Body Work
- Fender Mounting Lip
- Repair of the front inner fender mounting lip.
- Rocker Panels & B Posts
- Removal and replacement of the rocker panels and B posts.
- Scuttle Vent and Drain
- Repair of rusted and leaking scuttle vent.
- Fiberglass Body Panels - - www.smoothline.com
- Composite (Fiberglass) body panels for Triumphs and other sports cars.
- Autobody Repairs and Bulletin Board - - www.autobodystore.com
- A nice site for Autobody related information. Look at the entire site but be sure to try this page in their site.
Engines, Engine Swapping & Oil Filters
- Engine Swapping
- Mounting a Ford 302 V8 into a TR-6 - Also shows some of the engine compartment modifications necessary to accomodate the engine.
- Spin On Oil Filter Part Numbers - (courtesy of Steve Wilkinson)
- A compilation of Spin On Oil Filter part numbers for our TR-6s that have the Spin On oil filter adapter.
- Engine Block Preparation & Head Porting Info - - www.sa-motorsports.com
- Standard Abrasives - Motor Sports Division has some information contained in their Engine Block Preparation & Head Porting Guides that may be of use.
- Gapless Piston Rings - - www.totalseal.com
- Information about gapless piston rings.
- British Cars (V-8 Conversions) - - www.british-cars.net
- Although not directly related to Triumph TR-6s, this site has some interesting information about
MGB-GT V-8s and V-8 Conversions. From the main page, go to the MG-B BBS link. There is a mixture of topics but some discuss V8 conversions.
Fuel Systems
- NEW - TR6 Throttle Body Injection Conversion - - topshamautoparts.com/tr6
- A site which describes how to convert TR6 carbs to Throttle Body Injection. Looks stock and improves performance.
Radiator & Cooling
- Installing The Radiator
- Installing the radiator into the TR-6
- Flex-a-lite - Electric Fans - - www.flex-a-lite.com
- For my conversion I am using a universal fit Electric Fan (#150).
- becool Aluminum Radiators - - www.becool.com
- I am using a universal fit aluminum radiator (part # 65005) along with a shrouded electric fan.
- Stewart Components - Water Pump - - www.stewartcomponents.com
- I am using a short aluminum water pump (part number 16233) to gain additional clearance between the engine and radiator and to reduce weight (every little bit will help). Pictures and a description are in my engine swap page. They no longer list this part number on their site but I believe you can still get it from them.
- Ford Racing Performance Parts - - www.performanceparts.com
- Ford has a short water pump for 302s. I would use part number M-8501-E351S which they describe as a STREET ROD SHORT V-BELT WATER PUMP. I purchased the required Ford water pump pulley kit (part number M-8509-R) from an auto parts warehouse.
Transmissions & Drivetrain
- Differential Mounting Repair
- Removal and replacement of a differential mounting bracket.
- Rear Hub Rebuilding Tips
- Some additional information on rebuilding rear hubs for the TR6.
- Universal Joint Part Numbers - (courtesy of Steve Wilkinson)
- A compilation of Universal Joint part numbers for our TR-6s
- 4 Speed TopLoader Transmission Site - - www.4speedtoploaders.com
- A website dedicated to Ford 4 speed toploader transmissions. I have one and was going to use it in my conversion but the lack of overdrive has me favoring the Ford 5 speed. I put this link here for information purposes. I occasionally find references and articles on the 4 speed toploader transmission in various hot rod magazines.
- 5 Speed Gearbox Conversion - - www.conversioncomp.co.nz
- This website has special conversion kits and adaptor plates for fitting 5 speed gearboxes into classic motor cars. May be of interest if you are trying to fit a 5 speed transmission to a TR-6 engine.
- Inland Empire Driveline Service - - www.iedls.com
- This site outlines some problems you may encounter with drivelines. A good selection of articles and guides.
- Drivetrain Specialists of Las Vegas - - www.drivetrain.com
- Not directly LBC related but does have technical information on ring and pinion installation and drivetrain troubleshooting and diagnostics ( 1 - driveline_field_problems, 2 - driveline_angle_problems, & 3 - driveline_troubleshooting). You need to know about what type of problems you can introduce when modifying the drivetrain.
- West Coast Differentials - - www.differentials.com
- This site outlines some problems you may encounter with drivelines. A good selection of Tech Info on differentials.
Tools
- Rotisserie
- A description and ideas for building a TR-6 Body Rotisserie. Handy for working on a body that will have numerous areas requiring repair.
