vegard_s Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Decided to have a thread for my restoration rebuild. Since I´ve decided to take my time with the rebuild, I pulled off the front wings today. This is what I found: Not too bad on the sills here just some light surface rust here, this being an ex California car seems to have been healthy. As you can see here the bottom part of the front wings have take the worst hit, with holes rust all the way through. I will probably buy the repair kits for the bottom part if I can´t save enough of the mounting holes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Denis Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 I see from the vent flap it's an early car...what year is it, and why is the engine bay black? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vegard_s Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) Yes it is an early 1970 CC spec, built in December 69. The PO did a respray of the car at one stage and turned it into Mimosa yellow and made the engine bay black, it was originally Damson Red. I will respray it but I will do the engine bay and the whole car in the new color. I´m not a huge fan of the Damson red so that´s a no go. I´ve been thinking about the TR3 Silver Grey color, so if any of you have any photos of a TR6 in that color that would nice to see. / Vegard Edited December 21, 2013 by vegard_s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Here you go Vegard, taken at Harrogate international on TR Bitz stand. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vegard_s Posted December 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Thanks Stuart. Very nice indeed, not sure if I like the interior and the wire wheels though. I do however like the silver grey colours on 70s cars. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 That was a special order build in Blackberry leather, absolutely every panel inside and in the boot was leather covered. Actually worked very well when you saw it close up. Bit over the top for practicality though. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vegard_s Posted December 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 I guess you can´t argue with the craftsmanship there. I take my hat off to many of the restorers around the world that keep these old machines alive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vegard_s Posted December 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Pulled off the rear fender today to see what was hiding behind there. Found loads of some Stone Guard material, I really hate getting that stuff off but it seems to have protected it well and no bad things underneath either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vegard_s Posted December 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Got all the wings off and happy with the condition behind the wings. Had a closer inspection of the lower front wings today, the metal is thin and not in great condition. Does anyone have any experience with the repair panels for the front wings? Sanded down the sills, and on the right side it looks like someone has been trying to pull out some dents. And at last I got the fuel tank out and was very pleased with what I saw. I have had some issues with fuel smell so I guess I should get the tank checked out since its out. What are the best way of doing this, some kind of pressure test ? regards, Vegard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vegard_s Posted January 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Some more parts out of the engine bay and one floor out. Since all the sills were in great condition I will leave them and weld in the new floors. In case you are wondering I´m not finished cleaning up the cut out floor, I only did a quick rough cutout. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vegard_s Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Got the new lower repair panels for the front wings. Most of the panels sanded down Started sanding down the engine bay, the battery compartment will need some new steel.. Some more sanding done.. So much work and too little time... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Dont leave any panel in bare steel for very long Vegard, at least get some anti rust primer on them. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vegard_s Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Indeed, they will be etch primed or epoxy primed very soon to protect the bare metal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trigbush Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Good work. Like the silver grey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steves_TR6 Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Good work. Like the silver grey. Delorean Silver methinks :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
simonjrwinter Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Thats a GOOD car! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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