[6pack] Frame Rust Repairs

[Todd Bermudez]

Darcy,

Not sure about the cables, but Vicky Brit's sale is
goin' on right now...might be a good time to replace??
 Though I'm not a huge fan of theirs.  

Yeah, cut out the metal & weld steel in place. 
Naturally easier if it's on a lift...YRMV.  The
t-shirt section...that's a potential "can 'o worms". 
It may be perfectly fine under it & should you drive
it for years in dry weather, you may never have to
worry about it, but if you're like me, you may choose
to grind it off & see what's underneath.  You
MAY(notice i said MAY) have rust and even holes under
it.  If you're lucky, the rust will only be on the
bottom side.  Again, it may be nothing.  

Todd



--- "Hunter, Darcy" <Darcy_Hunter at Instron.com> wrote:

> The last items I have not addressed on my TR6 are
> the rear trailing arms
> bushings and replacing my differential seals.  So,
> with the car in it's
> storage position for the winter, I rolled up
> underneath and removed the
> whole works except for the exhaust system.  I was
> pretty proud of myself as
> it only took about 7 hours.  Probably an actually
> 3-4 hour job next time but
> a lot of looking and scratching the first time. 
> Have several questions, one
> a quickie and the other more subjective.
> 
> Easy one:  The parking brake cable has a square
> block that bolts through the
> trailing arm.  The small stud on the block broke
> off.  What is suggested as
> a way of repair without replacing the cable?
> 
> More subjective is regarding the rust I uncovered. 
> One trailing arm support
> has small to moderate rust on the bottom side of the
> box beam.  Is the best
> way to repair to just cut this out and replace with
> stock steel or are their
> standard repair sections available that would make
> the work easier? 
> 
> Also, the breastplate has moderate rust on both
> sides just beneath the inner
> side of the frame rails, extending about halfway
> along the length of the
> plate.  Should I just grind off the whole plate and
> get a new one to weld
> on?  Can you properly weld this in place?  I did see
> on the RATCO site where
> they bolted this plate in place.  Maybe this is a
> preferred approach but how
> do you fasten the bolts without weakening the frame.
>  Maybe this is only
> possible with RATCO frame modifications.  Thanks for
> the feedback.  Looking
> forward to grinding and cutting on my back this
> weekend.
> 
>  
> 
> Darcy Hunter
> 
> '73 TR6
> 
> No. Easton, MA  



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