Project Cars
Here is what Jim Williamson is up to in his spare time.
No, it is not another Mustang!
No job is too small for Jim.
As is has no meaning to him!
Off comes the body!
Everything is dismantled!
The running gear sits naked!
Is this what it means to go belly up?
Check back to see how far along he is.
Our Members at play!
The car in question is a 1968 Triumph GT6. MK I  It is based on the British Spitfire chassis. The engine is a 6 cylinder, dual Stromberg carbs,
approximately 90 HP, a 4 speed trans, disc brakes, front & rear independent suspension and Lucas Electrical. (OMG) The car belongs to my
son in law Keith Raymond and his family. The story goes that about 20 years ago Keith's brother owned this sporty little sports car. It had a
great sound, Didn't weigh much so it went like crazy and didn't use a lot of fuel. One fine weekend Keith's brother went out with some friends in
their car and ended up in a head on that took all their lives. Keith's Dad found some relief for his grief by dissembling the Triumph. Why?
Nobody knows, but he did. It has set there in the driveway ever since. Keith has tried for years to get permission from his dad to put it back
together but was only successful a few weeks ago. One of the things I did in a previous life was own a imported car repair in Buena Park. Our
specialty was British stuff.  So, as a tribute to Keith's brother and the good times they had with the old GT 6  We are going to restore the
Triumph to original.

Since it was so far taken apart it was a no brainer to remove the body for sand blasting. We were going to send the frame out also but since it
was well protected by a thick layer of oil and grease a good power wash was deemed to do the trick.

Got the body back today. No rust but tons of previous metal damage. This will be a chapter in itself..

Hooked up a battery and tried to crank it. Starter NFG.  Cleaned, lubed, heated beat on it and got it spinning on the bench but draws a ton of
amps on the engine. Eventually got a compression check if you call 0 to 60 lbs compression. Tear down scheduled for tomorrow. Generator &
starter going out for rebuild then too.
Tony's 76 Fastback Project