I have to agree with Malcolm. Doing the job yourself gives you so much.
Not only the pride that you did it yourself, but also the knowledge that it
was done right and with care. It's a great experience and you learn so
much. I have been working on my GT6 for 28 years now and know it pretty
well, of course there are a few things I have farmed out to the pros but I
have done a lot of it myself and now I am teaching my kids how to work on
the car. Of course its up to you, and the pro will do it a lot faster than
I ever do and if you have the bucks go for it. Good luck, just keep it on
the road and let Sam Gentry know the particulars on the car so we can get
it on the GT6 list.
Jane
'67 GT6
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> From: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
> To: GT6plus68@aol.com
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: The GT6 from Hell
> Date: Monday, January 25, 1999 11:25 PM
>
>
> On Tue, 26 Jan 1999 GT6plus68@aol.com wrote:
>
> > could anyone give me any info on british car restorers and/or persons
who
> > refurbish?...my gt6 is in good shape to begin with but needs a few
things (one
> > of them being a complete interior re-do)...i live in the northeast (new
york)
> > so any in this area of the world would be helpful even more. this is my
first
> > attempt at a british car....so i'm not really sure what i should do to
do this
> > myself....i'll do my own..next time...this one i want done
professionally
>
> If you want it done professionally, prepare to sell both your legs.
>
> Oh, BTW, you'll have to drive using long sticks.
>
> A pro resto will cost thrice the amount for an already-done car. Or
more.
> Any cheaper and they will take short cuts (or won't make any money)...
> either way, someone loses.
>
> Age matters not! I'm 21 and have resurrected (most of) my TR4 over the
> past year. You can view the carnage at my web-page;
> http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/walker/
>
> I've spent less than $5,000 so far on the resto. I know for sure because
> I haven't made much more than that :-) Plus, I've also learned how to
> weld, sculpt fiberglass (hard-top), sculpt bondo (over welds), fix
> interiors, tune carbs, rewire bodged Lucas wiring systems... etc. Most
> every problem can be broken into little bits and tackled one by one.
>
> I am going to break down and buy some replacement parts soon though. New
> RH rocker for sure (they were tough to make), and some of the more
> difficult bits in the tail section.
>
> To do a good job by yourself you will need 1) money 2) time 3) space to
> work on and 4) lots more of #1 and #2. If you get a shop to do it,
remove
> #3 and multiply #1 and #2 by X, where X is some nasty large number.
>
> Just my "argument", choice is still yours...
> -Malcolm
> * There is a FAQ for this list! Its temporary home is:
> http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/walker/triumph/trfaq.htm
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