Hansen, Hans C, III (Red) writes:
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Hi All ---
First time requester, long time lurker....
I bought a ' 74 TR6 just after Christmas and had it delivered (flat bed; no
hook) to my home in mid-January. I immediately threw a couple of tarps on
it
and planned to forget about it until the weather gets more bearable here in
snowy and cold Connecticut. Well, yesterday I tore the tarps off and began
to take inventory of what I'm facing.
Let's see now...some spots of fender rust - I can handle that. Mixed bag
interior... some tan some black, some..are those home made door panels..?
Oh
well...Windows don't work...no problemo...etc, etc.
The battery was dead. Can I charge it from a regular 4 amp battery charger?
If so, do I reverse the leads? Can I jump it from my regular
positive-ground
car? Again, do I reverse the cables?
There is no carpeting or panels in the boot, so I was staring at cold,
hard,
rust-free metal with some sort of filthy, old paint on it. But, what I
couldn't understand were all the small, factory-drilled holes in the metal.
I think they are original. But, what are they for? Are these holes for
snaps
for the interior panels that I'll be buying in the future? Should there be
bushings in them? Is there a "map" of the boot area somewhere so I know
what
I'm looking at?
Finally, the top has never been up for the past 6 years until I put it up
yesterday. Because of the coldness, the material was stiff, unyielding and
I
guess I forced the rear window zipper too hard because it stripped. What's
the best way to repair the zipper?
This is the 5th LBC I've owned. The last one was over 17 years ago, so I'm
kind of "rusty" when it comes to doing stuff.
Any advice the Listerati can give me would be humbly and graciously
appreciated!
Red Hansen
' 74 TR6 CF13944
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Red,
Has the battery been dead for the last 6 years? Last 3? If so, forget
it. Buy a new battery and save yourself the agravation. As far as
reversing leads - Red lead to positive, Black lead to Negative. It
doesn't matter how the car is hooked up, Red to + Black to -.
BTW, all TR6's were negative ground, just like all modern cars. So treat
it like your Chevy.
The holes are for the screws that hold the panels in place. Just sheet
metal screws.
Did the zipper backing material pull away from the vinyl or did the
teeth just come apart where they should be together? You may have to
paya visit to the local upholstery shop.
Good luck
Dave Massey
57 TR3
71 TR6
80 TR8
P.S. BTW welconme to the list!
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