[6pack] TR6 and Nissan pickup update

[Richard Lindsay]

Hello friends,
   Isn't 'queue' an awesome word? Yea, I love words and the many ways one
might string them together. I guess that point is obvious by now.
   Douglas Adams was just amazing in his skills at wordsmith. He had two
phrases that I completely love. Paraphrasing, the first is, "The space
ships fell from the sky in exactly the same way that anvils don't." The
other quote that I admire is, "I love deadines. I particularly like the
whizzing sound that they make as they go by."

   So what is in YOUR queue for today? I may go collect my grandson this
morning so he can help me make biscuits for Nancy's breakfast. Kelum and
his mom are awake and up, like me, but Nancy isn't. I also need to learn if
Kelum's mom has other plans today.

   Yesterday I reported that the headliner came out of the Nissan pickup
easily and without drama. This morning I hope to brush away any remaining
foam bits on the substrate (another good word) and cement the new foam
backed fabric in place. If I get that far I can reinstall the headliner,
but I first have to be make sure that the cement is well and truly dried.
Otherwise, any finger pressure on the fabric may collapse the foam backing
and cause it to stick that way.

   I also reported yesterday that I have begun attaching the upholstery on
the TR6's rear wheel arches. Today I will test the cement job by gently
pulling the formed upholstery vinyl down over the archs for a smooth fit.
If all goes well there, I will cement the bottom edge to the body and leave
the glue to dry. Then afterward, say another 24 hours, I can cement down
all the remaining edges and cut the holes for the seat belt's shoulder
harness mounting hardware.

   All of this work on the TR6's interior is pretty routine, if sometimes
laborious. The next real challenge will be rebuilding the seats. I say
'rebuilding' rather than reupholstering because the internal frames have to
be restored before new foam and upholstery can go on. Attached are pictures
of the driver's seat with the old upholstery split away. It should be
obvious that not only is the support mechanism damaged but also, the metal
frame is rusted quite badly. No pivot joints now move. Fortunately, the
rust damage is mostly surface rust and not so bad that the frames can't be
cleaned, repainted and the reused. Yep, lots of work to do there!

Happy, happy,

Rick


On Thu, Dec 26, 2019, 7:12 PM Richard Lindsay <richardolindsay at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello friends,
>    I made a little progress today on both the TR6 and the Nissan pickup.
> Both are improving in baby steps. Here are those from steps from today.
>    The pickup is so easy to repair. This morning I used my plastic
> upholstery trim tools and removed the bits up the windscreen sides and
> those at the top of the B pillar. With those out, the old droopy headliner
> lifted out the driver's door without argument! Easy peasy.
>    Tomorrow I will brush away the foam remains of the old headliner and
> maybe even attach the new cloth. Pictures to follow if I get that far.
>    Also this morning I cemented down the hidden edges of the rear wheel
> arch upholstery. To fit those pieces over the padded arches, I needed to
> secure the hidden edges in order to pull the upholstery snugly over the
> complex  curves of the arches. See attached picture.
>    The lower edge of the upholstery will get cemented to the rear deck and
> hidden by the deck carpet. The sides will receive upholstery cards hiding
> the just cemented arch upholstery.
>
> Rick
>
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