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ArchiesDad
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Hi to all,
I just stumbled onto this forum doing a web search, and since you can never have too many sources of support for your LBC. I joined up.
I have owned my 72 TR6 for about 3 1/2 years. I bought Archie (Archie da Triumph) in the winter of 2011 from a guy in Tennessee who had a garage full of MGs, NASCAR vehicles, motorcycles, and my car. Since I brought him home to New England, I have gone through a laundry list of fixes and minor upgrades, including, but not limited to:
The car has been in the body shop for the last two years (almost), following it being rear-ended while waiting for the car in front of me to turn left. I'm having a devil of a time getting the body man to finish up; insurance jobs on new cars are a priority. The work he's done so far is great, though, so I grit my teeth and wait (and wait and ...).
I finally decided I deserved a LBC after I retired and had some free time to enjoy it. I grew up near Watkins Glen, and as a kid I went to many races of all sorts at the track, starting in the early '50s. I can still smell Castor Oil burning.
I just stumbled onto this forum doing a web search, and since you can never have too many sources of support for your LBC. I joined up.
I have owned my 72 TR6 for about 3 1/2 years. I bought Archie (Archie da Triumph) in the winter of 2011 from a guy in Tennessee who had a garage full of MGs, NASCAR vehicles, motorcycles, and my car. Since I brought him home to New England, I have gone through a laundry list of fixes and minor upgrades, including, but not limited to:
- New top, tires, and exhaust
- Replacement of almost all bushings
- New fuel tank - 2 actually. The first one leaked, so I ended up with a beautiful aluminum tank. Expensive, but a thing of beauty.
- Electric fuel pump and electric fan, Pertronix ignition
- Swapped in an OD transmission
- New steering wheel - I didn't fit under the stock wheel, so I got a 14" Moto-Lita from Rimmer Bros.
- Miata seats, mounted 4" further back. Recovered in two-tone leather.
- Halogen headlights.
The car has been in the body shop for the last two years (almost), following it being rear-ended while waiting for the car in front of me to turn left. I'm having a devil of a time getting the body man to finish up; insurance jobs on new cars are a priority. The work he's done so far is great, though, so I grit my teeth and wait (and wait and ...).
I finally decided I deserved a LBC after I retired and had some free time to enjoy it. I grew up near Watkins Glen, and as a kid I went to many races of all sorts at the track, starting in the early '50s. I can still smell Castor Oil burning.
