72 Triumph TR6 Project
- I bought it about 1985
- Cosmetic restoration (body stripped to bare metal) and engine rebuild
- 1975 engine with 10:1 compression and mild street cam
- Daily driver until ~2010
- Sold it to a “collector” who let it sit in the open unused for eight years
- I bought it back around 2018. Sitting out in the open turned the tin worm loose.
- Odometer does not work – TMU
- Full tonneau cover modified to fit around roll bar
The car is still a pleasure to drive, but I ‘m trying to work up interest in restoring the car again
The car drives great. Since I bought it for the second time in 2018 I have replaced the master cylinder and brake booster and the clutch master and slave cylinders and tires. I did a “field expedient” patch on the passenger floor pan and put in new seat tracks. I installed a small steering wheel, but the original is serviceable and will be included. The top is a couple of years old and the bows have been powder coated. As the photos show, I have been underneath the car and everything appears solid and it feels that way when you drive it. The transmission is quiet in every gear and shifts smoothly. Front brake pads are at minimum. New pads from Moss in box in trunk. The Panasport wheels are faded and the clear coat chipped, but quite serviceable.
It was my intention at one time to just dress up the interior and keep driving the car as-is, so I purchased the following parts:
- Dashboard
- Knee pads
- Dash top pad
- Door tops
- Plinth cover
The car has a factory hardtop that was damaged and has some rust. Glass has been removed in good condition. I also have a new headliner.
The car is in Virginia Beach VA
Update July 2023. My grandson Max has caught the TR fever and is using this one as a daily driver, but over time it started to have a lumpy idle and degrading performance. A compression check showed low pressure on # 6, so we pulled the head and sent it off to be skimmed and pressure tested. Got it all back together and STILL low/no compression on 6. Pulled the head again, removed the pan and popped out piston #6.
While the visible part of the piston looked fine, below the surface rings and ring lands had broken.. I had to buy a complete set of six pistons and rings, but we just used one. The rod bearing surface looked like new. Somebody who knows these things verified the failed unit was a Hepolite piston , so it was not a case of skimping on parts thirty five years ago. Put the new piston and rings in and we now have 150PSI compression on all six cylinders.