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PostPosted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 7:01 pm
Nice work I like the sling you made for it looks like it worked good.

May I suggest these two items:
https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS+Performance ... gI3j_D_BwE

https://eustr.com/product/10000-lb-capa ... gJ4TPD_BwE
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:41 am
I've thought about getting a rotisserie but the the mounting of the car on it has scared me off so far. A two post lift is on the bucket list. I don't have a ton of room for one so I need to figure that out.

I'm working on the frame now, looks pretty bad on the right front, must have taken quite a hard hit. It will have to go to a frame guy to straighten. Might have to replace some of it. I have a friend that has a piece of one that may work.

The design of these cars is totally different than anything I've ever worked on. The Brits must have invented the crown nut and cotter pin because there's an awful lot of them.

Two piece control arms
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 12:07 pm
$600 for a 2 post lift? You guys in the US sure have some cheap stuff.

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 6:59 pm
That does seem extremely inexpensive. I'm in Canada as well so no such deals here.

I pulled the right side front suspension out. The front lower control arm didn't have a nut or bushings so was only attached on the frame side. The shaft stud was broken off, probably in the early 60's when it crashed. Kind of scary considering I drove it 20,000 miles
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PostPosted: Sat May 13, 2023 9:55 am
The Frame is what brought the Studebaker project to a Halt the right front frame rail is bent Bad. I bought some plans to make a custom Frame for it. It will be a while before I dive back into that one.
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PostPosted: Sat May 13, 2023 10:44 am
The front right took a bad hit way back some time before I got it. Frame is pretty bad and there is virtually no alignment adjustments you can make with these cars. I would have had to cut out a big chunk of the frame and shock support and try to patch it perfectly. The inner fender is bad and the A-post is pushed in. I was able to get a really nice inner fender and I have a really good frame coming.
I need to replace rockers, one side floor and inner fender once I have it back sitting on the frame.
The inner fender assembly is 3 pieces so hopefully it makes it a bit easier to weld in
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 2:08 pm
Back at it. I cut out the rotted battery tray and the entire inner fender assembly. It was hit long ago and the repairs done were terrible to say the least. Now that it's out of the way I can start grinding out the spot welds on the right side bulkhead and start replacing it and the new inner fender.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 01, 2023 10:34 am
I got most of the bulkhead removed, I left the top of it for now for some strength. As you can see in the pics there's a whole lot more cutting to do. I need to get the frame back under it so everything ends up where it should be. The floor, inner sill and rocker on that side all need to be replaced. I ordered the parts so there will be a bit of a delay getting them. They don't make the kick panel section so I'll need to make my own, it's beat up bad.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 02, 2023 9:33 am
I have a soft spot for the Tr3, my dad had one when I was a teen and he let me drive it all the time. It was a really tough car, lot's of fun to drive and very reliable. My brother had a 3 he did a beautiful resto on and had a motor he bought from a race team, it was really cool-a four cylinder with a lopy idle. He's a Triumph nut, he's had a 3, 4, 6, 8 and a Stagg. The 4 had a 327 for a while and then a Buick 215 aluminum V8. The Stagg has a 350. I've had a 6 and a couple Austin Healy Sprites.
Looks like you're doing a great job on this, also looks like a very challenging job.

This was my 6 that I restored and painted.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 02, 2023 10:49 am
I've always liked TR's, all of them up to TR6. Never cared for the 7's or 8's. I like the old Heralds and Spitfires.

Nice 6 you had

You're right about the challenging part. On the right side, everything goes. Getting the inner sills and A-pillar lined up perfectly will be critical.
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