Ive just bought myself my boyhood dream car. It needs quite a lot of work to get it to a decent state. In this episode, I get it started for the first time in 40 years and then begin taking off the front wings
I am glad you decided to keep it, lovely true classic and no doubt in my head this will be so special when you have finished with it Look forward to it By the way good choice to keep colour! 💪
I’m so glad you kept it mate; she’s a true British classic; why you doubt yourself is beyond me after so many years of experience. I totally agree with the colour and wheels. Had an open mouth moment with the seeds! I wonder how far in those mice got! You maybe emptying out the manifold 😳
I'm glad I kept it too. Self-doubt has been a constant hindrance in my life. I'm excited about doing the bodywork on it. It was purely the mechanical side of it that put me off. Now that doesn't seem to be an issue, I can race ahead. (as soon as I get my bleeding welder back). I'm thinking that the rodents could have only got as far as the bafflers in the last box. So if I detach that, I'll be able to shake out the rest of the seed.
Hi it’s Nick I think I was the last guy to look at the car Well done great video can’t wait to see more of your work 👍👍 I get mine tomorrow will sent a photo Keep up the good work
Hi Nick, yes, you were the deciding factor whether I was going to keep the car or not. Good to hear back from you. I think the car got attached to me and wouldn't leave 😄 Now with the engine running, I'm quite excited about the restoration, although it's not going to be a quick one. I'm looking forward to seeing the photos of your new car, you've chosen a really nice day to pick it up, it'll be roof down all the way home for you
nice car and not too much rust on the sills by the look of things although beauty is only skin deep so you might need to get a magnet at the suill areas to see how good they really are...floor looks passable but many would replace the entire floor when it looks like this....first time i restored my tr6 40 years ago i just slopped fibreglass all over the floor and this was fine...but now as an old lad i have higher standards so just replaced floors sills and many other panels...all suspension bushings, bearings, disks....you name it.. six thousand pounds and that is not even an engine restore (mine was done 40 years ago and not really drivem much since so engine is ok). all in all the tr6 is my favorite classic and i will eventually convert mine to electric if the old petrol classics happen to be outlawed. My advice to you is to fibreglass those rust holes in wings and other places and cover it up so you can make it beautiful with little cost...and then you can enjoy it as it has not cost a bomb.......no matter what way you do it for yours you are looking at a minimum of around 5K to get it on the road looking at suspension and paint....they are expensive to own and resela value is rubbish these days. Great you are taking the challenge on. enjoy
Ive restored a few cars over the years. Mostly they have been light restorations. With this one, I decided to completely cut out all the rust I found and weld in new plates. There was a Hell of a lot of welding to do. If you've followed the whole series, you would have seen me stitch my own leather interior too. I ended up spending 6k on parts to put this back together. Unfortunately, during the 9 months it took me to restore, the prices plummeted so when I sold it, I just about got all my money back plus a drink on top. Definitely couldn't make a living from doing restorations
Thank you for your nice comment. It can be very gruelling at times and as I'm no expert, it makes it even harder for me. But yes, when I step back and look at what Ive done so far, it makes me very happy Johnny
Just found this series mate. Looking good so far. I just bought a Tr6 couple of weeks ago. I'm lucky being ex mechanic so can do most stuff, but you have a garage you can move in lol. Look forward to the rest.
Hi Steve. One thing you will gather as you go through the episodes, I am definitely not a mechanic😆. I'm currently up to episode 22 on this series and its been a roller coaster ride. Many a time I have either given up or contemplated putting a hammer to it. I even advertised it 3/4 of the way through just to get my money back. Its now looking stunning and all I'm waiting on is a mechanic to tune it up for me, as its running very rich and lumpy You should start up a series of your own for youtube. I personally think a video log adds value to the car when one day you decide to sell it. I'd be keen to hear how you get along Johnny
@@treetopspider Hi, Johnny, thanks for replying. Mine came up on car and classic and saw it pretty quick so was lucky. Got lots of photos from previous owners of restorations in the past including chassis. It's had all the upgrades done too. Hasn't been used much by the po so it's running a bit rough. May take it to Revingtons for a tune up and dyno. The weather been rubbish and it's outside under a cover so not had much time for a proper look. Thought about doing some video but not done it before so not sure lol. Gonna binge watch this series👍 I'll stay in touch mate I may have questions lol.
Have you joined Club Triumph? Essex and North London are VERY active areas with some top notch members.. very helpful and knowledgeable. There are 2 members close to you that own about 40+ Triumphs between them... And there is not much that they dont know👍
Hello Johnny, Good intro to the TR6 project which I will most definitely follow along with... also good to see the subscriber count growing... Take care. Paul,,
Hi Paul. Thanks for watching. The subscriber count is a very slow process. I suppose its because I am not consistent with my topics. I just video whatever my latest hobby is😄 Youre doing quite well though. Best Johnny
Great video details well explained. You would have no trouble selling those front wings here in the US as those headlight buckets could either be sourced it fabricated. Looking forward to your ongoing journey
Hi Michael I ended up using one of the wings as a source of metal for repairing and patching the inner wings. Its ideal as the gauge is a perfect match for butt welding. Although I havent uploaded in a while, I have been concentrating on all the welding (which would be too boring to show) and should have another video soon showing my progress so far. Thanks for watching. Johnny
$5,000 would have been a good price. There is more than $5,000 worth of body repair. I have a 1970 TR6 that have been in storage for the last 30 years inside a mini storage. I expect to have similar problems with it.
Hi Clyde. I have just reached the £5000 spend mark. It could have been a lot more, but I have done everything myself, including welding painting mechanical and reupholstery. I can imagine this would have been a 20k plus job if I had given this out. Johnny
@@treetopspider if you would have hired someone else to do it with the motor and drivetrain 20,000 would probably just get you in the ball park. And you can almost bet the suspension and CV joints are shot as well. I started my European venture with 2 Volkswagen fastback type III’s. Then I went to the Mercedes 280C. Now I am on my third Jaguar. The Jags are so addicted. Quite, smooth, and powerful as hell. But I will do what you are doing with my TR6 only because it is a simple car and I am retired and have the time.😀
