Frame Revisited
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 frames. I decided it was time to see what was going on here before I put the floors back in and lost easy access to the area.
Directly under this spot on the frame was a noticeably thin section that crackled when I pressed on it hard. I easily hammered a screw driver through it and pried it open to get a look inside. There was plenty of loose rust and dirt, and the reinforcement metal was covered in surface rust, but it appeared to be solid:
I haven’t made up my mind yet on what I want to do with this bit, but it isn’t delaying anything. I have plenty of jobs to keep me busy before the floors have to go back in.
Great photos and narrative.
Comment by Jeffrey — December 7, 2009 @ 9:26 pm
I had the same problem w/ a rusty frame. When re-securing the body to the frame, I was unable to get the fenders to line up properly. As it turned out the frame was so rusted that it gave way everytime I tried to shim the body. Solution, get a hold of Tony at RATCO (tony@rat-co.com) and have a new frame manufactured. You won’t be disappointed. He advertises in the Classic Motorsports Mag. good luck
Comment by Pete Thomson — December 27, 2009 @ 6:00 am