[6pack] TR6 tub removal

[Andrew Packard]

With a helper or two, you can separate the body from the stage you are in
less than two hours.  An impact wrench can be helpful on extracting multiple
body mount bolts.  You can leave the engine and drive drain in place,
disconnect the body at the 21 different attachment points and disconnect all
chassis to body connections.  I always forget the heater valve connection
when I do it.  Pulling the entire lower steering column from the rack is
also helpful.  You will likely have to remove most of the intake side of the
engine, at least the carbs for sure, for clearance of the R inner fender.
If you leave the doors and all glass on the car, the body will weigh about
600 or so lbs.  Totally stripped, you're looking at less than 300 lbs.  An
overhead hoist or even a shop crane using the wheel well seat belt mounts
can be used and perhaps a heavy strap underneath the front inner fenders.
If you are in a barn, I imagine you have some hefty rafters to use for
hoisting.  Be sure to note all the spacers and rubber pads at each mounting
point when removing the tub.  If you're putting it right back on the same
chassis, you shouldn't have any new alignment problems if the spacers stay
the same.  As far as shipwrights disease taking hold, you're on your own.  I
know most of us don't have the antidote for that poison.  
Andy

-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces+apackard68=comcast.net at autox.team.net
[mailto:6pack-bounces+apackard68=comcast.net at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
marty sukey
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 7:19 PM
To: Triumph List; 6 Digest
Subject: [6pack] TR6 tub removal

Ok folks, just how big a job is it to pull the tub off a TR6. I am doing
some
work in the barn on the TR6 and as I pick out things on my wish list to do
while I have things apart would be to do some frame re-enforcements. In my
mind I always pictured pulling the tub off as a big project that once
started
would keep leading to one more next thing that would need done. Interior is
out of the car right now. Can you leave the engine and drive train  in the
car
and and just pull the tub off, then do what needs done and then just drop it
back down and bolt it back on? It probably cant be that simple but I thought
I
would ask. What say ye experts out there?

Thanks,
Marty