The closest I ever got to this was Dolomite 1500 with a Sprint Badge on the back it used to skip at the back end going into corners!!! It woke you up real quick!!
What a fantastic car! Can't believe more people haven't done more restomod projects with a TR6, because it's such a cool looking car with bags of space in the engine bay. The look on his face when he gave it some beans, you can tell it's really on the edge with all that power in such a small package. His look is not just of fear but more like "What am I doing? This thing might kill us both!!" 🤣🤣
A guy on my block did a TR6 back in the early '80's but he put in a 355 small block chevy with a turbo. Car was beautiful and fast. 50 series tires and really nice home made flairs.
The IRS made a huge difference (I note you said TR4 and not 4A), but the TR6 had a tendency to snap and step out at the back if you put too much throttle out of a tight bend or turning onto a road in anything other than bone dry conditions. Personally, for the road, generally the original 150bhp is more than enough on this chassis no matter what tyres/shocks you’ve got on it. Of course nowadays I doubt these get taken out much other than on sunny days; mine was everyday transport. I had a TR6 for about 20 years and a TR7 for 2 years. The 7 pissed all over the 6 in terms of handling although never looked as good and was rubbish if you’d got a girlfriend and no accommodation of your own! 😈😉😉
It takes a very small car to make 205 / 15 tires look big and beefy in the wheel wells - but this car does just that and so much more. Great looking build!!
My Dad had a few of these, last one was a 1976 150bhp with the dreaded Lucas fuel injection. Had it really nicely restored and then made a massive loss selling it after very little use, he still kicks himself cus shortly after the value on them went through the roof! Lovely old car, the 2.5 6 banger sounded mint to me as a teenager.
I had one as my first car (DAO 639K), beautiful when it went but it spent more time at the garage than on the road having either the fuel pump or metering unit (whatever that is) changed.
Don't know why this has taken so long to come up in my suggestions, but better late than never! The TR's straight six is one of the best sounding engines, ever, but that turbo and bov is seriously addictive 😂
Ultimate TR6 built by a legend for the previous owner who was a man of petrol and serious taste the Military Grade Switches are off the scale in cool the fit and finish is mega and now its been refreshed the boys are doing the car proud love it.
With that much power, a locking diff would probably be more beneficial for keeping it in a straight line since it seems to be a recreational, weekend type of car. Beautiful TR-6, I always wanted one, but my dad said it was expensive to maintain British crap and that I'd spend more time working on it than driving it LOL. I ended up with a Capri 2600 V6(I live in California) in 1982 and actually raced a fellow in an early TR-6(early U.S. TR-6 were much faster than the later smog engine ones). We went neck and neck until about 85mph when I pulled away a bit(maybe a half a car), so I didn't regret getting the Capri over the TR-6, but I would still love to have one, and my long gone Capri as well! This TR-6 is purely brilliant!
What a mess to a great car. Put a four cylinder turbo instead of a six cylinder made to modern specifications by Cosworth Made the car out of cheap fiberglass not a good thing why not modern composites? It looks wrong and strange there were different types of this TR6 but this is so sad to see.
If you listen to the commentary, the fibreglass was done by the first owner. Long before carbon fiber was common. Back then it was either aerospace or F1 use.
The TR6's were in competition with the 240Z back in the day. They were considered pretty car cool with the then innovative IRS, independent rear suspension which gave the Z and TR6 extra corner fun. Radials were fairly new then too which added to the need for insurance of a better grade.
Yes, radials were a fairly new thing. I hadn't turned 16 yet as I remember riding my bicycle to his place to talk to him so this was built before '83. It was that pale yellow colour from new but later a red then a burgundy metallic. It sounded unreal too not a lot of exhaust pipe.
The problem is that the trailing arm design of the Triumph was prone to camber changes, making the cars very twitchy at the limit and in fact inferior to a good live axle. The 240Z's macpherson strut design (like the Lotus) was vastly superior, as the car magazine road tests of the day attested.
@@racketman2u I used to know that, thanks for the refresher...the 'twitchy' sticks as I had a 66 Healey 3000 and did find the Z-car more of mechanical envy, though my A-H sits dear to my Heart, dashboard overdrive, honey exhaust tone at 3kr's n all.
Interesting. My BFF (RIP) had a used 72 240z when I had my TR6. He never got it running right for long (fuel pump, overheating & stock carb problems). We never raced, just wrenched together. He moved on to Saab's. Good times. We knew crap-all about mechanics & learned together on these cars. Early/most Saab turbo's also electrical nightmares imho. + FWD.
