A rough idea of the spec for my TR6 project:
- Fibreglass wings, bonnet, bootlid, rear valence, front valence and door skins
- No hood
- No bumpers
- 3.7 diff
- Undecided whether to stick with current 6>1 manifold set up or switch to a Phoenix 6>3>1 setup for more (alledged) torque
- Fast road cam
- Prestige fuel pump
- Keeping Yoko 195/65 R15 tyres on wolfrace rims but could get them powder coated black
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
New chassis
The new chassis has finally arrived. It was rebuilt a few years ago, along with the diff, brake lines and suspension but has never been used since.
Monday, 26 October 2009
New tyres
Replacing and bleeding the clutch hydraulic system worked a treat. This weekend, we fitted some new Michelin XPC tyres on LWB rims. The result was no more tyre whine and much better on road performance. Next job on the list is replacing the springs and shock absorbers.
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
New stablemate!!!
The TR6 is waiting for its new chassis to be picked up.
I'm planning a trip around Europe with my girlfriend and as we want to do it in a classic, I starting looking at cars on ebay, etc. I ended up buying a 1966 SIIa Land Rover on ebay, unseen.
It made it the 200odd miles back to France, only breaking down several times due to a problem with the fuel supply.
The previous owner had done a lot of cosmetic work but mechanically it seems sturdy enough although the clutch suffers from a 2-3second delay and the car has a marked lean to the right hand side. The tyres aren't suitable for serious road use and the springs are worn but the engine starts on the button, revs and ticks over smoothly.
Suspect air in the system is to blame for the poor clutch engagement so replacing the master and slave cyclinders will be the first job, along with the copper and flexi hoses.
I'm planning a trip around Europe with my girlfriend and as we want to do it in a classic, I starting looking at cars on ebay, etc. I ended up buying a 1966 SIIa Land Rover on ebay, unseen.
It made it the 200odd miles back to France, only breaking down several times due to a problem with the fuel supply.
The previous owner had done a lot of cosmetic work but mechanically it seems sturdy enough although the clutch suffers from a 2-3second delay and the car has a marked lean to the right hand side. The tyres aren't suitable for serious road use and the springs are worn but the engine starts on the button, revs and ticks over smoothly.
Suspect air in the system is to blame for the poor clutch engagement so replacing the master and slave cyclinders will be the first job, along with the copper and flexi hoses.
Thursday, 11 June 2009
New home
We've made space in the barn for the car. This is where the magic is (hopefully) going to happen...
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
Starting Point
1970 TR6 Pi, original CP engine. 150bhp. First registered 1/01/1971 as CTD 432J.
Have owned the car for 3 years but a near MOT failure and ever more visible rust have convinced me to strip and rebuild the car.
This will be my first restoration project, should be interesting...
Have owned the car for 3 years but a near MOT failure and ever more visible rust have convinced me to strip and rebuild the car.
This will be my first restoration project, should be interesting...
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