Triumph Sports Cars

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

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tr6turbo
Dale Knapke
Sidney, Ohio
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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 26, 2011 07:39PM

Pictures of my easy lift off front end.

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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

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Re: Reinventing my TR6
Posted by: 74ls1tr6
Date: October 26, 2011 11:02PM

Dale,

Very nice setup! Looks like some fat was taken off too?


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: December 05, 2011 07:32PM

I want to make a fiberglass front bumper. I need a steel bumper to use as a mold. I have been looking for some time and have not found a cheap one. Rust is no problem since it will be used as a mold only. I would be interested in "renting" one that I would return when I am finished if anyone knows someone that wants to entertain that idea. I need a early one before the rubber blocks were added.

Dale
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Jon Ellison

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Re: Reinventing my TR6
Posted by: jellison
Date: January 09, 2012 10:00AM

Is that front "clip" all in steel?

Would it not make more sense to have glass fibre (the whole lot) front, top and bottom valance and wings? Could still all be built up as one clip.


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: January 09, 2012 12:39PM

Yes it is all steel. The hood will be fiberglass. I wanted a working hood and I thought that if I also wanted a removable front clip going with steel would be more durable. If I were to start over I might rethink that.

dale


Med72
Art Medrano
Austin, Tx
(52 posts)

Registered:
01/31/2012 09:25PM

Main British Car:
1972 Triumph TR6 GM 350

Re: Reinventing my TR6
Posted by: Med72
Date: February 09, 2012 09:38PM

Hey Dale:

Good to see that you are getting the beast back on the road. I notice from the photos that you have a 5 bolt wheels as opposed to the standard Triumph 4 bolt pattern. What did you use to convert this? I know the rear end is either a 8" or 9" so that is the Ford 5 bolt pattern but what did you use for the front?

Also, I plan to use a Ford 9" but still debating whether or not I will design a new rear sub frame or do something similar to what you did.

What do you recommend?


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: March 09, 2012 06:01PM

Here are a few pictures of the new interior. The pictures are not very good. The color is a light gray which is going to require a lot of cleaning I am afraid. I still have a lot of paint work to do before the car will be finished.
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MGBV8
Carl Floyd
Kingsport, TN
(4513 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 11:32PM

Main British Car:
1979 MGB Buick 215

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Re: Reinventing my TR6
Posted by: MGBV8
Date: March 10, 2012 09:28AM

Yer gettin there, Dale!


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

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Re: Reinventing my TR6
Posted by: 74ls1tr6
Date: March 13, 2012 01:19AM

Congrats on some more progress! Interior looks clean...


Capt'n Moorgone
Mike Moor
Angola,IN
(116 posts)

Registered:
11/20/2008 07:05PM

Main British Car:
1973 MGB 300 Buick

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Re: Reinventing my TR6
Posted by: Capt'n Moorgone
Date: March 18, 2012 12:01PM

Looks great Dale!Can't wait to see it in person. Mike


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: June 03, 2012 06:08PM

The interior, windows, seats,carpet, etc are now installed. The doors are on and adjusted. The dog house is painted and ready to set in place. I idled the engine to get it good and hot so that I can retorque the head and look for leaks which I did find one minor one. Things are looking good.

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Rob Ficalora
Willis, TX
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Registered:
10/24/2007 02:46PM

Main British Car:
'76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302

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Re: Reinventing my TR6
Posted by: rficalora
Date: June 03, 2012 11:38PM

It's looking good Dale.

Missed you in Palestine; are you planning to make it to Omaha next year?


MGBV8
Carl Floyd
Kingsport, TN
(4513 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 11:32PM

Main British Car:
1979 MGB Buick 215

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Re: Reinventing my TR6
Posted by: MGBV8
Date: October 07, 2012 04:21PM

Paging Dale.

I hear "Stretch" is back together & on the road. We need a completed pic to finish this thread. ;)


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 08, 2012 05:52PM

I took a few but they did not turn out well. I will try again.


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 18, 2012 07:57PM

I have had the car back on the road and the dragstrip for about 3 months now. I have been doing more drag racing then anything trying to get it back to where it was. The last couple of times out it was running 10.9s. Need to get another .1 out of it. Here are a couple of pictures.
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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 18, 2012 08:07PM

Here are a couple of youtube links
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BlownMGB-V8
Jim Blackwood
9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042
(6470 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 12:59PM

Main British Car:
1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS

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Re: Reinventing my TR6
Posted by: BlownMGB-V8
Date: October 19, 2012 08:16AM

Better than new.

Jim


Dan B
Dan Blackwood
South Charleston, WV
(1007 posts)

Registered:
11/06/2007 01:55PM

Main British Car:
1966 TR4A, 1980 TR7 Multiport EFI MegaSquirt on the TR4A. Lexus V8 pl

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Re: Reinventing my TR6
Posted by: Dan B
Date: October 19, 2012 10:17AM

The announce had "no idea what kind of car that is"


MGBV8
Carl Floyd
Kingsport, TN
(4513 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 11:32PM

Main British Car:
1979 MGB Buick 215

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Re: Reinventing my TR6
Posted by: MGBV8
Date: October 19, 2012 06:32PM

Looks great Dale!

I guess that extra wheelbase helps keep the front wheels on the ground. :)
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dwtr6v8
Don Watson
West Virginia
(305 posts)

Registered:
12/07/2007 07:45AM

Main British Car:
1974 TR6 Ford 5.0 HO

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Re: Reinventing my TR6
Posted by: dwtr6v8
Date: October 19, 2012 07:12PM

Looks red hot!
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