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Triumph TR6 - OUT OF THE BARN, INTO MY GARAGE!

I don't know if I did the right thing, but when my friend said "just take it home", I did. It's a 1969 TR-6. The paint was removed about 8 years ago, and it's all brown now! I have not found any rust thru except under the battery, all else is just surface rust. The engine turns by hand, but all fuel and hydraulic systems are trash. It has a good hard top, but the soft top needs to be replaced. I'm not shure if I want it bad enough to do all the work needed. For the time being, I'm just walking around it trying to add up all the things that need doing. I have not been under it yet to check for problems there, but the floorboards and trunk bottom are sound. Still wondering if I did the right thing?
Ed Bell

Welcome to the sickness that is our world.

John.
JL Bryan

Ed,

Most of us paid to be in the same situation you face now. In my case, it's similar to putting cash in a paper shredder... and the shredder is never full...
Don from Jersey

Ed,
You did the right thing. Now do the rest!!
db
Doug Baker

Ed:

A free, rust-free TR6! Don't think about it - just do it. You are so much farther ahead now than many of us when we started and you haven't dropped a dime. If you invest 10 - 12 grand you should have a helluva nice car

Cheers,
Bob
1976 - TR6
Bob Evans

Ed,
Congrats! These guys are right about the cost of entry, you may be several hundreds ahead already!
Good luck on your acquisition! ....and git 'er done!
What part of Orygun?
Rod (from I-dee-ho!)
Rod Nichols

Rod,
We live in Clackamas, Oregon. Once a small town south of Portland, now a part of the greater Portland traffic snarl. That's Progress?
Ed Bell

Ed
Any pictures to share?

les
lw gilholme

Ed,

I have a 69 I just finished rebuilding. Sounds like you are starting with something a lot better than me. You did the right thing if you love working on cars and then driving them in the mountains. I would think in Oregon those aren't too far away.

You can check my website for what I started with and what I finished with after 1120 hours and 3 years. Of course, I did nothing else around the house and now I have a bunch of household projects to do.

http://home.cogeco.ca/~npetryschuk/MichaelandNancyPetryschukWebpage.htm


Good luck and drop me a line if you need any advice specific to a 69. (emission control was unique in that year but not too different)

Mike
Michael S. Petryschuk

Ed -

I don't know how to tell you this.

But...

does 06-06-06 (aka 666) mean anything to you?

Welcome to our little piece of HELL!

Bob

(PS - I just relooked at your orginal posting date - you posted on 6/5/06 - you may be ok! Kinda cuttin' is close?!)
Bob Blair

This thread was discussed between 05/06/2006 and 06/06/2006

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