Hi,
I'll also point out a couple of relatively obvious issues - vis-a-vis rust.
Especially as it pertains to TR6's. I have _several_ rusty examples.
Anywhere that water can collect is susceptable to rust. Case in point - the
lower front fender/rocker panel area.
Two things work against you here. 1. the drain for the "air plenum" runs
down a little tube and into the cavity formed by the outer fender... I've
seen esveral cars rust out on the _top_ of the "outer sill" panel. 2. The
inner body surfaces all seem to be left in primer from the factory.
To solve problem 1, you can run a longer hose from the plenum... long
enough to extend out the bottom of the rocker panel area. I've seen several
references to this including Len Renkenburger.
Problem 2 is not as easy to deal with. If you happen to be doing a frame up
restoration, then suffice to say painting the inner surface with the body
color will go a long way to solving future rust problems. Or, if you're not
doing a frame up, then if you happen to need panel work, you could do one
"corner" at a time - but eventually you'd need to do a total repaint.
The other areas that tend to rust are: the rear fenders above and around
the tail lights. This area is a b!^<# to deal with due to accessability,
the front valence - I have no idea why, the rear valence - this is like the
inner front fenders... lots of places for crud to congregate and last but
not least - the FRAME. The frame has little baffles and nooks and crannies
- lots of places for rust to form.
Oh well. Food for thought.
regards,
rml
TR6's
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