your inspiration Elin...keeps me moving on my project...👍 Mustie1 turned my on to oiling (bar chain..or maybe mineral oil) inside the frame rails... I've been doing it for some years now... works great.
Really enjoy your work and how much you are accomplishing. You are funny when you tease your watchers about being late the "next morning" in your video...good sense of humor.
Hello Elin. Love your progress on the 74 frame. What is the white grey stuff on the frame. I see patches of it all over the frame just at the beginning of the video. We are all pulling for you, so dont discouraged about that nasty rust bucket body.
I think it is 16ga. Wow, you have lots of time to spare if you can afford watching a video twice :) Sometimes I have to re-watch my own videos to find out what I did or what was the idea at the time LOL and I find them boring HAHAHA
getting good viewership, superb effort ... I'd think ( and I had a '76 TR6 I loved ) it's , bottom line ' throwing good $$ after bad', it's just the way of mild steel. probably be better to make replica frames of S.S. and a thicker gauge as well. cost, mega huge bucks. I did see an internet site that sold full replacement, advanced racing oriented frames. TR 6 as $100,000. toys ?
That is fine, I know someone who has a lot of experience with a body like this :) He is not busy during his Christmas break as far as I know :) Unless we decide to abandon all projects and spend the break on the beach on some Caribbean Iceland together...
Both TR6s were meant to be side projects. Nothing to do with the shop. Jake invested in the cars and parts and I was supposed to do the work in my own time. This way we both own half of each at the end LOL. So the 73 is ready now and since I invested a lot of my own time in it I own part of it, but still not everything :) The plans for the 74 changed a bit though. Since the shop is not busy right now we decided to turn it into a shop project and keep the people busy including myself. So this one is a shop project now. Not mine.
Maybe, but not yet. It can not be sandblasted with all the tar on it. It needs to be removed manually. The other problem is all these patches hide rusty metal behind them and that is what I want to be sandblasted, not the patches... So I have to remove the patches first. So maybe after that we can sandblast it, but maybe not :) I will decide later
Well the only way to prevent that (or I should say to reduce the risk) is to coat it internally and that is what I am going to do. I mentioned it in the videos. I ordered internal frame coating spray from Eastwood and I will try to protect the frame inside. I hope it works.
I’m surprised that you have not fitted strengthening pieces to the front suspension mounts as these do have a habit of breaking away and, at the same time, fitted strengthening pieces to the diff mounts. I would consider these items to be essential when you are doing a restoration of this depth.As for the body, I would have soda blasted or dipped toremove all the paint and other crap. Only then can you see just what really needs to be done. Judging by the state of the various panels I would replacethe whole panel as I’m doing to my 6 otherwise, you are just chasing your tail.In your case, I think I would seriously consider buying a new body shell and sell off the good bits of the old one to defray the cost somewhat.
You might be right about the front suspension. I've never seen front suspension mounts break away and that is why I didn't think of that, but I will do some research. It is not too late to reinforce it even now, Thank you! Regarding the body, I've seen much worse bodies being repaired including my GT6. And I am actually really happy with the results. I am not concerned about the body at all. Even if I get a "new" body it will come with issues as the last new body was made 40 years ago :) So I'd better work with what I have, which is not that bad at all. I wouldn't sandblast it before I get rid of all the tar and patches. They hide rusty metal, which won't be reached by the sand anyway. So I have to get rid of those first and only then I can consider sandblasting.
I agree with Jon, think you should fit the front suspension reinforcements and especially the diff mount stuff. With your fabrication skills no need to buy the kits, just take a look on-line and make up your own. Re new bodies, I know Heritage made them available some years ago (many less than 40) for restoration projects, don't know if they're still available.
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your inspiration Elin...keeps me moving on my project...👍 Mustie1 turned my on to oiling (bar chain..or maybe mineral oil) inside the frame rails... I've been doing it for some years now... works great.
You really do nice work! There's no substitute for knowledge, experience and integrity.
elin looking great making excellent progress thanks for sharing bob 10+
Really enjoy your work and how much you are accomplishing. You are funny when you tease your watchers about being late the "next morning" in your video...good sense of humor.
:) if we don't joke around the videos become too hard to watch. Especially when there is a lot of welding or bodywork...
Hello Elin. Love your progress on the 74 frame. What is the white grey stuff on the frame. I see patches of it all over the frame just at the beginning of the video. We are all pulling for you, so dont discouraged about that nasty rust bucket body.
