"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
08/15/2018 at 20:50 • Filed to: None
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"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
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A young guy at work started driving this lately after reviving it. This TR6 hadn’t been driven in 9 years. The short list of things needed were fresh fuel, some hoses, oil , TLC and new clutch hydraulic bits. He loves it, however some of his peers can’t see the attraction. The car belonged to his dad who I’m sure is thrilled to see his old roadster running again. Other than still needing some new redline tires and refreshing the brakes its in pretty fair condition.
Always loved the TR6 since I once owned an early TR4. Karmann did a awesome restyling of the original Michelotti design which made this model so attractive and one of the best sellers of the TR models.
RacinBob
> Dave the car guy , still here
08/15/2018 at 21:36 |
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Tell him to get rebuilt calipers, hoses , and master now. They are cheap and the supply is dwindling. It doesn’t hurt to change that stuff every 40 years. It does hurt if they fail.
arl
> Dave the car guy , still here
08/15/2018 at 21:47 |
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Beauty of a car. How can they not see that? Good on him.
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RacinBob
> RacinBob
08/15/2018 at 23:25 |
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So says the guy that owns a ‘73 Alfa Romeo and has replaced all those things in the last 2 years.
Leonardo DiCabriolet
> Dave the car guy , still here
08/15/2018 at 23:28 |
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When my grandfather passed away my family ended up selling his Buick 3800 supercharged MG Midget, anytime I see an old British roadster I think of how I should have made an effort to hang on to that thing. Hope the guy keeps i t for awhile.
MiniGTI - now with XJ6
> Dave the car guy , still here
08/16/2018 at 00:47 |
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Good looks and also that inline-6 is MUSIC and you don’t even have to push it that hard.
Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
> Dave the car guy , still here
08/16/2018 at 03:05 |
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I still want one, and wanted one even more after James May’s review:
“The blokiest bloke’s car ever built!”
BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
> Dave the car guy , still here
08/16/2018 at 03:20 |
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Awesome :) love a good TR6.
Plenty to be done to wake American version up a bit performance-wise too :)
shop-teacher
> Dave the car guy , still here
08/16/2018 at 07:20 |
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That's awesome! These are IMO the best looking British roadsters, by far.
ZHP Sparky, the 5th
> Dave the car guy , still here
08/16/2018 at 14:50 |
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I’ve always had a soft spot for these but have been terrified to jump in given the upkeep they require.
A neighbor a few houses down has one in BRG. Spoke with him the other day - guy has had the car since ‘92 and is doing a full restoration that is almost complete. Beautiful machine!
Split55
> RacinBob
08/16/2018 at 18:04 |
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Dad here a bunch of brake parts in hand. Master was already sleeved. Slow process of rebuilding and reworking. Very proud of work done so far
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RacinBob
> Split55
08/16/2018 at 19:02 |
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Good. Approved by the guy who is slowly doing the same with his Alfa. The thing I’ve noticed is that things like rebuilt calipers are getting hard to get. Like 3 of one rear side on rock auto are all that is left.