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1. [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1): Author: Joe Alexander <n197tr4@cs.com>; Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 16:41:10 -0500 (EST); FOT: I got a nice email from Henry Frye this morning. Henry, knowing that we are reworking our TR4, pointed to inspecting the shock towers and anchor points for the cross member. He is exactly right.; /html/fot/2013-01/msg00077.html (10,569 bytes)
2. Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1): Author: sherry robyn <sherryjimmy6116@att.net>; Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 16:07:27 -0800 (PST); Do TR6s (1974) have this weakness also? FOT: I got a nice email from Henry Frye this morning. Henry, knowing that we are reworking our TR4, pointed to inspecting the shock towers and anchor points fo; /html/fot/2013-01/msg00078.html (11,554 bytes)
3. Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1): Author: TR4 Tony <tr4.tony@virgin.net>; Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:28:42 +0000; Joe It's worth taking a look at the sort of modifications that we do to the TR4 chassis for rallying. Clearly the sump guards and belly plates etc which are there to protect vital things from flying; /html/fot/2013-01/msg00080.html (13,834 bytes)
4. Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1): Author: "MadMarx" <tr4racing@googlemail.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:40:00 +0100; So far I had at my car no crack after 8 years of racing. I run a soft suspension maybe that's why? Cheers Chris _______________________________________________ fot@autox.team.net http://www.fot-racin; /html/fot/2013-01/msg00081.html (10,026 bytes)
5. Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1): Author: <yellow04@tr4racer.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:47:10 -0500; Good question. The ladder frames under the TR2-TR4 seem to be much more rust resistant than the wishbone frames under the TR4A-TR6. I have come across numerous rusty project cars over the years, and; /html/fot/2013-01/msg00082.html (11,366 bytes)
6. Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1): Author: TR4 Tony <tr4.tony@virgin.net>; Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:31:12 +0000; Chris I'd be very surprised if you have no fatigue cracking on a standard chassis after 50 years - you must have prepared it very well, but I'm sure a soft suspension assists greatly. Tony Sent from; /html/fot/2013-01/msg00083.html (11,535 bytes)
7. Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1): Author: "MadMarx" <tr4racing@googlemail.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:37:34 +0100; To say the truth - I've never done anything to the frame since I own the car (22 years now). I do run stock leave springs at rear and at front coil springs from the MGB GT 1800. I check the frame eve; /html/fot/2013-01/msg00084.html (12,456 bytes)
8. Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:50:52 -0500 (EST); Speaking from personal experience - YES!!! I had a shock tower fail during practice for a national tour event. The metal split near the top of the box that forms the mount for the upper crossmember a; /html/fot/2013-01/msg00086.html (11,715 bytes)
9. Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1): Author: Joe Alexander <n197tr4@cs.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:58:43 -0500 (EST); I have been to RATCO and worked with Tony Vigliotti on a couple projects.....1ST CLASS Square tube that trails down to frame: We did a lateral square tube to support this weldment area and redid....2; /html/fot/2013-01/msg00087.html (12,562 bytes)
10. Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1): Author: marty sukey <trmarty@hotmail.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:04:59 -0500; It is also not uncommon to find the welds cracked on the brackets that the steering rack attaches to on the TR6. Marty _______________________________________________ fot@autox.team.net http://www.fo; /html/fot/2013-01/msg00089.html (13,455 bytes)
11. Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1): Author: "MadMarx" <tr4racing@googlemail.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:24:24 +0100; Another idea...maybe I'm too gentle with my car? ;-) Chris I'd be very surprised if you have no fatigue cracking on a standard chassis after 50 years - you must have prepared it very well, but I'm su; /html/fot/2013-01/msg00090.html (12,577 bytes)
12. Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1): Author: gasket.works@gte.net; Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:45:54 +0000; Several years ago... When it came time to rebuild my car. I picked it up with a fork lift and power sprayed the bottom. Exposing cracks in the chassis frame. It was "DNR" I.e. Do Not Race ever. I dis; /html/fot/2013-01/msg00092.html (11,250 bytes)
13. Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1): Author: "Tylerpthompson@yahoo.com" <Tylerpthompson@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:16:43 -0700; In my spare time, I am building a TR4 daily driver. I got a street car frame from another FOT member. It looked good and is in very good shape. When I had it media blasted, I found cracks on the fram; /html/fot/2013-01/msg00093.html (12,731 bytes)
14. Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1): Author: Bud R <levilevi@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:01:51 -0700; Since we're talking chassis I'll offer up for sale an IRS TR4A bare frame that I have. Looks like I'm getting out of the TR4A business as I've already sold the TR4A wreck I had and I'm in the process; /html/fot/2013-01/msg00094.html (17,962 bytes)
15. Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1): Author: davehogye <dlhogye@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:15:01 +0000 (UTC); I had to repair lower front suspension point cracks on my TR3 frame that were not evident until I had it media blasted and started grinding on it, read started grinding on it. The shock tower diagona; /html/fot/2013-01/msg00095.html (13,632 bytes)
16. Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1): Author: N197TR4@cs.com; Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:18:34 -0500 (EST); we would like to see you come regardless of whether you race or not. there are a lot of interesting people coming that are not racing...you would be one of them. </HTML> _____________________________; /html/fot/2013-01/msg00096.html (10,693 bytes)
17. Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1): Author: Justin Wagner <jmwagner@greenheart.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:36:15 -0800; I recall in the late 80's a friend of mine had a problem with his street TR6 and I offered to slide under the car and see if I could figure out what was wrong... It was dark under there, but with a s; /html/fot/2013-01/msg00097.html (14,063 bytes)
18. Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:26:54 -0600; I don't think anyone mentioned that the IRS cars are notorious for weakness in the mounts for the differential and the brackets up front where the lower A arms mount. These usually fail without the a; /html/fot/2013-01/msg00098.html (13,918 bytes)
19. Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1): Author: Glenn Franco <gaf3@charter.net>; Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:41:14 -0500; I have fixed a number of these IRS frames and reinforced and welded them back together. For the most part you can still get the cruciform plates and the outriggers pieces for the rear control arms. I; /html/fot/2013-01/msg00099.html (12,461 bytes)
20. Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1): Author: sherry robyn <sherryjimmy6116@att.net>; Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:15:23 -0800 (PST); Tapping with a hammer would probably tell you a whole lot. Jim ________________________________ From: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com> To: fot@autox.team.net Sent: Thu, January 10, 2013 10:27:39 AM; /html/fot/2013-01/msg00100.html (14,264 bytes)

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