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Or done the same job twice.=C2=A0 As I get older I am starting to expect t=
o do a job twice.=C2=A0 First to learn how to do it and the second to do it=
right.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Lindsay <richardolindsay@gmail.com>
To: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com>
Cc: TR6 <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tue, Sep 10, 2019 1:26 pm
Subject: Re: [6pack] Too quiet.
Yes sir! So many times I have bought the same part twice!
On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 12:04 PM DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com> wrote:
>
> I hear you.=C2=A0 I have another project (TR8) in a garage about 12 miles=
from home and I forget how many times I arrived there with 3/4 of the part=
s/tools I needed.=C2=A0 This project has been stalled so long I forget wher=
e I put some of the parts.=C2=A0 I lost one thinking that if I get a replac=
ement the original will show up (as per usual)but so far no=C2=A0 show.
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Lindsay via 6pack <6pack@autox.team.net>
> To: 6pack <6pack@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tue, Sep 10, 2019 9:25 am
> Subject: Re: [6pack] Too quiet.
>
> Awesome report, Dave! Thanks! Today I planned to connect the new battery =
in my TR6 project. But when I got to the shop (20 minute drive) I realized =
that I had left all the freshly cleaned, decontaminated, and refinished par=
ts on the home garage workbench. So alas, another day delay but the other c=
ars did get their exercise. Headed back home now to replace that other ther=
mostat...
>
> Rick
>
> On Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 8:54 AM DAVID MASSEY via 6pack <6pack@autox.team.ne=
t> wrote:
>
> I agree with Richard, it is too quiet here.
>
> I somehow fell off the list many years ago but I am back (sorry).=C2=A0 T=
he TR6 was off the road for several years after a pending major frame failu=
re was discovered.=C2=A0 As much as I would LOVE to get a RATCO frame I don=
't LOVE it=C2=A0 6G's worth.=C2=A0 A local club member who happens to be a =
fitter/welder by trade offered to rework my frame so I disassembled the car=
and took the frame to him and after 7 months or so he rebuilt the main fra=
me rails from about the mid point right to the rear of the car.=C2=A0 He al=
so reinforced notorious week points such as the diff mounts and the attach =
points for the (aftermarket) rear sway bar.=C2=A0 He also handed me a 3-lb =
bag of rust scale he extracted from inside the frame.
>
> I spend an afternoon with prods and compressed air and removed some more =
rust, then I treated the inside of the frame with Eastwood's frame rustproo=
fing kit (I think I used two of them), painted the frame with POR15 (Note: =
POR15 does a very poor job of sticking to old paint) and reassembled the ca=
r.
>
> I set up a camera on a (cheap) tripod and took a picture.=C2=A0 I install=
ed the LF suspension and took a pic.=C2=A0 I installed the RF suspension an=
d took a pic, front sway bar and took a pic, steering rack and took a pic..=
. (you get the picture) so I now have a nice sequence of pictures of the ca=
r coming together.
>
> The car has been on the road for a year now and so far I have 1) blown th=
e diff and 2) blew a head gasket.=C2=A0 I drove this car for nearly 2 decad=
es with nary a problem but I guess my luck had run out.=C2=A0 Keep in mind =
that this car has been to both coasts, Canada and up Pike's Peak so it is n=
o slouch.
