Nearing Completion of My TR6
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88v8 Ivor Duarte Gloucestershire UK (1041 posts) Registered: 02/11/2010 04:29AM Main British Car: 1974 Land Rover Lightweight V8 |
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Hello and welcome.
Quite a shoehorn job under the bonnet. Even found room for the battery! Extensive rework under the skin, but the bodywork looking stock, incl the bumpers, I like that. Normally I don't like low-profile tyres on the TR6, but with the (unusual) silver paint it seems to work for me. How does the ride/suspension performance compare to stock? Ivor Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/30/2020 04:24AM by 88v8. |
Re: Nearing Completion of My TR6
Dave welcome to the forum.
You have done a real nice job. You have done a "Chip Foose" thing on your car and if you did not show those photos of the work in process it would have been hard to tell what was done. Please post more photos of the car from other angles so we can see your workmanship. Cheers Byron |
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 |
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Looks great Dave. Like others, I'd love to see more pics. Do you have a build thread somewhere?
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Jim Stabe Jim Stabe San Diego, Ca (829 posts) Registered: 02/28/2009 10:01AM Main British Car: 1966 MGB Roadster 350 LT1 Chevy |
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Nicely done Dave. You should consider doing a project journal on this site. There is plenty of space available for both text and photos.
Jim |
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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 |
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Great info, thanks for sharing it. Especially the spreadsheet info.
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Spitfire 350 Phil McConnell Perrysburg, OH (Toledo area) (257 posts) Registered: 01/11/2010 09:19PM Main British Car: 74 Spitfire 350Chevy |
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Very Nice!! Lots of creativity and great craftsmanship. Enjoy driving it!
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Dave,
First of all, WOW! What a fantastic job you have done. Very much what I intend to do, or have wanted to do for some time now. The body work is supreme. Looks as if it is factory. Just brilliant! I have several questions about your build and am hoping you might be willing to give some advice. I would guess you might be an engineer or a custom car builder like the guy from Texas Metal with these skills, but regardless you have been there, done that and can really help those looking to do something similar. So here are a few questions. 1) The frame looks amazing. Did you design and build it? 2) What size wheels and tires are on it? 3) From one of your posts, am I to understand you didn’t really alter the front of the car (maybe with exception to the fender flares), but the rear wings were cut along the joint line going from zero at the door jam and widening1.75” at the back? 4) How much flare was added to the fenders (wings) at the wheel well? Thank you for sharing your build with us and being an inspiration to me. Regards, Anthony Medina BLOKEMOTO |
88v8 Ivor Duarte Gloucestershire UK (1041 posts) Registered: 02/11/2010 04:29AM Main British Car: 1974 Land Rover Lightweight V8 |
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Caramba, that's almost a new car. Over here in the UK, the licensing people would have a hissy fit and make you jump through all sorts of hoops before you could put it on the road.
Looks as if you managed to use the standard screen. However, I guess among the smaller jobs was a custom soft top and widening of the folding frame. A really remarkable job. Ivor |
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