It's probably just me but I'm uncomfortable with this beautifully done conversion. I have much respect for both car and engine but it just doesn't look like a suitable marriage to me. They're from different eras. Now a Jag XK engine in that car would be a different matter (if there is space) and the Cosworth engine in a Lanci Stratos replica would satisfy me more. But as I say, it's just me
Awesome car and a great ride-along! Always liked the TR's, all of them, but there were a few 6's around TO that regularly stomped the back roads just as they were. Like any good car, whilst treating you well, will become a part of you, drive carefully and do not become a part of it. :P Beautiful vicarious show, kudos and thanks from Canada!
Great to see this old girl on the road even though it’s got a 4 cylinder engine.Good to see the owner respect it and he talked good sense too.I always fancied building a TR6 on a lighter stronger chassis with coil overs , poly bushes etc but I would have to keep the straight 6.Would need to slim down to fit in one now.
Poly bushes can crack the mounts. They transmit shock. I used to be a suspension tech - they have their place on the racetrack, but I’d never fit them to a road car.
This TR6 would be perfect to cruise around in here in California, just goin around slappin the hell out of every Asian manufactured vehicle you pull up next to at a red light....Should maybe consider havin a more stout posi rearend installed though...I'm just sayin...That's one badass little ride though...🤘🏻🇺🇸
The engine reminds me of the Cosworth Vega I owned in the 70's and 80's. I removed Chevrolet's misbegotten fuel injection and fitted it with 42 DCOE side-draft Webers and then I loved it. Jetting was a snap with carbs I could pull the entire jet stack out and make changes in less than 5 minutes if I was motivated. What a difference Webers make! They are free-flowing and infinitely adjustable as I could slide in different size chokes all day if I wanted. Very nice little car.......I should never have sold it. All in all, this is a sweet ride and all the personal touches are well done and logical in their functionality.......great job! By the way, I'm a Yank.......what language are these chaps speaking?
Nice car and very well done but I can't help but feel that the soul has been taken out of the TR6 by fitting a Ford engine. There were various alternative and very powerful engines like the Rover V8 that shares the family DNA. The sound of a hot Rover V8 would have compensated for the loss of the equally sonorous Triumph straight 6. The V8 would probably have been lighter than the turbo'd Cosworth to the benefit of the handling.
sorry to say you have taken a beautiful classic and destroyed it so it’s a mishmash of Carlos Fandango proportions. Singer 911 show the right way to upgrade an old 1970s sport car. this is definitely the wrong way. I imagine value wise a massive negative investment.
Lovely car. I have had stock TR6's and TR4's and they were great, but this is just a whole different car. I genuinely appreciate all the hard work that went into this one. Enjoy!
Sounds shit compared to a TR6. Original TR6 with 150bhp & overdrive gearbox is great fun on twisty roads with the top down, this is just a dragster. I can admire the engineering but all seems pointless.
WOW that's an incredible TR6 that has to be the cleanest most professional swaps I believe I've ever seen. with all the high quality bits and pieces though out the car. there is definitely plenty of redundancy built into it with all the AN fittings and steel braided hoses. I really like the current owners philosophy with the car his saying that they wanted to get the most out of that they could. but because it's an old car a person has to have a great deal of respect for it. and how he explained every detail about the car, even though some people might find that to be too much information for a video. and how he seemed low key yet very allert and careful. and that the interviewer was almost beside himself so excited about this car, though the whole video. and how he explained how the previous owner was such a stickler about even the finest details, like his use of the ultra high quality and completely functional aircraft switches, and controls, gauges, those tiny details can mean the difference between a day of happy motoring. and a day where your enjoyment is cut short due to something as simple as a switch failure. and I also liked his choice of parts and components such as the T5 transmission. I had thoughts about finding a TR6 chassis or possibly an MGB chassis. and putting a massaged 2.8L on up to 4.0 L V6 in one, and match up which ever two would work out depending on parts availability, but haven't done it. I would have to get freed up from some other projects first. My father worked with a guy that put a 302c.i. 5.0 L V8 in a TR6. I know he had to build a special hood for it that was raised by two inches, and I know he was driving it around. but I haven't seen him in while because he's lives twenty away. and I haven't had to venture over there in a while. I will go visit him and see if he still has the car and see how it's doing.
