[TR] TR6 Grill Question & Nissan Diff

[Bob Labuz]

On Sunday 13 January 2008 08:30 pm, Bob Danielson wrote:
> 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
>
Bob,

The brass solder on the corners is most likely a bronze braze. That joint will 
never rust! 

Not privvy to TR6s so I cant tell you what the grill composition is.

Bob