<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thank you James for posing an interesting conundrum, and one that probably more than a few of us have gone through… or will. I can’t answer your question, but that doesn’t mean I won’t chip in. So, I’ll relay a short story in hopes it might help you. A dozen or so years ago I bought a TR6. It wasn’t perfect, nor was it represented to be, but as I began to explore things, I noticed that there were some issues that weren’t quite to my liking. On the rare occasion I drove my car and I hit nature’s wet stuff falling from the sky (yes I’m guilty of driving my car) I noticed that the driver’s side carpet was frequently wet. One day I decided to figure out what the exact cause of the leakage was. In an LBC, leakage is a common occurrence, so it could be coming from a variety of place. My first though was a couple of holes in the firewall where the rubber grommets were worn out. Maybe, but not really. Soon thereafter I was cleaning some gunk off of the driver’s side floorpan with a large screwdriver when it went a bit further than I thought it could… straight into the area of the inner fender. I soon discovered an amoeba shaped hole in the floorpan. I became upset and depressed. Then I decided that I really liked driving my car and a little fiberglass could remedy the situation until I did my frame-off restoration. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Then there is the recognition that our cars are for our enjoyment, and that’s worth something. So, if you are willing to have some quality work done and a fair price and the end result would be a car you could continue to enjoy for a long time to come, then you might consider going ahead and doing it. In the grand scheme of things, it wouldn’t be that big of a price to pay. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In other words, who says you can’t buy happiness, especially when it comes with a deep throaty roar.<br class=""><div class=""><div class="">
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<div class="hmmessage"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Hi all…</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">First….<span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">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 class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">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 class="">So that was probably my mistake, but still is probably the best approach to have work done 100% thorough and correct.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">First: I was told floor pans require the car body to be off the frame to replace.</div><div class="">First overwhelming thought…body of the car? ugh.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">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 class="">eaten through the inner and outer wheel arch. It affects the pedal box too.</div><div class="">(I can send a picture if anyone is interested)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">So the guy was really wanting the body removed, sand blasted, panels repaired and powder coated.</div><div class="">Sounds awesome. But it all gets down to time and money. a LOT of money and the rest of the year.</div><div class="">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 class="">I know that. Don't lecture about that. But...<span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">my rust is not a 'rust bucket' by any means. And for $20K I can </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">find a car</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> that </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">comes close to showroom condition!!!</span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I guess I am so depressed / disappointed / overwhelmed / sad / hmmmm….what else…</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">…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 class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">or:</span></div><div class="">Sell the dang thing and walk away. Maybe I finally reached that "mercy…mercy…no more…make it stop" stage.</div><div class="">- 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;" class="">I know the history of THIS car.</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><div class="">Or:</div><div class="">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 class="">but not nearly as intense of a procedure <font size="3" class="">or expensive. I know</font>…<font size="3" class="">you get what you pay for. </font></div></div><div class=""><font size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class="">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 class="">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 class="">(only half kidding….)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Oh, one more thing….</div><div class="">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 class="">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 class="">He mentioned the warranty of the parts I buy from Moss, etc. hmmmm….They void it if the silicone falls the parts.</div><div class="">Really? Moss SELLS Silicone brake fluid. </div><div class="">I suspect all this is because his DAD is against Silicone and he just follows what his dad hates. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I was recently curious why <font size="3" class="">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" class="">is Silicone THAT bad/poorly rated?</font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Well, any advice or words of comfort?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">James</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">1976 TR6 </div><div class=""><br class=""></div> </div></div>
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