Brilliant build! Kinda agree that it's no longer a TR6, especially w/a turbo. TR6 was happiest @ 2.5-4k rpm imho & the exhaust note was magnificient! Then again I'd planned to install a '79 Chevy 400ci engine in my mint '72 BRG TR6 (measured & it fit) when much younger. Totalled mine sadly 2 weeks before planned swap when a driver ran a Stop sign in front of me 2 weeks b4 date of swap 😭. I already had dual side draft Webers, yellow Koni shocks & glass pack dual slash tip exhaust & redone interior w/highback seats (neck/head protection) . Stock engine w/Solex's & 0 mods made the stock 150hp on the dyno when reg'd @ 9yo when I got it. Had that same hardtop. Never used it in 3 years. Rare now. Loved that car! Sadly accident bent the frame so Ins totalled it. Even had same bumper deletes 👍. Seriously no roll bar? Real fuel cell? Suspension sorted? TR6's handled well w/a bit of care & sorting. Personally don't like the Gadgetman interior/shifter. Interior makes it look 1/2 finished. Mildly like this vid. Black paint? & that tailpipe should be a TR6 crime. I can't imagine a harder clutch pedal than stock. Definitely On/Off on mine. Went thru 5.5 clutches (crooked mechanic 1x), 3 trannys in 3 years (said I was young 😆). Engine was bulletproof. I drifted mine occasionally (bit of rain helped 😉) driving up the hill home as there were several perfect drift corners. Definitely not a sleeper. More an Outlaw or Resto-mod. & where's the ubitiqous luggage rack? 😀 Cheers to his brother for building & paying the bills! Kudos for not having Insta! Yes I'm still looking for a non-OD 69-71 5 speed. Now want to install an e30 6, 240Z 6 or go monster Nissan twin turbo. The engine bay is massive vs today's cars. Lucas elec/wiring had killed my OD b4 I bought mine. 70-100kmh in 4th & an open road, my 6 was happiest. Not a race car. Definitely a tourer. Interesting build that sent me down happy memory lane. 👍
The straight 6 was t anything great. All the companies were running 4’s back in the day. I rebuilt my father’s TR6, which was a 1970. The 6 was never considered to have any competitiveness.
It's scary enough for thrills...as long as you don't screw up. Mine was anyway with the SBC350/TH350, and still liter up front with the drive train moved back with heads at the firewall and 18 inches to the radiator at a slant up front:)
I love the old sports cars. I dreamt about them for decades… and then, years later, I took the plunge, I bought a Miata, a black on black 1994 NA, with 40K on the clock and cranks for the windows. I LOVED that car! I remember when I bought it, I was in a particularly good mood for at least 6 mos.! And that love affair lasted 11 years. That was in SoCal. Back in New England, I WAS missing the sports car I always wanted to drive here, so I picked up a ‘97 M-Edition again with 40K. She now has 55 and I’m livin’ the life! I would love a TR or MG, but the Miata is both, better. I consider myself lucky to be able to have a few of my favorite cars.
That's going to be the next big trend in custom cars. All the classics are too expensive and the new cars are too complicated and boring. Hot rodded old brit cars are going to be it.
Had a 69 TR6 with a 350 sbc and TH350 auto that was still well balanced at 46/54%. Battery was in the trunk with the drive train back to the firewall and x member, engine/trans respectively. I was pleasantly surprised. Found it three quarters finished in a farmers yard...and groaned when I saw the V8. But it was perfect, other than the auto. But the stock rear end wouldn't stand up, lost two. Didn't get around to the Nissan 300 ZX third member conversion unfortunately. Had those wheels too. I kick my self now for selling it:)
"Mom" means momentary. So it is not a permanent operation of the switch as it returns back to the "off" position when moved to the Mom position. A similar switch would be used for your headlight flasher.
Awesome machine… I ordered a TR-250 in 1968. The dealer called me back to inform me it was no longer available. But if I wanted “basically the same car” with that 6 cylinder they had a first import of the TR-6. It was amazing, Pimento Red with Black interior, wire wheels…but no O/D… only regret. It could keep,up with the Healy 3000 up to 120… really miss that car.
😎👍🇺🇸 Brilliant car. Absolutely stunning. I have a fondness for British cars. Owned a 74 Spitfire for awhile. Is was pretty much stock. I currently have a 71 Mini Cooper S. Apparently it was a former Marry Hart car. It still has the striped interior with the logo on it. It's not a show car but still very clean tidy. Sadly it doesn't have the original motor. Nevertheless, it's a blast to drive. Gets lots of attention here in the PNW Seattle Washington area. Cheers from 🇺🇸 ✌️
The perfect person/owner for this car. So knowledgeable, so sympathetic to the very special car it already was, and still finding ways to polish what's already a gem.
I've always loved the look of the later model TR-6s! Looked at one with a Ford V-8 in it a few years ago, it was done well and was really clean. Alas, it is a weekend car and I needed a daily driver. It was hard to walk away from that one.
4 point seatbelts are out right dangerous unless MAYBE you have them super tight. In the event of a crash, if you dont have a 5 or 6 point belt keeping your crotch in place, you WILL slide under the 4 point belt and "kiss" the dashboard with your knees or just plain get squashed under the steering wheel (good luck walking again after that). So many car enthusiasts / amateurs get infatuated with 4 point belts for the looks and they risk their lives everyday without knowing. A conventional 3 point belt is immeasurably safer due to its self tighting action in the event of a crash. Either go 5 or 6 point, or just stay with the 3 point. Now why I had this nitpicking comment from viewing the whole video? simple: jealousy!🤣
The Triumph badge in the thumbnail is Triumph Motorcycles, not Triumph automobiles. Two different companies-Triumph autos no longer exists. I believe the rights to the Triumph cars name is owned by BMW.
