Brian,
no, this was part five of a six part series on restoring a TR6. Granted it's
more on strengthening the normal weak spots on the frame, Steering rack
mounts, Front suspension mounts, Trailing arm outrigger (one I intend to
use), and the differential mounts (they use the normal one and then another
with a different shape - have to read the article again to see where it
fits, it's been a while).
Andy
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From: Power British Performance Parts, Inc.
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Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 7:53 PM
To: Andy Dixon; Triumphs
Subject: Re: TR6 Frame Strengthening...
Andy Dixon wrote:
> There was a "Grassroots Motorsports" article that talked about
strengthening
> the frame. I believe if you go to their web site you can order reprints.
If
> not, If I can't find the reprints, I might let them out on a limited
basis,
> some items I don't care because I know they're not available,
others,,,well,
> I don't want to cut into their profits and I definitely don't want to be
> reimbursing them. If it's 35 yrs old I really don't worry as it's out of
> copyright.
> Keep me posted.
> Andy
That particular article provided some good tips for strengthening the TR-2/4
chassis,
but won't apply to the TR-4A/6. On the early chassis, the 'X' brace is
constructed of
'C' shaped channels rather than a box rail. By boxing the rails of the
brace, you can
add strength to the early chassis without adding too much weight. The later
IRS
chassis is already fully boxed and won't benefit from the types of mods
discussed in
the article. BTW, the article appeared in GRM's Sept/Oct '98 issue.
Regards,
Brian Schlorff '61 TR-4 '64 TR-4 '72 TR-6 '79 Spit
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