Hi, folks.
The TR6 is still on stands... I've been too damned busy with work to make
much progress on my diff mount repair project. I do, however, have it all
torn apart, and I have two questions:
1) I notice that there is a stress crack in the top of the cross-member
adjacent to the head of the mounting pin on the right front. Can I just
have the welder weld it up before welding in the reinforcing plates? Would
that be adequate? (Please say YES!)
2) I'm going to have a local fabricator make up the plates for me. I
downloaded the TRF template and before I turned the local guy loose with
that template, I thought I'd make a cardboard dummy to make sure it fit.
Well, the fit was really sloppy, so I set about making my own template.
After quite a bit of fiddling, I've come up with a shape that fits MUCH
better than the TRF template. At least on my car, anyway. I understand
that the fit may not be consistent from car to car, and that the TRF plates
may require some grinding to "adjust the fit." Well, in my instance this
would be a case of the old "I've cut this thing THREE TIMES and it's STILL
too short!!" syndrome.
Question is, is anyone interested in checking this template out and maybe
replacing the TRF one on the VTR site? The TRF template literally looks as
though someone took a "Sharpie" and quickly traced around one of the
plates. Frankly, it doesn't inspire a lot of confidence in its accuracy.
Hope I'm not stepping on anyone's toes, but I've made a very clean
"official" looking drawing that I'd like to offer to all concerned, but I'm
aware that my template may not fit another TR6 as well as mine given the
varying manufacturing tolerances.
Any input appreciated.
Pete Chadwell
1973 TR6
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