http://hillridge.net/TR6 What Have I Gotten Myself Into? Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:25:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Proper electrical grounding is essential for reliable operation of the car's electronics.  Here's how my TR6's battery was grounded: In case you can't tell, it's a length of red wire (typically used for positive), partially wrapped in black electrical tape, and terminated at a bolt on the transmission: As with many of ... http://hillridge.net/TR6/?p=19 There's one spot on the frame that has always bothered me, and it's this slight bulge next to the outer passenger side trailing arm mounting bracket: There's a piece of reinforcing metal inside the frame where that trailing arm mount attaches.  It's not uncommon for this to rust out on TR6 ... http://hillridge.net/TR6/?p=18 Included in my "inherited" parts stash was a new exhaust (never used, but a tiny bit of rust).  It included nearly everything I would need to replace the exhaust from the manifold on back, but I didn't realize I had anything other than the major bits until after I bought ... http://hillridge.net/TR6/?p=17 http://hillridge.net/TR6/?p=16 I mentioned a few things about oil in my Spin-on adapter post.  Here's the rest of that little job. After I drained the old oil from the car I also removed the sump so that I could install a new gasket.  Here's the bottom end of the engine with the sump ... http://hillridge.net/TR6/?p=14 More than anything else, this job has been the source of my slow progress.  Ideally I would have loved to pull everything off of the frame, sandblast it, fix it, coat it in POR15, then put it all back together.  In reality I have a 1 car garage and no ... http://hillridge.net/TR6/?p=13 I'd like to say that this is the best low-cost upgrade money can buy, but I'm withholding judgment until I get the car on the road and put some miles on it.  That said, so long as this thing doesn't leak or give me problems, it will be worth every ... http://hillridge.net/TR6/?p=12 I'll update with new pictures tonight.  I've been doing a lot of work the past couple weeks and have some parts coming in today (gaskets, oil filter, etc.) that should allow me to fire up the engine again. http://hillridge.net/TR6/?p=11 My TR6 had replacement floor pans in it when I got it.  What this means is that the original floor probably rusted through in a few places and a previous owner determined a replacement was in order.   Even though they had been replaced, they had a lot of surface rust ... http://hillridge.net/TR6/?p=10 As you may have noticed, it's been almost a year since I updated this.  I had a bunch of projects that needed to get done take the time away from my projects that I actually want to do.  Between owning a house and a TR6, I don't think I'll ever ... http://hillridge.net/TR6/?p=9