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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><div>Hi all…</div><div><br></div><div>First….<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I am so depressed - I may sell the TR6 and walk away….seriously…even after 22 years of my entire adult life.</span></div><div><br></div><div>I just met and got a quote from a guy that generally works on Austin Healey's…and I gather he does very high end work….and accustom to people with deep pockets.</div><div>So that was probably my mistake, but still is probably the best approach to have work done 100% thorough and correct.</div><div><br></div><div>First: I was told floor pans require the car body to be off the frame to replace.</div><div>First overwhelming thought…body of the car? ugh.</div><div><br></div><div>Second: I have a few bad spots of rust that need panels fabricated and welded. The worse is under the master cylinder and rust has</div><div>eaten through the inner and outer wheel arch. It affects the pedal box too.</div><div>(I can send a picture if anyone is interested)</div><div><br></div><div>So the guy was really wanting the body removed, sand blasted, panels repaired and powder coated.</div><div>Sounds awesome. But it all gets down to time and money. a LOT of money and the rest of the year.</div><div>Roughly, looking at $10-20K. for a TR6. yikes. Not sure I love the car that much. I know repairing old cars will ALWAYS cost more than a car is worth.</div><div>I know that. Don't lecture about that. But...<span style="font-size: 12pt;">my rust is not a 'rust bucket' by any means. And for $20K I can </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">find a car</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> that </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">comes close to showroom condition!!!</span></div><div><br></div><div>I guess I am so depressed / disappointed / overwhelmed / sad / hmmmm….what else…</div><div><br></div><div>…I am at a loss as to what to do. One option: Say screw it and live with the rotten areas, put the car back to gather and drive it.</div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">or:</span></div><div>Sell the dang thing and walk away. Maybe I finally reached that "mercy…mercy…no more…make it stop" stage.</div><div>- I doubt I could bring myself to buy a TR6 again….I mean, what's the point. Mine isn't THAT awful and <span style="font-size: 12pt;">I know the history of THIS car.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><div>Or:</div><div>another option….(my original desire/thought) is to have the areas repaired and new floor boards installed by someone that does a really good welding job </div><div>but not nearly as intense of a procedure <font size="3">or expensive. I know</font>…<font size="3">you get what you pay for. </font></div></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div>This winter: I removed everything from the engine to detail it out and everything is ready to go back in once the rust was fixed and engine bay painted.</div><div>At this point, I may as well sell off all the PARTS - they'd be worth more they the car as a whole at this point. And everything is removed!</div><div>(only half kidding….)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Oh, one more thing….</div><div>this guy is DEAD set against my thought of switching to Silicone brake fluid. I mean, DEAD set against and talking about warranty being voided if I use it.</div><div>I looked at him and said: "What Warranty is that?" "It isn't like there is a dealership I can go to" "I buy parts, I put them on." I am the warranty department!</div><div>He mentioned the warranty of the parts I buy from Moss, etc. hmmmm….They void it if the silicone falls the parts.</div><div>Really? Moss SELLS Silicone brake fluid. </div><div>I suspect all this is because his DAD is against Silicone and he just follows what his dad hates. </div><div><br></div><div>I was recently curious why <font size="3">auto stores don't seem to carry DOT 5 Silicone as much as the other types. So now with this restoration guy's comments</font>…<font size="3">is Silicone THAT bad/poorly rated?</font></div><div><br></div><div>Well, any advice or words of comfort?</div><div><br></div><div>James</div><div><br></div><div>1976 TR6 </div><div><br></div> </div></body>
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