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Hi folks, I last posted in 2004 about my 61' TR4. She's been in the family since 1975 and I drove it in high school when I could keep it running. The car has been in some form of covered storage since 1980.
Fasttrack to 2004. I contract with a local hotrod shop to replace the floorpans and sills in an effort to start the restoration process. They report to me that the frame is bent and its not worth the cost to repair. I was very skeptical of their analysis but I knew there was some collision damage to the right rear before it came into my possession and pretty much took their word for it that it was not feasible to continue.
Fasttrack to the present. After 5 years of moving it around in my shop I decided to take one more shot to bring my longtime family member to life. I located a LBC restorer in Dallas and trailered the car to him for a full professional evaulation. His take is that there is some damage but not anything that cannot be repaired. The plan now is to remove the body, further evauluate and repair the frame and move on from there.
Sorry for the long post but I wanted to give you guys the history before I started with the million questions I will have if the process continues.
To say the least I'm very exicited and consider this forum and its members to be a great asset. Your ideas and thoughts are appreciated.
Scott
Fasttrack to 2004. I contract with a local hotrod shop to replace the floorpans and sills in an effort to start the restoration process. They report to me that the frame is bent and its not worth the cost to repair. I was very skeptical of their analysis but I knew there was some collision damage to the right rear before it came into my possession and pretty much took their word for it that it was not feasible to continue.
Fasttrack to the present. After 5 years of moving it around in my shop I decided to take one more shot to bring my longtime family member to life. I located a LBC restorer in Dallas and trailered the car to him for a full professional evaulation. His take is that there is some damage but not anything that cannot be repaired. The plan now is to remove the body, further evauluate and repair the frame and move on from there.
Sorry for the long post but I wanted to give you guys the history before I started with the million questions I will have if the process continues.
To say the least I'm very exicited and consider this forum and its members to be a great asset. Your ideas and thoughts are appreciated.
Scott
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