- Another Site with a Rotisserie - - www.prostreetcar.com
- Website has pictures, a description, and plans for a Rotisserie (designed for a Chevelle)
- Hub Puller
- A description and plans for building a TR-6 rear hub puller. Requires a welder but I tried to minimize the use of machine shops or special metal working tools (lathes, shapers, milling machines, etc.).
- Sheet Metal Brake
- A description and plans for building a Sheet Metal Brake
- Socket Holder/Organizer
- An easy to build socket holder/organizer.
Suspension, Tires, & Brakes
- Trailing Arm Brackets - (courtesy of Brian Lanoway)
- Rear Camber - How to use Trailing Arm Brackets to adjust the rear camber
- Raymond L. Hatfield's British Car site - - www.geocities.com/michelotti_tr/
- Raymond L. Hatfield's site has much useful and informative information pertaining to British Cars. His maintenance page has some excellent articles and links.
- Tire Size Program - - www.powerdog.com
- This site from Powerdog Industries has a program which calculates the actual size of a tire given its size specification
- Jeff McNeal's Spitfire site - - www.totallytriumph.net/spitfire/intro.shtml
- Jeff McNeal's has an excellent site focused on spitfires. Although oriented to spitfires, I think you will find this page to be of use for almost any British car.
- Dimebank Garage - - www.dimebank.com
- The Dimebank Garage has some very useful articles listed on their site. One of the articles concerns Brake Plumbing and is worth reading.
- Brake Lines and Parts - - www.classictube.com
- A source of stainless and original equipment steel lines
- One Person Bleeding Tool for Brakes and Clutches - - www.speedbleeder.com
- The speedbleeder is a device to allow one person to bleed brakes and hydraulic clutches
- Polyurethane Suspension Bushes - - www.superflex.co.uk/
- This web site sells polyurethane suspension bushes for Triumphs.
- www.longacreracing.com - - www.longacreracing.com
- This site has several good articles. I am most interested in the bumpsteer article since I have moved the steering rack on my TR6. They have a good compilation of articles on Front End / Chassis Setup.
- www.uk-hotrods.co.uk - - www.uk-hotrods.co.uk
- A good site written by British Hot Rodders modifying American Iron. They have an informative Technical Help section that includes another article on Bump Steer.
Electrical & Lighting
- Dimebank Garage - - www.dimebank.com
- The Dimebank Garage has some very useful articles listed on their site. One of the articles concerns Upgrading your lighting system and is worth reading.
- Wire and Components - - www.britishwiring.com
- Wire, harnesses and components that are CORRECT for a British car
Seats & Interior
- Bob Danielson's British Car site - - pages.cthome.net/BobD/index.htm
- Bob Danielson has a very nice and informative web site which is worth looking at. His site made my contents page because he describes how he redid his interior and reupolstered his seats. Embedded in his article is a link to "How To Install Your Triumph TR-6 Interior" along with a number to call to get your own copy. His is an excellent site if you are looking for information on reuphostering seats.
- Seat Slide O-Rings - Courtesy of Tim Hutchison
- Part Number and Source for finding replacement O-Rings to refurbish seat slides.
- Seats & Heated Seats - - www.katzkin.com
- What can I say? I am going to install seat heaters into the TR-6 for those cold winter days. For those who may be thinking along the same lines, I have included this site that sells aftermarket Seats & Heated Seats.
- Convertible Parts and Heated Seats - - www.flash.net/~duetto
- Convertible Tops, Heated Seats, and other interesting parts. Site specializes in Miata parts but has items of interest to TR owners. This site is interesting because they offer tops and rear windows for most all makes and models (they list MG, Austin Healey, and Jaguar but not Triumph - Hmmmmm!) and in a variety of colors and materials. They ask you to contact them if your make is not listed. The material is made by Haartz, the same brand used on OEM tops from Mercedes,Porsche and many other auto manufacturers. This may be of interest to someone who wants a color or fabric not provided by our normal sources.
Misc. Technical Tips & Techniques
- www.boltscience.com - - www.boltscience.com
- Excellent discussions on the principles of nuts and bolts.
- Technical Service Bulletins - - www.triumphsonly.com
- www.triumphsonly.com has a nice web site. If you search through their table of contents, you will find they have posted the Technical Service Bulletins applicable to our British cars.
- Updated - Speedi-Sleeve, Oil Seals, & other parts - - www2.chicago-rawhide.com
- Speedi-Sleeve is a quick and easy means of repairing worn shafts. Check out their Automotive Section Contains information about oil and grease seals.
