TR 6 Purchase

[hilly10]

I have dipped my toe back into the Classic market, by purchasing the Mimosa Yellow TR6 (private sale) off the PH adverts. Its a stunning motor car and one I lusted after in my early teens. Picking it up on Saturday so hoping it stays dry.

Edited by hilly10 on Monday 18th November 10:37

[fourfoldroot]

Wow. Very nice. I had a purple one that scared me in the wet. Mine was on triple webers and regularly used to rip the rear diff mounting pins off and then started going rusty.
Yours should never rust.

[vpr]

Lovely clean car. Mimosa a great colour

I've had loads over the years and I'm currently playing with getting mine on throttle bodies having rebuilt the engine to a supersonic standard

Having read the post above I'm now concerned about my diff mounts

[hilly10]

The chassis as been upgraded in many parts including both sets of Diff pins, fronts boxed in and the rears strengthened

.

Edited by hilly10 on Monday 11th March 22:00

[vpr]

Mine will require strengthening all over the shop. I’ve just built a 2.6 lightened and balanced lump with jenvey ITB’s

Instead of going the full Resto route I bought a Cali car with absolutely zero rot, much cheaper way of doing it. Still has original paint all over.

[8Speed]

That looks like being something special

[hilly10]

vpr said:

Mine will require strengthening all over the shop. I’ve just built a 2.6 lightened and balanced lump with jenvey ITB’s

Instead of going the full Resto route I bought a Cali car with absolutely zero rot, much cheaper way of doing it. Still has original paint all over.

Did you finish the car, if so what’s it running like. Love to hear an update

[vpr]

hilly10 said:

vpr said:

Mine will require strengthening all over the shop. I’ve just built a 2.6 lightened and balanced lump with jenvey ITB’s

Instead of going the full Resto route I bought a Cali car with absolutely zero rot, much cheaper way of doing it. Still has original paint all over.

Did you finish the car, if so what’s it running like. Love to hear an update

A bit of a sore point. It effectively ran for 20 seconds and ground to a very tight halt. Turned out that a very well know TR Specialist who supplied me ALL the parts gave me piston rings that were too deep and subsequently seized in the bores.

Engine in a state of full strip down atm.

Not happy

[hilly10]

Sorry to hear that. Any recourse on the supplier, or have they refused to acknowledge they were at fault

[vpr]

hilly10 said:

Sorry to hear that. Any recourse on the supplier, or have they refused to acknowledge they were at fault

Not bothered tbh and I’m told that they will just not play ball.

[classicaholic]

hilly10 said:

I have dipped my toe back into the Classic market, by purchasing the Mimosa Yellow TR6 (private sale) off the PH adverts. Its a stunning motor car and one I lusted after in my early teens. Picking it up on Saturday so hoping it stays dry.

Very nice - well done

[hilly10]

There were a few spots on the bonnet that let it down so I had it stripped and guess what we found





No idea it was anything like that till we stripped it. My mate doing the job lead loaded it and then refinished it old style



Then this weekend put a bit of bling in the engine bay. Yellow HT leads

[dhutch]

Looks and absolutely lovely car, never driven one but it's probably my number one favourite classic sports car for looks and very high up my list of considerations for when I win the lottery.

Shame to fine a few areas of rust, but hopefully still otherwise a good buy and solid?

Daniel

[hilly10]

The bonnet was original to the car and fit was excellent, but when it was finished 5 years ago the rot got missed as it was behind the strengthening struts on the inside, now totally satisfied it’s got no more.

[dhutch]

Sounds good to me, enjoy it!

[hilly10]

Finally got round to getting the pump issues sorted once and for all. Took it to Carl Fitchett who has taken over Malcolm at Prestige. He as swapped out the existing noisy Bosch pump for his modified one rewired direct from the battery with inline fuse. He then fitted his set pressure PRV with diaphragm and hose. The pump is now quite and working fantastic.

Before the pump was done I fitted a complete new tank so as not have any more problems with particles getting into the injectors and also the known problem’s with running down to quarter of a tank are eliminated. All in all,well happy.

Edited by hilly10 on Monday 17th August 17:04

[Yertis]

What's the PRV mounted onto?

[hilly10]

Yertis said:

What's the PRV mounted onto?

Where the brass bolt is, just under there to the right is a original mounting bracket.

Paul

[Yertis]

Nice fuel tank you have there. Years ago I put in an early Revington high capacity tank which, while holding quite a bit more fuel, just looks like a big tin box.

[hilly10]

I searched all over for the tank to get the best price, then found out they were being made just one and half miles from my house, got in touch and purchased direct saved a fair few bob. Really happy now Yertis no more crap in the fuel lines