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From: Windoseat@aol.com <Windoseat@aol.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 6:31 PM
Subject: Frame restoration
>I would first sandblast it. I did. I thought my frame had a little bit of
surface rust. But afterblasting it, you can pretty much see that your frame
was in poorer condition then you thought. But hey, I maybe wong or maybe
it's because I live in Canada.
Good Luck,
Patrick
70 TR-6....in pieces
71 TR-6....in pieces
73 TR-6....Almost in pieces :)
>Listers;
>
>I originally sent out a query regarding the restoration of a GT6+ frame but
>forgot to list the topic. Although I received a few replies I am still
>pondering the subject. Faced with a severe case of shipwrights I am ready
to
>remove the body and do this thing right. My question is: How do you
accomplish
>a restoration of the chassis tube interiors? I have a chassis that is in
>excellent condition thanks to overzealous undercoating with the variety
that
>hardens with age and cracks. It was sprayed on the chassis and into the
>interior. Is it possible to remove this material with some kind of dipping
and
>boiling treatment (much like boiling out an engine block). Although it is
hard
>to tell without cutting the chassis in half I have to assume that the
material
>is dry and cracking and allowing moisture to be trapped between the
>undercoating and the metal. This has occurred on the exterior of the
chassis.
>
>Any ideas on how to attack this project would be appreciated.
>
>Greg Wolf
>1970 GT6+ "Ian"
>A2 Michigan
>
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