In order to install the Ford T9 five speed gearbox the transmission tunnel needed to extended about four inches. The implications of this are that hand brake lever will also have to moved rearward and several of the carpeting pieces will have to be altered from the stock configuration.
Now in the proper Pimento Red body color this Triumph GT6 is ready for reassembly.
There’s only one last patch in the bodywork, and once that’s finished, this Triumph GT6 will again have a solid body.
The rust damage seen in the rocker panels extended well into the floor pans. What was supposed to be a quick in and out paint job has exposed major damage to the vehicle that must be repaired. Luckily all of the sheetmetal needed is still available and it will no trouble to replace.
No matter how good a car looks you never know what you are going to find when you start stripping the paint and body filler. This Triumph GT6 looked just fine and as if it was ready for paint but when we started inspecting it, it just got worse and worse. The clever chap who did this bodywork used a thin sheet of aluminum to give a smooth look over the rusty rocker cover.
The Triumph GT6 is a British sports coupe produced by the Triumph Motor Company between 1966 and 1973. It was derived from the Triumph Spitfire and featured a fastback body designed by Giovanni Michelotti. The GT6 was powered by a 2.0-liter inline-six engine, offering more power and a sportier feel compared to its smaller sibling. This Mark III is one of 13,042 built starting in late 1970.
Now ready for paint this Mark I Triumph Stag will get a respray in it’s original white color. Only 2,871 of these cars were to be sold in the United States between 1970 and 1977, this being the fourth that we have had in the shop.
Originally brown this Stag came to us in red. The engine is in assembly and will soon be returning to the engine bay. Over the seven years of production the Triumph Stag was available in 25 different colors. Everyone agrees that brown looks great on this one.
We have had the DynoJet for just shy of a year now and by the end of the year it will have seen a fair share of interesting makes and models. The DynoJet is great for much more than just finding out how much power or torque a car makes. You can analyze the fuel to air mixture, ignition condition, finding leaks, engine break-in, and even aero dynamic effects on gearing.
The 1974 Triumph TR6 project is coming along. The last major battle for this car is creating the throttle linkage system for the triple SU carburetors. The larger than standard wheels and tires look to fill the wheel wells perfectly.
It is a great day when an owner wants not one but two V8 Triumph Stags restored. After getting the white car running we will spend the rest of the day seeing if the red car will run so that we can assess the condition of all the systems before we tear them down.
After testing this Triumph on the Dynojet and sorting out a mess of wiring this TR6 is ready to follow it’s happy owner to Germany.
It was exciting to have a Triumph Stag in the shop. Even surprising to other owners who have called up inquiring about having us work on one and hearing that we had one here. This car hasn’t been running for an extended time and fought back stubbornly with more problems after each repair. The Stag has such a great sound from its rare Triumph V8 that I hate to see it leave.
This is a 1973 Triumph TR6 and a 1965 Austin FX4 Black Cab.
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