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Monthly Archives: September 2015

TR6 Stuck head bolts!


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Hi, dne’ back with another exciting blog! Today’s blog is dealing with stuck head bolts on the stock 6cyl engine. Actually, they’re not head bolts, they’re studs with nuts to cinch them down. In my case, I thought sure I wouldn’t have a problem, but was I wrong! Here the little engine that could or […]

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TR6 Front Disc brakes overhaul


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Hey~It’s Howdy Doody time! Just kidding, but I’ve had some time to overhaul my front disc brakes on my TR6! Yes, I could buy some new ones but what would be the fun in that!;)     My goodness, looks like these calipers had been in a pasture for a while! Needless to say the […]

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Went to fetch a TR6 Tub


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Good morning friends!  First, what is a Tub? Well, if one removes all the fenders, hood,deck lid, doors, instruments, dash, etc, this would leave the Tub. It’s pretty much a core, a hollow nothingness shell.   My lesson learned, which I thought maybe I may have learned by now, is I didn’t examine the 71 […]

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Homemade Gantry crane


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Hi, dne’ here, for a long time, I’ve had the hankering to have a Gantry crane.(See the definition below). I must admit that a Gantry Crane does take up quite a bit of room, but if made correctly, or bought, they should roll fairly easily despite their weight and size and provide a lot of […]

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