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TR6 TR4A & TR6 Marriage?

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BobbyD said:
Paul............but if everybody at a show did that they wouldn't be at their car for you to ask questions of... :jester: Just yankin your chain....

Mark...why just Triumph parts? There's lots of great mods out there using a variety of parts. Anything done well is worth appreciation.
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Because it's an increasingly rare car, and nice examples are very elusive. And, because when radical, irreversible "mods" are done to a Triumph, it's no longer a Triumph. :yesnod:

Call me a "semi" purist. Real purists are far more adamant about originality than I, and I'm glad there are folks like that to preserve the marque.

Using Triumph parts is akin to keepin' it in the family, so to speak. I also forgot to mention that it's a good thing to do mods that are reversible, so the next owner can have a real example of the car (and there WILL be another owner of your car, someday).

It's rare, they ain't makin' no more: <span style="font-style: italic">preserve the marque</span>! :driving:
 
Well.........we can agree to disagree.... my attitude is.....it's your car, do what you want with it because keeping it on the road is better than seeing it rust away in a field or get sent to the crusher. And driving it is better than being afraid to drive it.

However, I guess I'm safe because everything I've done is reversible.... however poor Joe Grant's Bowtie......such a beautiful car....

I am curious where the purists and semi-purists stand on non-Triumph parts like: tube shock conversions, electronic ignition, Ratco frames (they've been modified from stock), electric fans, headlight/relay harness, superchargers, electric fuel pumps etc. And how about guys who win at concurs events with Toyota 5 speeds & Nissan diffs? I know a couple of them! :driving:
 
Lets say you are a purist. Drive at night, high beams on, in the rain, with the heater on full blast, radio on, and that old generator is not keeping up. You have another 300 miles to go and your wiring is getting hot. Now you're wishing you had a 65 amp alternator and upgraded wiring with fuses and relays.
Upgrades are a good thing. IMHO
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Trfourtune has it right, IMHO also.

One of the good things is merely spotting a Triumph out and about.
To far?...I once spotted a tr4 body plopped on a monster truck chassis..to far for me.
 
Thank you to all who took the time to reply to this post.
And as the late Paul Harvey would say..."And now....the rest of the story"
TR4A was pretty much as billed. The donated engine came from a totalled TR250. Fully installed and fired on first try.
Body in very good shape...surface rust below the drivers door only. Interior out...but new carpet kit comes with the car.
Seats tired originals. Full set of gauges that seem to work.
American style mags do nothing for the looks...but included are a new set of hubs for wire wheels...and a good set of used painted wires. Body is really sound. 3 very small dings from body being hit while sitting in storage 20 years.
The 6 cyl was not spruced up prior to being installed. While it does show 70# oil pressure...I would pull engine and clean it up...and at that time paint the whole car...engine compartment too. Really nice sound car.
Bottom line...I have lost my shop area...and just can't make myself pull the triger. Owner wants $5500...and its worth it.
Thanks again for the input. Gil
 
As long as its not priced as or represented as a TR250....I had to look twice at the photo-that takes some nerve, and what do you call the result?
 
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