Of course, Triumps and MGs, Jags all had the same achilles - Lucas electricals. "No wonder Brits like warm beer - their fridges are all Lucas." ie. DON'T WORK.
If you're going to build up something that cool, put a built up V8 small block into it! Ahhh the Brits still have lots to learn don't they!!!! All and all, it's still a nice Triumph 👍 Friends of mine had the GT6's👍
I worked for TDR at this time. Along with Graham and Dick... I put the Cosy engine in this car! Great to see that it is still being loved.
Cool 😎
Seriously? What a blessed thing to have done. Wish I was more of a mechanic.
Fair play young man, hope you have sons/grandsons to tell😍🙏🏻
@ianqv Nice work, you've created an absolute beast, and I love it! Such a glorious sound.
Spectacular!
The switchgear blew me away, and having memory on ALL of the gauges is just brilliant!
Looks like it's gone to the perfect keeper, too.
The closest I ever got to this was Dolomite 1500 with a Sprint Badge on the back it used to skip at the back end going into corners!!! It woke you up real quick!!
What a fantastic car! Can't believe more people haven't done more restomod projects with a TR6, because it's such a cool looking car with bags of space in the engine bay. The look on his face when he gave it some beans, you can tell it's really on the edge with all that power in such a small package. His look is not just of fear but more like "What am I doing? This thing might kill us both!!" 🤣🤣
A guy on my block did a TR6 back in the early '80's but he put in a 355 small block chevy with a turbo. Car was beautiful and fast. 50 series tires and really nice home made flairs.
Rust is probably the reason there isn’t more like this.
@@WIPEYOURLENZ ya this is that era the car manufacturers were using recycled metal and we all know how that turned out.
The straight 6 is a great engine
Great posts here and yesterday. Too bad it was being chronicled by a couple of motor mouths.
As the owner of a TR4 for the last 50 years i wonder how you keep it in a straight line. What an amazing car and a braver driver than me!
Did you see the one on Ebay recently, with a LS3 V8 engine ? Very stock looking
The IRS made a huge difference (I note you said TR4 and not 4A), but the TR6 had a tendency to snap and step out at the back if you put too much throttle out of a tight bend or turning onto a road in anything other than bone dry conditions. Personally, for the road, generally the original 150bhp is more than enough on this chassis no matter what tyres/shocks you’ve got on it. Of course nowadays I doubt these get taken out much other than on sunny days; mine was everyday transport. I had a TR6 for about 20 years and a TR7 for 2 years. The 7 pissed all over the 6 in terms of handling although never looked as good and was rubbish if you’d got a girlfriend and no accommodation of your own! 😈😉😉
Engine looking for a chassis… handling was always crap, swapped mine for a Lancia Fulvia 1600HF, never looked back
It takes a very small car to make 205 / 15 tires look big and beefy in the wheel wells - but this car does just that and so much more. Great looking build!!
My Dad had a few of these, last one was a 1976 150bhp with the dreaded Lucas fuel injection. Had it really nicely restored and then made a massive loss selling it after very little use, he still kicks himself cus shortly after the value on them went through the roof! Lovely old car, the 2.5 6 banger sounded mint to me as a teenager.
Lucas injection system was ok.I had one and never had a problem other than it had to have a bosch fuel pump
I had one as my first car (DAO 639K), beautiful when it went but it spent more time at the garage than on the road having either the fuel pump or metering unit (whatever that is) changed.
Don't know why this has taken so long to come up in my suggestions, but better late than never!
The TR's straight six is one of the best sounding engines, ever, but that turbo and bov is seriously addictive 😂
Ultimate TR6 built by a legend for the previous owner who was a man of petrol and serious taste the Military Grade Switches are off the scale in cool the fit and finish is mega and now its been refreshed the boys are doing the car proud love it.
Amazing car isnt it Dan 🤩
@@Adam151082 very special indeed I think the finest one so far and all your featured cars are of a quality.
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I really like this car too, just would change 1 simple thing, the colour of the wood for something very dark.
Except it's not a TR6 anymore.
I would like to see you do a GT6 , my favorite Triumph !
They'd need to change the diff to a Nissan or something first, the GT6 stock diff can't even handle a hot Triumph 2L six!
Wow what a car it looks very nice and a beast thanks Adam you never fail to impress with your content
Love the TR6. The workmanship on this one is fantastic.
This is no TR6. Its a mish mash of other automotive parts put together in a TR6 shell. It has been done expertly, though.
