[6pack] TR6 Grill Question & Nissan Diff

[Alan Salvatore]

Actually , I believe the Plastic is actually a powder coat thats pealing off 
because water got behind it.

That looks pretty nasty, I'd look for a used one on Ebay.

Al

www.triumphowners.com/624


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6 at tr6.danielsonfamily.org>
To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>; "'TR-6 list'" <6pack at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 8:30 PM
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