Agreed on the brass/alu. I think we have all faced the same rot in the grille
frame at one time or another. The trim piece underneath it is constructed the
same way and suffers the same fate.
As to what were they thinking, my guess is "no idiot will still be driving
this thing in 34 years time".
Stan
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Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 8:52 PM
To: Bob Danielson; triumphs@autox.team.net; TR-6 list
Subject: Re: [6pack] TR6 Grill Question & Nissan Diff
Bob,
I believe it is brass and the egg crate looks like aluminium. I took the
plastic off, sanded the pitting down and painted the whole thing (minus the
border shiny steel) satin black, the same as the kahm back (rear of the car).
Came out like new minus the plastic.
Lou
-----Original Message-----
From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org>
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:30:06
To:<triumphs@autox.team.net>, "'TR-6 list'" <6pack@autox.team.net>
Subject: [6pack] TR6 Grill Question & Nissan Diff
This goes under the "what were they thinking" category. The frame of the TR6
grill has a plastic coating of some sort which is, in turn, covered with a
chrome piece. The plastic probably seemed like a good idea at the time but
all it takes is moisture getting in between the plastic and the metal and
you have an instant rust recipe. As part of my ever growing shipwright's
disease, I removed the grill, disassembled it and cut away the plastic
cover. Here's what it looks like underneath (http://tinyurl.com/3ajgwj) The
metal on the top of the grill is as nice as the day it was installed....the
sides and bottom are another story. Two questions for the List: is that
brass solder on the grill frame corners in the pictures and what kind of
metal is the egg crate part of the grill made of?
My Nissan differential is also moving along and can be seen here
http://tinyurl.com/2jnn7p That POR-15 is amazing stuff.
Thanks
Bob Danielson
1975 TR6 CF38503U
Running w/ Throttle Body Injection
http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org
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