- Barney Gaylord's British Car site - - www.ntsource.com/~barneymg - - Recommend you look at this!
- Tech Info from Barney Gaylord's MG Website. I recommend you look over his entire site as it contains much info of a general nature that can be applied to TR-6s. Of particular interest, it contains a section on installing the Speedi-Sleeves which were listed in the previous link. The site has additional Tech Stuff which you should find interesting.
- www.buckeyetriumphs.org - - www.buckeyetriumphs.org
- Site has some Technical articles.
Misc. Metal Working Tips & Techniques
- Welding Tip - - www.hallvw.clara.net
- Filling small holes - An informative tip from the Website for Type 3 and 4 VOLKSWAGENS from the UK
- NEW - Welding Information - - the-land-rover.com
- There is a link on the lower left side of this page that takes you to a document that appears to be the Army Training Manual 9-237.
- NEW - Welding Information - - metals.about.com/
- A nice page with numerous links. Some DIY projects, a welding link, and other metal working tidbits.
- Metal Working and Welding - - www.tinmantech.com
- Tools, Methods, and Welding Supplies for Metal Working
- Metal Web News - - www.metalwebnews.com
- Graphical On-Line Guide to Metalworking
- Metalcutting - - catalog.com/bobpone/metalcutting.htm
- This is one method I used to cut steel pieces before I bought a Plasma Cutter. This works but it is noisy, dirty and generates a lot of sparks. Keep a fire extinguisher close by and ready for use!
- Aluminum Repair - - www.durafix.com
- Aluminum Repair Rod and Steps for repairing aluminum with a propane torch
Interesting and Useful Links
- StreetRodder Magazine - - www.streetrodderweb.com
- As the title implies, this magazine is dedicated to StreetRodders. I have subscribed for several years and find the information within the magazine to be useful in modifying my TR6. That is what StreetRodders do, they modify cars and swap engines. I have also found their advertisements to be very useful as I can find almost anything I need for modifying my TR (performance parts, tools, etc.).
- Eastwood Company - - www.eastwoodcompany.com
- Eastwood provides unique automotive tools, supplies, advice and solutions. I have bought some items from this company. I am using their spotweld cutting tool and Corroless (a rust stabilizer paint). They also have a how-to library which has interesting and useful information. There is additional information about Corroless and its uses.
- Articles by Grassroots Motorsports - - www.grmotorsports.com
- Go to these Articles for useful info
- Sprayable Zinc Coating - - www.zincrich.com
- Good information on sprayable Zinc coatings
- Electroplating & Powdercoating - - www.caswellplating.com
- Caswell Electroplating Kits, Powdercoating, and Buffing Supplies
- JB Weld - - www.j-bweldco.com
- Technical performance and usage information on a cold weld adhesive (epoxy). This is what I am using on some of my TR-6 modifications and repairs. Readily available and easy to use.
- Fusor - structural adhesives - - www.fusor.com
- Structural adhesives for metal bonding and repair, plastic repair materials, foams, seam sealers and specialty products such as repair kits, adhesion prep cleaners, surface modifiers, applicator guns, mixer tips, and plastic structural cloth and membrane. I don't know much about this product but it looks interesting and promising.
- Northern Tool & Equipment - - www.northerntool.com
- I have bought some items from this company's local retail stores. Northern's main product lines are generators, small engines, pressure washers and hand, air and power tools but it also carries a variety of hydraulics, pumps, trailer parts, seasonal equipment and more.
- ZeroRust - - www.zerorust.com
- Zero Rust is a single-package, air-dried, direct-to-metal barrier coating formulated for complete rust & corrosion control. I used this to coat the frame on my TR6. I haven't exposed the frame to any weather so I do not know how well this product will perform.
- McMaster-Carr - - www.mcmaster.com
- McMaster-Carr is a good source for the nuts, bolts, and other fasteners required on our automobiles.
Auto Humor -- Can be Sarcastic :)
- Welcome to KaleCo Auto Parts - - www.kalecoauto.com/
- An extremely humorous site. Worth the time to go through the entire site.
- Bryan's Rice-Boy Page - - www.riceboypage.com
- This homepage is dedicated to exposing the ridiculousness of the Rice-Boy "subculture". What
started out as a Southern California Asian subculture has grown into a worldwide phenomenon
afflicting those of all races.
- Anti-Rice.Com - - www.anti-rice.com
- Another site with "wacky and crazy" cars.
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