No two restoration projects are ever the
same. In the case of this TR6, someone else had already started the job, but
was unable to finish it and the vehicle owner had already elected to finish the
job off himself. Effectively, we were tasked with carrying out all necessary
body/chassis repairs which had not already been done, or which, perhaps, needed
to be revisited.
It is not usually necessary to separate the
body from the chassis, however sometimes there is simply nothing else for it.
When you have to get to certain parts of the chassis you just can’t do it with
the body in place. This also makes it easier to get to the underside of the
body.
However, you have to be careful to measure
everything, brace the body shell and keep checking your measurements throughout
the repairs. That way you might stand a chance of them fitting back together!!
More on this next time…http://www.triumph-car-restoration.uk.com
