The following pages detail the restoration of our client's '72 TR6. The engine has been pulled for rebuilding and we have started the de-trimming process.
These seats will be going back to the stock material after we
check the structure for soundness.
Above we see damage caused when a door brake fails.
The undercarriage is quiet sound. Here we see just
a bit of surface corrosion.
Above we see why the front halves of British car frames usually
don't rust....they are liberally coated in oil.
A few perforations in the battery box area that we will attend
to.
A close-up of the pervious area. We will weld new metal in
here and then install a plastic battery tray so this doesn't happen again.
In prepping the trunk for new paint we found that the factory
seam sealer had lost its adhesion and needed to be removed entirely in order to
do a proper job.
During the manufacturing process sheet steel panels are spot
welded together. This is all fine but since spot welds are used rather
than welding a solid bead there are tiny gaps between the two panels that could
let in water. This is were the seam sealer comes in. Think of it
like caulking on a window sill. It fills the gaps and keeps moisture out.
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