I am currently in the process of building a "fast street" (at least I hope it
will be sort of fast) engine for my TR 6. For the past two days I have been
working on the rods under the direction of a retired British car rebuilder.
After my daily fix ot the six pack discussions of the day I couldn't resist
adding my past tow days experience with my 6. Thus far I have sand blasted,
ground, machined polished the rods and rebushed the little ends of these things
I haven't weighed them yet but believe I have reduced their weight by 1/4 to
1/3rd. I now have a MUCH greater appreciation for those of you out there who
do this for a living. Obviously my lack of knowledge has tripled or quadrupled
the amount of time it takes a professional to do the job but there is a certain
satisfaction (machaocism may be a better word) in working on your own engine.
Once I finish the other four rods it is off to the machine shop for shot
peening and checking the big and little ends for the proper
clearance. I won't go into the details on the rebore for the pistons,
grinding polishing on the crank and the work on the head. Keep your fingers
crossed. The only other thing I need is a lot more $$$$. Cheers.
Mike Lunsford, 1970 TR 6
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