You are entitled to your opinion. Many don’t share it
Whom exactly? Speak for yourself, not others. @@goldysgarage189
Yes, very well done, and they would have fixed the one flaw in tje TR6, that stupidly heavy clutch.
As long as it's a bat outa hell
@@goldysgarage189They would be wrong, though
bloody boring
With that much power, a locking diff would probably be more beneficial for keeping it in a straight line since it seems to be a recreational, weekend type of car. Beautiful TR-6, I always wanted one, but my dad said it was expensive to maintain British crap and that I'd spend more time working on it than driving it LOL. I ended up with a Capri 2600 V6(I live in California) in 1982 and actually raced a fellow in an early TR-6(early U.S. TR-6 were much faster than the later smog engine ones). We went neck and neck until about 85mph when I pulled away a bit(maybe a half a car), so I didn't regret getting the Capri over the TR-6, but I would still love to have one, and my long gone Capri as well!
This TR-6 is purely brilliant!
Your dad was right. 😏
If u crashed in that ride.....u would be killed....I think
Was this filmed in Ilkeston / Eastwood bypass A610 ? Looks familiar lol, Awesome Motor !!!
What an amazing sports car,always loved the lines of the TR6😊by the way love your accent, what part of england you come from?
A TR6 needs a Straight Six engine!
Clues in the name, BMW, Jag or Lexus would probably be a good fit if moving away from stock engine.
Absolutely!!..Why wreck the car with an inferior engine
@@Markdmarque calling a cosworth i4 inferior to anything British is hilarious
What a mess to a great car. Put a four cylinder turbo instead of a six cylinder made to modern specifications by Cosworth Made the car out of cheap fiberglass not a good thing why not modern composites? It looks wrong and strange there were different types of this TR6 but this is so sad to see.
If you listen to the commentary, the fibreglass was done by the first owner. Long before carbon fiber was common. Back then it was either aerospace or F1 use.
The TR6's were in competition with the 240Z back in the day. They were considered pretty car cool with the then innovative IRS, independent rear suspension which gave the Z and TR6 extra corner fun. Radials were fairly new then too which added to the need for insurance of a better grade.
Yes, radials were a fairly new thing. I hadn't turned 16 yet as I remember riding my bicycle to his place to talk to him so this was built before '83. It was that pale yellow colour from new but later a red then a burgundy metallic. It sounded unreal too not a lot of exhaust pipe.
The problem is that the trailing arm design of the Triumph was prone to camber changes, making the cars very twitchy at the limit and in fact inferior to a good live axle. The 240Z's macpherson strut design (like the Lotus) was vastly superior, as the car magazine road tests of the day attested.
@@racketman2u I used to know that, thanks for the refresher...the 'twitchy' sticks as I had a 66 Healey 3000 and did find the Z-car more of mechanical envy, though my A-H sits dear to my Heart, dashboard overdrive, honey exhaust tone at 3kr's n all.
both rusted , tr6 had the lucas curse, prefer the 240z.
Interesting. My BFF (RIP) had a used 72 240z when I had my TR6. He never got it running right for long (fuel pump, overheating & stock carb problems). We never raced, just wrenched together. He moved on to Saab's. Good times. We knew crap-all about mechanics & learned together on these cars. Early/most Saab turbo's also electrical nightmares imho. + FWD.
BOUGHT MOMMY A CHEVY VEGA WITH A COSWORTH ... THERE WENT THE NEIGHBORHOOD!
Local this, I've got pictures of it from the dovecote Inn Laxton classic car night. Lovely thing in person 👌
It doesn't sound as nice as the original straight six. Lovely looking motor.
Totally agree. Why didn't he just buy an ford escort
Stunning motor car, some care been put into it.👍🏻
Thanks Adam, really enjoyed that one, nice to see something older featured.
That TR6 is just bonkers....I love it 😀
Brilliant car, I have always liked the TR6. The best looking sports car got a lot better, well done.
Coffin on really nice mag wheels. Ace!
It's probably just me but I'm uncomfortable with this beautifully done conversion. I have much respect for both car and engine but it just doesn't look like a suitable marriage to me. They're from different eras.
Now a Jag XK engine in that car would be a different matter (if there is space) and the Cosworth engine in a Lanci Stratos replica would satisfy me more.
But as I say, it's just me
How abouta TR6 with a complete nissan gtr engine and running gear. A 4 wheel drive TR6.
cool car , nice to see something different
Awesome car and a great ride-along! Always liked the TR's, all of them, but there were a few 6's around TO that regularly stomped the back roads just as they were. Like any good car, whilst treating you well, will become a part of you, drive carefully and do not become a part of it. :P Beautiful vicarious show, kudos and thanks from Canada!
