6-Pack to the rescue

 6-Pack, a.k.a. The TR6/250 Car Club of America, is the most knowledgeable group of folks anyone could find when it comes to the Triumph TR6.  Once I realized "Tillie" was going to need a lot of attention, I spent the best $30.00 of this whole project and joined the Pack.
The on-line forum is chocked full of good advise going back several years. Questions are not treated with flaming answers, but in a polite, professional manner. The advise I got from the Pack convinced me I could indeed work on my car myself, that a whole slew of cottage industry specialists / vendors are available, and the folks on the forum have "been there, done that" for most any question that might come up.

So, with just a bit of trepidation, I began to dig in, thinking I could do a "rolling renovation" starting with the front half of the car.

I want to mention two of the 6-Pack gang who have gone way above and beyond when it comes to documenting all the work that has gone into their cars.

  

 "Brosky"...www.74TR6.com

"Bobby D"....tr6.danielsonfamily.org

Both these guys take the time to photo document any work that is done on their cars and present it in a way that even a novice like me can understand. On top of that, their work is all done to a very high standard, giving us new folks something to strive for !

Thanks guys !!

Reality sets in

I was still basking in the glow of TR6 ownership when I found the web site for the TR6/250 car club of America. After an hour of reading past and present forum threads, my TR6 ownership glow was getting quite dim. It seems I had been oblivious to quite a few problem areas on my new purchase !

Oh well, what are a few hidden spots of rust......

What's that you say, the engine bay paint should match the exterior paint ?

But don't those shiny carbs and the fancy valve cover count for something?

Cleaning the engine bay left the interior carpeting soaking wet.....I lifted out the battery to find a big hole had rusted through the battery tray, which is right above the transmission, hence a direct path to the interior.
I was still in denial about the severity of the car's condition, and created a temporary fix for the battery tray.

In the meantime family members were enjoying short rides in my Little British Car....

Daughter, Aleda, home for a visit from graduate school, trying on Tillie.    

 Son-in-law, Jit-Tat, is originally from Malaysia which still has a lot of it's British colony roots.So  the words "boot" and "bonnet" are meaningful to him when talking about cars !