What gauge metal are you using for the frame patches? Had to watch this video twice. Gets me motivated.
I think it is 16ga. Wow, you have lots of time to spare if you can afford watching a video twice :) Sometimes I have to re-watch my own videos to find out what I did or what was the idea at the time LOL and I find them boring HAHAHA
That frame is kinda 'tender' Elin. You got it fixed up nice!.
If it rots again in 50-60 years I will consider replacing it with a Ratco one. It will be good for now :)
@@RustyBeauties I highly doubt that the frame will rust any more. You already protected it more than the factory did when new.
getting good viewership, superb effort ... I'd think ( and I had a '76 TR6 I loved ) it's , bottom line ' throwing good $$ after bad', it's just the way of mild steel. probably be better to make replica frames of S.S. and a thicker gauge as well. cost, mega huge bucks. I did see an internet site that sold full replacement, advanced racing oriented frames. TR 6 as $100,000. toys ?
Yeah, frames can be expensive :) I am working towards restoring/refurbishing old parts. I buy replacements only when the old ones are really lost
Parts of that body and all that brazing patchwork reminds me of the TR250.....nightmare!
wouldn't you love to have those fenders? :-)
thats the first thing i thought, this reminds me of chef tushs car! good brazers there in canada!
That is fine, I know someone who has a lot of experience with a body like this :) He is not busy during his Christmas break as far as I know :) Unless we decide to abandon all projects and spend the break on the beach on some Caribbean Iceland together...
Xln't work, Elin. But, I'm confused. I know you have a TR-6 and, I think the shop has one too. Is this TR-6 a shop project or your personal TR-6 ?
Both TR6s were meant to be side projects. Nothing to do with the shop. Jake invested in the cars and parts and I was supposed to do the work in my own time. This way we both own half of each at the end LOL. So the 73 is ready now and since I invested a lot of my own time in it I own part of it, but still not everything :) The plans for the 74 changed a bit though. Since the shop is not busy right now we decided to turn it into a shop project and keep the people busy including myself. So this one is a shop project now. Not mine.
looks like a off to sandplasters job elin the body that is , would take you ages to clean that up
Maybe, but not yet. It can not be sandblasted with all the tar on it. It needs to be removed manually. The other problem is all these patches hide rusty metal behind them and that is what I want to be sandblasted, not the patches... So I have to remove the patches first. So maybe after that we can sandblast it, but maybe not :) I will decide later
Good work, but I‘m afraid the rust will just continue eating this thing from the inside.
Well the only way to prevent that (or I should say to reduce the risk) is to coat it internally and that is what I am going to do. I mentioned it in the videos. I ordered internal frame coating spray from Eastwood and I will try to protect the frame inside. I hope it works.
I’m surprised that you have not fitted strengthening pieces to the front suspension mounts as these do have a habit of breaking away and,
at the same time, fitted strengthening pieces to the diff mounts. I would consider these items to be essential when you are doing a restoration of this depth.As for the body, I would have soda blasted or dipped toremove all the paint and other crap. Only then can you see just what really
needs to be done. Judging by the state of the various panels I would replacethe whole panel as I’m doing to my 6 otherwise, you are just chasing your tail.In your case, I think I would seriously consider buying a new body shell and sell off the good bits of the old one to defray the cost somewhat.
You might be right about the front suspension. I've never seen front suspension mounts break away and that is why I didn't think of that, but I will do some research. It is not too late to reinforce it even now, Thank you!
Regarding the body, I've seen much worse bodies being repaired including my GT6. And I am actually really happy with the results. I am not concerned about the body at all. Even if I get a "new" body it will come with issues as the last new body was made 40 years ago :) So I'd better work with what I have, which is not that bad at all. I wouldn't sandblast it before I get rid of all the tar and patches. They hide rusty metal, which won't be reached by the sand anyway. So I have to get rid of those first and only then I can consider sandblasting.
I agree with Jon, think you should fit the front suspension reinforcements and especially the diff mount stuff. With your fabrication skills no need to buy the kits, just take a look on-line and make up your own. Re new bodies, I know Heritage made them available some years ago (many less than 40) for restoration projects, don't know if they're still available.
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Ok, so flipping is a non event ;o)
I told ya! I flipped my Spitfire body 6000 times on my own.... A frame is like a feather :) compared to that!