>
> Dave
>
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Original Message-----<br>
From: Richard Lindsay <richardolindsay@gmail.com><br>
To: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com><br>
Cc: TR6 <6pack@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Tue, Sep 10, 2019 1:26 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [6pack] Too quiet.<br>
<br>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Yes sir! So many times I have bought the same part twice!<=
br clear=3D"none">
<div class=3D"yqt7476756914" id=3D"yqtfd44712"><br clear=3D"none">On Tue, S=
ep 10, 2019 at 12:04 PM DAVID MASSEY <<a shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailt=
o:dave1massey@cs.com" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" removedlink__1a4e9f49-503=
3-48b6-a21e-b4d38f665977__href=3D"mailto:dave1massey@cs.com";>dave1massey@cs=
.com</a>> wrote:<br clear=3D"none">><br clear=3D"none">> I hear yo=
u. I have another project (TR8) in a garage about 12 miles from home =
and I forget how many times I arrived there with 3/4 of the parts/tools I n=
eeded. This project has been stalled so long I forget where I put som=
e of the parts. I lost one thinking that if I get a replacement the o=
riginal will show up (as per usual)but so far no show.<br clear=3D"no=
ne">><br clear=3D"none">> Cheers<br clear=3D"none">><br clear=3D"n=
one">><br clear=3D"none">> Dave<br clear=3D"none">><br clear=3D"no=
ne">><br clear=3D"none">><br clear=3D"none">> -----Original Messag=
e-----<br clear=3D"none">> From: Richard Lindsay via 6pack <<a shape=
=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:6pack@autox.team.net"; rel=3D"noopener noreferre=
r" removedlink__1a4e9f49-5033-48b6-a21e-b4d38f665977__href=3D"mailto:6pack@=
autox.team.net">6pack@autox.team.net</a>><br clear=3D"none">> To: 6pa=
ck <<a shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:6pack@autox.team.net"; rel=3D"noo=
pener noreferrer" removedlink__1a4e9f49-5033-48b6-a21e-b4d38f665977__href=
=3D"mailto:6pack@autox.team.net";>6pack@autox.team.net</a>><br clear=3D"n=
one">> Sent: Tue, Sep 10, 2019 9:25 am<br clear=3D"none">> Subject: R=
e: [6pack] Too quiet.<br clear=3D"none">><br clear=3D"none">> Awesome=
report, Dave! Thanks! Today I planned to connect the new battery in my TR6=
project. But when I got to the shop (20 minute drive) I realized that I ha=
d left all the freshly cleaned, decontaminated, and refinished parts on the=
home garage workbench. So alas, another day delay but the other cars did g=
et their exercise. Headed back home now to replace that other thermostat...=
<br clear=3D"none">><br clear=3D"none">> Rick<br clear=3D"none">><=
br clear=3D"none">> On Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 8:54 AM DAVID MASSEY via 6pack=
<<a shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:6pack@autox.team.net"; rel=3D"noope=
ner noreferrer" removedlink__1a4e9f49-5033-48b6-a21e-b4d38f665977__href=3D"=
mailto:6pack@autox.team.net";>6pack@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br clear=
=3D"none">><br clear=3D"none">> I agree with Richard, it is too quiet=
here.<br clear=3D"none">><br clear=3D"none">> I somehow fell off the=
list many years ago but I am back (sorry). The TR6 was off the road =
for several years after a pending major frame failure was discovered. =
As much as I would LOVE to get a RATCO frame I don't LOVE it 6G's wo=
rth. A local club member who happens to be a fitter/welder by trade o=
ffered to rework my frame so I disassembled the car and took the frame to h=
im and after 7 months or so he rebuilt the main frame rails from about the =
mid point right to the rear of the car. He also reinforced notorious =
week points such as the diff mounts and the attach points for the (aftermar=
ket) rear sway bar. He also handed me a 3-lb bag of rust scale he ext=
racted from inside the frame.<br clear=3D"none">><br clear=3D"none">>=
I spend an afternoon with prods and compressed air and removed some more r=
ust, then I treated the inside of the frame with Eastwood's frame rustproof=
ing kit (I think I used two of them), painted the frame with POR15 (Note: P=
OR15 does a very poor job of sticking to old paint) and reassembled the car=
.<br clear=3D"none">><br clear=3D"none">> I set up a camera on a (che=
ap) tripod and took a picture. I installed the LF suspension and took=
a pic. I installed the RF suspension and took a pic, front sway bar =
and took a pic, steering rack and took a pic... (you get the picture) so I =
now have a nice sequence of pictures of the car coming together.<br clear=
=3D"none">><br clear=3D"none">> The car has been on the road for a ye=
ar now and so far I have 1) blown the diff and 2) blew a head gasket. =
I drove this car for nearly 2 decades with nary a problem but I guess my l=
uck had run out. Keep in mind that this car has been to both coasts, =
Canada and up Pike's Peak so it is no slouch.<br clear=3D"none">><br cle=
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