I have to agree with Shane. For 2k expect to do a lot of rebuilding. I got
mine for 3k and spent 2k on the body and 2k more on the engine. That
doesn't being to scratch what I have spent in all the little parts. i.e.
brakes steering suspension etc etc. Expect every piece of rubber to be dry
rotted and need replacement.
Now on the other hand, if you can do whatever needed motor work yourself,
and find a rust free body you can have a good running car that is a rolling
restoration and do it as you get a few bucks here and there. You don't have
to do it all at once. I have been doing mine over the last year and just got
the body work done. It wasn't half bead before that, but didn't exactly
look new either. Look in the Southeast for rust free cars.
Jim Altman jaltman@altlaw.com Illigitimi non Carborundum
http://www.altlaw.com/metro/jaltman.html 69-TR6#CC28754L W4UCK
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From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Shane F. Ingate
Sent: Monday, October 12, 1998 12:45 PM
To: rshaffer@gmu.edu
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: TR6 buyers advice?
Rob Shaffer wrote:
> ...I'd like to seriously look at buying a TR6. To put it bluntly,
> what could I get for around $2000?
IMHO, $2000 will not buy you much. Even if you do all the
mechanicals (motor, g/box, brakes, suspension, exhaust), you
are looking at a minimum of of several thousands of dollars
in parts alone. For example, I bought my TR6 in 1991 for $4000,
and have since spent an additional $5000 in parts and labour (but
excluding the Weber DCOE40s and manifold that I recently purchased,
but that is another story :) reconditioning the mechanicals; I've
not even touched the bodywork yet, which has some rust in the
floorpans and one rocker, so the car looks the same (externally)
as the day I bought it......
But then again, maybe you are one of those gifted people who
can resurrect $2000 TR6s, and I hope you are, because a $2000 TR6
deserves to be saved and not parted out.
Shane Ingate in San Diego
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