TR6 with M3 drivetrain
 

This is pretty darn hot and looks well done!

Triumph : TR-6 Triumph : TR-6 | eBay

Seems very nicely done.

A lot of work put into it.

Not digging the carpeting over the fuel cell in the trunk. One little spill on fill up and it's gonna stick.

$40K?

Good luck.

Tr6 / m3
 

That roll-cage looks deadly for street use to me. Very nice work otherwise.

When I bought my MSM it had a rollbar that ran like that. I promptly removed it and sold it. My head touched the thing when I was just sitting in the seat.

I hope he is not smoking the same stuff when he flies that plane.

I wonder how many times he rapped the side of his head on that bar before he decided to sell.

Hmm, seems a well sorted 6 can go in the $30's.

Whoulda thunk?

I give it 3 thumbs up!

Steve, I don't think either of us would fit in it though :D

Well done project, but a diminishing return on investment.

$40K is a lot for a 3rd fun car.

Nicely built car but that roll cage would have to go. Shame really because it would also help firm up the body.
But I bet not much could keep up with it. That's if you could control the wheel spin.

The colour is spot on. If it's the Triumph colour I'm thinking of it's very similar to traditional Ferrari red.

That is an amazing car, he has been trying to sell it for quite some time.

Gorgeous car!

I would love to have it... but think I could find a lot of very nice cars for $40K

Definitely not with that bar in place!

It's a great looking car. I can even live with the wheels.

Here's another that's even more of an oddball.

http://www.britishv8.org/Triumph/EdOlson/EdOlson-A.jpg

Ed Olson's 1969 TR6 with Pontiac V8 engine


I don't know why, but I've always preferred these in blue.

http://www.allsportauto.com/photoaut...iolet_05_m.jpg

with green coming a close second.
http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~wollowsk/triumph.jpg

I love that car! If I won the lottery, that would be mine, but the roll cage would have to go or be significantly modified. A lot of craftsmanship and attention to detail there!!

welding on that cage looks like it was done by a drunk, blind, transvestite from the Ukraine. Who would have thunk that they could find a person like that.

I like thaecar and the concept.

My question is why the heck would the guy spend that much time and money and effort into the car of his dreams and then go and sell it?

I bet it would sell quick at half that amount or maybe a bit more. I bet he has $40k in it if he put $10/hr on his time.

Cool car!

I love that car more every time I look at it. The only 2 things I would change are the roll cage and the front "bumper". What a cool project!

I see a lot of this sort of thing. I think there are a lot of people that "enjoy the project" more than having the product of the project. I don't mind some work, but I'd rather be out driving my dream car than building it.

When I see this sort of thing for sale, I always think "they found some huge issue when they got done, so now they are unloading it." I know that's not always the case, but I can't help it.

I suppose some get more out of baking the cake than eating it. :D

I think it would look better with 16's too. Was the TR6 the first modern era car to go to 16's? There is a bIt too much aluminum. Maybe 15's and 60 series tires. The painted on tires do not do it for me.

I'm in the middle of a E36 M3/LS6 swap that seems to be taking forever. I'm enjoying the build process but my biggest fear is the car turning out to be nothing like what I imagine it will be.

I believe that TR-6's have a bunch of body flex. A buddy built a TR-6 with a buick v6. It was a frickin death trap. His words. He sold it ASAP after working on it for several years.

I suspect this is similar. While it looks cool. I would pass for $5000. Sorry to rain on the collective parade.

Larry

PS - At least it has brakes!

Ultimate Motoring Machine: BMW-Powered 1973 Triumph TR6 For Sale

lots of comments on BAT

The TR6 has a separate steel chassis..it's not a monocoque. the frames were essentially the same from the TR2-TR6. (4A, 250 and 6 were IRS). Lots of guys do 302 conversions with these cars. whether or not you want that much hp in small car with iffy brakes is the main problem. structural rigidity is not.

I didn't initially read everything either. I finally read it last night when I got home.

Crackpipe price. unique for certain.

Those cars chassis were not designed for much more than 100HP, no matter the brake or driveline upgrades.

I think it looks hotter than Georgia asphalt. Other than that, no idea if it's a POS or how much it's worth.

Exactly!

Absolutely beautiful! I love transplanted engines. I've had a Fiat X1/9 with a 13B rotary, a 550 replica spyder with a 3.2 flat six, and a Jaguar XJ6-L with a 300 horse SBC.

Diggin' this car!

angela

TR-6 with 350
 

I had a 1976 Tr-6 that I transplanted a Chevy 350. Most fun you can have w/ your clothes on. Wish I still had it.

The chassis is really not stiff enough for that sort of torque and the brakes were nowhere adequate for that much speed/power.

I have one which is a '74. It too was a complete frame off restoration and had about the same amount of $$$ spent on it. I purchased it at "market" value.

I agree that the brakes and suspension would need substantial upgrades to handle the increased power. I admit I am very tempted to consider that one.

What is with not being able to post pictures?:confused:

Don't like the bumpers, roll cage or the speakers but the rest is pretty nice.

I keep thinking about this car...