I was expecting Alan Partridge to turn up
Mint m8 👍100% beast ... nothing like a cossie lump .
Great to see this old girl on the road even though it’s got a 4 cylinder engine.Good to see the owner respect it and he talked good sense too.I always fancied building a TR6 on a lighter stronger chassis with coil overs , poly bushes etc but I would have to keep the straight 6.Would need to slim down to fit in one now.
What's wrong w/a 4 cyl engine ? That's what is in the Porsche 919 EVO ( a V4 )
It’s a Cosworth. That’s all that needs to be said.
Poly bushes can crack the mounts. They transmit shock. I used to be a suspension tech - they have their place on the racetrack, but I’d never fit them to a road car.
The tragedy is that Ford never offered this engine in the States. Who doesn't love little cars with big power?
This TR6 would be perfect to cruise around in here in California, just goin around slappin the hell out of every Asian manufactured vehicle you pull up next to at a red light....Should maybe consider havin a more stout posi rearend installed though...I'm just sayin...That's one badass little ride though...🤘🏻🇺🇸
When will people realize, it is way more fun to drive a slow car fast, than a fast car slow 😂
Love it what a car awesome shape something different 🏴👏👏👏👏👏👏
The engine reminds me of the Cosworth Vega I owned in the 70's and 80's. I removed Chevrolet's misbegotten fuel injection and fitted it with 42 DCOE side-draft Webers and then I loved it. Jetting was a snap with carbs I could pull the entire jet stack out and make changes in less than 5 minutes if I was motivated. What a difference Webers make! They are free-flowing and infinitely adjustable as I could slide in different size chokes all day if I wanted. Very nice little car.......I should never have sold it. All in all, this is a sweet ride and all the personal touches are well done and logical in their functionality.......great job! By the way, I'm a Yank.......what language are these chaps speaking?
Geordie.
Mackem, the guy in green is from Sunderland
Most TR6's got exported to North America minus the 150bhp fuel injection to comply with USA emissions
Happy Christmas to all the petrol head's out there 🎄🏴🎉🎉🥳
Nice car and very well done but I can't help but feel that the soul has been taken out of the TR6 by fitting a Ford engine. There were various alternative and very powerful engines like the Rover V8 that shares the family DNA. The sound of a hot Rover V8 would have compensated for the loss of the equally sonorous Triumph straight 6. The V8 would probably have been lighter than the turbo'd Cosworth to the benefit of the handling.
sorry to say you have taken a beautiful classic and destroyed it so it’s a mishmash of Carlos Fandango proportions.
Singer 911 show the right way to upgrade an old 1970s sport car. this is definitely the wrong way. I imagine value wise a massive negative investment.
Totally agree!!!..How to wreck a perfectly good classic sports car
Finally I’m starting to appreciate old triumphs 🤔😍
Lovely car. I have had stock TR6's and TR4's and they were great, but this is just a whole different car. I genuinely appreciate all the hard work that went into this one. Enjoy!
Sounds shit compared to a TR6. Original TR6 with 150bhp & overdrive gearbox is great fun on twisty roads with the top down, this is just a dragster. I can admire the engineering but all seems pointless.
Lovely motor, but the Triumph logo you used is from Triumph motorcycles, unless I am very much mistaken.
The beach was crowded with snow leopards.
Now this a car about time people startd experimenting with mad engines in old cars .
Excellent video m8
The car 👀 looked minted hail hail
Nice car. Struggling to make sense of your accent though Adam! My Australian ears can’t decipher it!!
Northern England/Newcastle/Geordie 🇬🇧
WOW that's an incredible TR6 that has to be the cleanest most professional swaps I believe I've ever seen. with all the high quality bits and pieces though out the car. there is definitely plenty of redundancy built into it with all the AN fittings and steel braided hoses. I really like the current owners philosophy with the car his saying that they wanted to get the most out of that they could. but because it's an old car a person has to have a great deal of respect for it. and how he explained every detail about the car, even though some people might find that to be too much information for a video. and how he seemed low key yet very allert and careful. and that the interviewer was almost beside himself so excited about this car, though the whole video. and how he explained how the previous owner was such a stickler about even the finest details, like his use of the ultra high quality and completely functional aircraft switches, and controls, gauges, those tiny details can mean the difference between a day of happy motoring. and a day where your enjoyment is cut short due to something as simple as a switch failure. and I also liked his choice of parts and components such as the T5 transmission. I had thoughts about finding a TR6 chassis or possibly an MGB chassis. and putting a massaged 2.8L on up to 4.0 L V6 in one, and match up which ever two would work out depending on parts availability, but haven't done it. I would have to get freed up from some other projects first. My father worked with a guy that put a 302c.i. 5.0 L V8 in a TR6. I know he had to build a special hood for it that was raised by two inches, and I know he was driving it around. but I haven't seen him in while because he's lives twenty away. and I haven't had to venture over there in a while. I will go visit him and see if he still has the car and see how it's doing.
