of cutting, welding and =
fabrication I am sure it would work.&nbsp; <br>I sort of remember a TR3 =
at the Boulder VTR convention in 1990 that was <br>heavily modified to =
fit on a TR6 frame.&nbsp; I remember it as the car that <br>won the =
autocross at the racetrack because the driver thought that the =
<br>&quot;optional&quot; slalom along the back straight did not mean you =
could choose <br>to start it on the left or right, but choose to do it =
or just blast <br>straight through ignoring the cones =
altogether.<br><br>mjb.<br><br><br>______________________________________=
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