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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc
Looks decent with some surface rust in spots . Seller says rear frame rails have surface rust only , I guess that's a common rust point ?
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Before I "graduated" to my 911 as my "weekend" car, I had a TR3A, TR6 and TR8. The TR6 was fun, but more than a bit crude and noisy, especially compared to the TR8. Remember that the TR6 was really an update of the TR4 & TR250 and as such is really a late-50's/early 60's design mechanically. The TR6 was also notably slow in modern terms; 0-60 in something over 10 seconds for US-spec cars.
There is ALWAYS more rust that first appears. Just ask any owner of a pre-galvanized 911.
I could not help but laugh when the seller says that it is "only surface rust".
Previous posts have provided a comprehensive list of things to examine, but also please note that these are relatively easy to fix and maintain cars, and that parts are readily available. If, however, rust has taken ahold of the frame - walk away quickly. There are quite a few of them out there for reasonably prices.
I luckily had the strength to walk away from an MGA that was complete and ran but needed virtually every part replaced. Same with a local Austin Healey 3000 MkIII that looked ok from the top (lots of Bondo evidence, however), but the frame was little more than oil-covered rust. It takes guts to know when to walk away, but I learned from my mistakes. My current 911 needed a lot of TLC (I got it from the original owner who lost interest in it), but it was mechanically and structurally sound and that made all the difference.
Btw, The Roadster Factory and Moss Motors were my go-to places for TR parts.