Joe,
What a wonderful story. Congrats!! You sound like a proud father!! Now
you have the entire summer (plus many years) to enjoy the fruit of your
labor.
Cheers, Jon
At 09:50 PM 4/16/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>Well, I've done it. It took about 6 months, and countless posts to "the
>list", and now I'm finished the mechanical restoration of my 1971 Jasmine
>Yellow
>TR6. I can't tell you guys how much help you have been in guiding me through
>the project. I lurked on the list for about a year, wondering if I could do
>this sort of thing. I've never done much more than take a lawn mower apart
>before this venture, and now I would consider myself at least novice, if not
>knowledgable about what lurks in the guts of a TR6. I think I could write
>a book
>about the mistakes I made, but in the end it was a worthwhile effort. My
>car's
>parts are worth more than I could ever sell it for, but now I know exactly
>what I've got. You guys always came through with timely, trustworthy
>advice.
>I won't list specific names, but you guys know who you are. I know I
>couldn't
>have done it without the wisdom from the sages. I hope to meet some of you
>guys someday. To recap what I've done:
>1. Rebuilt my engine from valve cover to oil pan with lots of performance
>extras
>2. Added overdrive, new clutch with Gundst bearing
>3. New rear hubs, Rebuilt rear end, rebushed trailing arms, lowered the car,
> adjustable rear brackets, high performance springs
>4. New front suspension
>5. Front and rear sway bars
>6. Header with dual stainless exhaust
>7. All new electrics, including Bosch alternator
>8. All u-joints...
>9. All rebuilt brake components including master and booster
>Heck, everything on the car but the body has been rebuilt By ME! IN MY
>GARAGE!!!
>....And it runs GREAT! Thanks everyone!!!
>
>Joe Davis, Drakes Branch Virginia
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