Brilliant build! Kinda agree that it's no longer a TR6, especially w/a turbo. TR6 was happiest @ 2.5-4k rpm imho & the exhaust note was magnificient! Then again I'd planned to install a '79 Chevy 400ci engine in my mint '72 BRG TR6 (measured & it fit) when much younger. Totalled mine sadly 2 weeks before planned swap when a driver ran a Stop sign in front of me 2 weeks b4 date of swap 😭. I already had dual side draft Webers, yellow Koni shocks & glass pack dual slash tip exhaust & redone interior w/highback seats (neck/head protection) . Stock engine w/Solex's & 0 mods made the stock 150hp on the dyno when reg'd @ 9yo when I got it. Had that same hardtop. Never used it in 3 years. Rare now. Loved that car! Sadly accident bent the frame so Ins totalled it. Even had same bumper deletes 👍. Seriously no roll bar? Real fuel cell? Suspension sorted? TR6's handled well w/a bit of care & sorting. Personally don't like the Gadgetman interior/shifter. Interior makes it look 1/2 finished. Mildly like this vid. Black paint? & that tailpipe should be a TR6 crime. I can't imagine a harder clutch pedal than stock. Definitely On/Off on mine. Went thru 5.5 clutches (crooked mechanic 1x), 3 trannys in 3 years (said I was young 😆). Engine was bulletproof. I drifted mine occasionally (bit of rain helped 😉) driving up the hill home as there were several perfect drift corners. Definitely not a sleeper. More an Outlaw or Resto-mod. & where's the ubitiqous luggage rack? 😀 Cheers to his brother for building & paying the bills! Kudos for not having Insta! Yes I'm still looking for a non-OD 69-71 5 speed. Now want to install an e30 6, 240Z 6 or go monster Nissan twin turbo. The engine bay is massive vs today's cars. Lucas elec/wiring had killed my OD b4 I bought mine. 70-100kmh in 4th & an open road, my 6 was happiest. Not a race car. Definitely a tourer. Interesting build that sent me down happy memory lane. 👍
What a car,love these old Triumph’s
from the thumbnail i thought it was a 67 mustang 😂😂
Just nasty AF love it.
Ahh Adam you haven’t seen another triumph with a Yb engine I built my 1972 Dolomite in the early 90s 😉 called ALG1K
The straight 6 was t anything great. All the companies were running 4’s back in the day. I rebuilt my father’s TR6, which was a 1970. The 6 was never considered to have any competitiveness.
It's scary enough for thrills...as long as you don't screw up. Mine was anyway with the SBC350/TH350, and still liter up front with the drive train moved back with heads at the firewall and 18 inches to the radiator at a slant up front:)
I love the old sports cars. I dreamt about them for decades… and then, years later, I took the plunge, I bought a Miata, a black on black 1994 NA, with 40K on the clock and cranks for the windows. I LOVED that car! I remember when I bought it, I was in a particularly good mood for at least 6 mos.! And that love affair lasted 11 years. That was in SoCal. Back in New England, I WAS missing the sports car I always wanted to drive here, so I picked up a ‘97 M-Edition again with 40K. She now has 55 and I’m livin’ the life! I would love a TR or MG, but the Miata is both, better. I consider myself lucky to be able to have a few of my favorite cars.
nice to see a good cosworth engine in something classier than ford sierra
going from a six to a four is always a downgrade.
Mint car just missing that straight 6 sound track but really mint👍👍
That was a beautiful car in its day, I love the sound of a TR6 with the original engine….
that mk1 transit was awsome
My dad had one. It was a big old slow rust bucket, but we loved it.
Wow 😮a stunning car just amazing 👌👌 brilliant video 👍👍👍
Thanks Michael
Would love a old tr6 with.modern v6 300hp.motor in it from say a camry, fast still handle and run forever😅
That's going to be the next big trend in custom cars.
All the classics are too expensive and the new cars are too complicated and boring.
Hot rodded old brit cars are going to be it.
Had a 69 TR6 with a 350 sbc and TH350 auto that was still well balanced at 46/54%. Battery was in the trunk with the drive train back to the firewall and x member, engine/trans respectively. I was pleasantly surprised. Found it three quarters finished in a farmers yard...and groaned when I saw the V8. But it was perfect, other than the auto. But the stock rear end wouldn't stand up, lost two. Didn't get around to the Nissan 300 ZX third member conversion unfortunately. Had those wheels too. I kick my self now for selling it:)
Find it strange he doesn’t know what width tyres are on the back when it has 205/60 15’s all round.
Nice genuine guy
Good to see a nice car with a nice owner.
