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Triumph Sports Cars

engine swaps and other performance upgrades, plus "factory" V8s (Stag and TR8)

74ls1tr6 Calvin Grannis Elk Grove,CA (1151 posts) Registered: 11/10/2007 10:05AM Main British Car: 74 TR6 / 71 MGB GT TR6/Ls1 71 MGB GT/Ls1

Re: Reinventing my TR6 Posted by: 74ls1tr6 Date: August 23, 2010 09:24AM Have you seen Jim Prettyleafs half cage. I guess all you would need to do is the front part of the roll cage to finish it off. I rode in this car, it corner's like a flat pancake with no body roll at all. Jim's link [www.britishv8.org]

tr6turbo Dale Knapke Sidney, Ohio (169 posts) Registered: 08/24/2008 09:44PM Main British Car: 1972 Triumph TR6 Ford 2300, 4 Cyl Turbo

Re: Reinventing my TR6 Posted by: tr6turbo Date: September 05, 2010 10:43AM Getting ready to weld the frame back together. I pulled strings to get the front suspension mounting points square and on center to the old section of the frame. One good thing about working with a TR6 frame is that from the fear axle center line to the front of the frame it is flat and all in one plane. That is why I have the frame up side down. I used a level to get everything level front to back, side to side and on the diagonals.

tr6turbo Dale Knapke Sidney, Ohio (169 posts) Registered: 08/24/2008 09:44PM Main British Car: 1972 Triumph TR6 Ford 2300, 4 Cyl Turbo

Re: Reinventing my TR6 Posted by: tr6turbo Date: September 12, 2010 09:57AM These are pictures of my TR6 + 2 fender. This fender is 2 inches longer then stock. I am lengthening the wheel base of the car 2 inches. The piece in front of the fender in the second picture is the 3 inch long piece I cut off. I then welded back on a 5 inch long piece from my wrecked fender. I also made a rust repair to the new fender using a piece from my old wrecked fender.

tr6turbo Dale Knapke Sidney, Ohio (169 posts) Registered: 08/24/2008 09:44PM Main British Car: 1972 Triumph TR6 Ford 2300, 4 Cyl Turbo

Re: Reinventing my TR6 Posted by: tr6turbo Date: September 19, 2010 05:11PM This weekend I got the engine, rear end and all suspension mounted back on the frame for a trial fit. I now need to make new front fuel lines and brake lines since the car is two inches longer.

rficalora Rob Ficalora Willis, TX (2764 posts) Registered: 10/24/2007 02:46PM Main British Car: '76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302

Re: Reinventing my TR6 Posted by: rficalora Date: September 19, 2010 09:25PM Great progress Dale.

alana alan atkinson 10567 (232 posts) Registered: 06/19/2008 08:06PM Main British Car: 68 TR250 LS2

Re: Reinventing my TR6 Posted by: alana Date: September 20, 2010 06:02AM Can I ask why 2" longer? It seems like a ton of work for what superficially seems like a very small wheelbase change.

74ls1tr6 Calvin Grannis Elk Grove,CA (1151 posts) Registered: 11/10/2007 10:05AM Main British Car: 74 TR6 / 71 MGB GT TR6/Ls1 71 MGB GT/Ls1

Re: Reinventing my TR6 Posted by: 74ls1tr6 Date: September 20, 2010 11:04AM My guess for 2" longer would be for the strip.

alana alan atkinson 10567 (232 posts) Registered: 06/19/2008 08:06PM Main British Car: 68 TR250 LS2

Re: Reinventing my TR6 Posted by: alana Date: September 20, 2010 12:07PM Well yes, I'd guessed that ;) My question was more along the lines of "Since it's so much work, why go with ONLY two inches".

MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN (4513 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 11:32PM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Buick 215

Re: Reinventing my TR6 Posted by: MGBV8 Date: September 20, 2010 05:16PM Since you're going to all that trouble for two inches, ya might as well make it two inches wider on each side, too! ;)

MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN (4513 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 11:32PM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Buick 215

Re: Reinventing my TR6 Posted by: MGBV8 Date: September 20, 2010 08:27PM Frontal area? Okay, just widen the track width & add flares. Straight line action is a blast, but that is just the in between" stuff. I'm just trying to look out for you & The Dragon that beckons. :)

alana alan atkinson 10567 (232 posts) Registered: 06/19/2008 08:06PM Main British Car: 68 TR250 LS2

Re: Reinventing my TR6 Posted by: alana Date: September 20, 2010 08:49PM You've all seen Len Renkenberger's car, right? He put about 11" and a back seat in it back in the 80s so he could drive the kids around... These images are from the 2007 TRials in Hershey. Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/20/2010 08:55PM by alana.

MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN (4513 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 11:32PM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Buick 215

Re: Reinventing my TR6 Posted by: MGBV8 Date: September 21, 2010 11:20PM Very sharp. I like it!

MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN (4513 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 11:32PM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Buick 215

Re: Reinventing my TR6 Posted by: MGBV8 Date: October 03, 2010 08:55PM How goes it, Dale?

tr6turbo Dale Knapke Sidney, Ohio (169 posts) Registered: 08/24/2008 09:44PM Main British Car: 1972 Triumph TR6 Ford 2300, 4 Cyl Turbo

Re: Reinventing my TR6 Posted by: tr6turbo Date: October 04, 2010 07:43PM Its ready to go to the race car shop to have the roll cage installed. It will be getting a 10 point cage. Four for the basic cage, two side bars for side impact, two going back behind the rear axle and two going forward to the front suppension cross member. What do you think if I let the fenders off and make a Rat Rod out of it?

74ls1tr6 Calvin Grannis Elk Grove,CA (1151 posts) Registered: 11/10/2007 10:05AM Main British Car: 74 TR6 / 71 MGB GT TR6/Ls1 71 MGB GT/Ls1

Re: Reinventing my TR6 Posted by: 74ls1tr6 Date: October 04, 2010 08:29PM "Wow" Dale you have not wasted any time! I'm impressed at how fast and resourceful you are Dale! "Awesome" Rat ummmm, I vote for fenders.

MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN (4513 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 11:32PM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Buick 215

Re: Reinventing my TR6 Posted by: MGBV8 Date: October 04, 2010 10:45PM "What do you think if I let the fenders off and make a Rat Rod out of it? " Yeah, big block Chevy with a blower.....it'd be awesome! :)

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