Project TR6

I figured I would share a few pictures of my 1974 Triumph TR6. I did a mild to moderate restoration around 11 years ago (which is why I look so young in some of these pictures, haha). I still have this car and it still drives great! Unfortunately I didn't do a god job of taking pictures to document this project, but here are a few that I found on my laptop.

I picked it up for cheap in this condition:
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...R6/mattTR1.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...6/tr60202a.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2.../tr6awork1.jpg

The only good thing was it didn't have any real rust to speak of, which makes body work a lot easier.

Building the engine:
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...6/DSC00780.jpg

I went with some mild performance modifications including milling the head for higher compression, a streetable cam, header, SU carbs, etc. Nothing crazy, but it made the car a little more responsive.

Here are some shots after the bodywork and paint:
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...6/DSC00471.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...6/promo003.jpg

Here we are fitting the new top to the frame. That was probably one of the more frustrating tasks on this car.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...katwallys2.jpg

Nice car... I've always wanted to rebuild a GT6 with a BMW 6 cylinder engine, trans and rear.

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Originally Posted by zoama585

Nice car... I've always wanted to rebuild a GT6 with a BMW 6 cylinder engine, trans and rear.

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There was a TR6 with an S50 swap on ebay recently. The quality of the build was fantastic, but I think I would have done a few things differently (especially the wheels).

http://bringatrailer.com/2011/08/21/...3-triumph-tr6/

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Originally Posted by hokiefd

There was a TR6 with an S50 swap on ebay recently. The quality of the build was fantastic, but I think I would have done a few things differently (especially the wheels).

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That's awesome, I'd love to own that but the same powertrain in a GT6, either navy blue or brg would be even better.