"Mom" means momentary. So it is not a permanent operation of the switch as it returns back to the "off" position when moved to the Mom position. A similar switch would be used for your headlight flasher.
That's a good looking car
Got rid of the old boat anchor and fitted a proper engine ....
Had a Spitfire in college back in the 80’s.
Loved that convertible.
Up until my knockoff wheel rolled past the car at highway speed🤦🏻♂️
That was a great video hes a top bloke but forget that Adam find that transit van that looked unbelievable
Unfortunately, it's missing Alan. I would love to see it though.
@Adam Smith it looked so cool what a shame but great videos Adam I love them all
@@Adam151082 the transit was found a while back and is being restored, was a small feature on it in classic ford earlier this year.
The interiour looks like an old fighter plane. Lovely.
Awesome machine… I ordered a TR-250 in 1968. The dealer called me back to inform me it was no longer available. But if I wanted “basically the same car” with that 6 cylinder they had a first import of the TR-6. It was amazing, Pimento Red with Black interior, wire wheels…but no O/D… only regret. It could keep,up with the Healy 3000 up to 120… really miss that car.
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Brilliant car.
Absolutely stunning. I have a fondness for British cars. Owned a 74 Spitfire for awhile. Is was pretty much stock.
I currently have a 71 Mini Cooper S. Apparently it was a former Marry Hart car. It still has the striped interior with the logo on it. It's not a show car but still very clean tidy. Sadly it doesn't have the original motor. Nevertheless, it's a blast to drive. Gets lots of attention here in the PNW Seattle Washington area.
Cheers from 🇺🇸 ✌️
Why is this chap sporting his sisters pants
The perfect person/owner for this car. So knowledgeable, so sympathetic to the very special car it already was, and still finding ways to polish what's already a gem.
I always liked the TR 6. Even by today’s standards, it is still a great looking car. It has clean, timeless lines.
Thankfully I had subtitles switched on.. and I’m from Leeds ! 😂 … great motor
I've always loved the look of the later model TR-6s! Looked at one with a Ford V-8 in it a few years ago, it was done well and was really clean. Alas, it is a weekend car and I needed a daily driver. It was hard to walk away from that one.
An alloy 6.0 LS chev and 6060 6 speed is the best engine for this car. 460hp and $30 a year to service it.
I absolutely love the way that car looks and I'd love to own one even here in America. I'd stuff a Mustang Coyote motor into it.
4 point seatbelts are out right dangerous unless MAYBE you have them super tight. In the event of a crash, if you dont have a 5 or 6 point belt keeping your crotch in place, you WILL slide under the 4 point belt and "kiss" the dashboard with your knees or just plain get squashed under the steering wheel (good luck walking again after that). So many car enthusiasts / amateurs get infatuated with 4 point belts for the looks and they risk their lives everyday without knowing. A conventional 3 point belt is immeasurably safer due to its self tighting action in the event of a crash. Either go 5 or 6 point, or just stay with the 3 point. Now why I had this nitpicking comment from viewing the whole video? simple: jealousy!🤣
This car excites me! Classic car with modern (and very powerful!) mechanicals! A real drivers car. That must be fun on the road.
It’s nice when you hear the owners talking about the specs and knowing what’s what- not like innit bruv stage 3 🤣🤣🤣
The Triumph badge in the thumbnail is Triumph Motorcycles, not Triumph automobiles. Two different companies-Triumph autos no longer exists. I believe the rights to the Triumph cars name is owned by BMW.
The tr6 is one of my favourite classics this is another level 🙌
I now own my 4th TR6...
Of course, Triumps and MGs, Jags all had the same achilles - Lucas electricals. "No wonder Brits like warm beer - their fridges are all Lucas." ie. DON'T WORK.
Not those pants, Bro
As a child the Closest thing we had to a knight-righder car was a triumph TR7 in the 80s.
So sorry about your childhood man.
I put a small block chevy in one. Would light the tires in 3rd accelerating through 60 mph. Well over 400hp. Could easily be Darwin Award winner.
Manchester family.. and we lived in Loughborough for 20yrs and his accent goes through me😖😁.. nice car though.
Mint car looks sounds and goes well 😜 but I bet it’s a handful to drive hard and fast 🥴.. power is nothing without control 😩…😉 but a cool car ….
Must have your covid mask 😂😂😂😂 I'm disappointed you have just ruined the whole video 😂😂😂
.....is that for ya mirror ?..... no it's for getting out.....! Obviously never seen a TR before 😀
If you're going to build up something that cool, put a built up V8 small block into it! Ahhh the Brits still have lots to learn don't they!!!! All and all, it's still a nice Triumph 👍 Friends of mine had the GT6's👍
Can’t really understand most of what they were saying but I love the car.THANKS FOR CC