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Old 20 October 2008, 07:00 AM   #1
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For British Car enthusiasts

My friend came by yesterday and took me for a ride in this screamer. It's a Triumph TR-6 that carries a nasty surprise under the hood. He has built it from the ground up with frame modifications to accomodate the BMW engine and transmission and Nissan rear end. It also has modernized suspension and Brembo brakes.
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Old 20 October 2008, 07:02 AM   #2
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sweet!!
I am sure my dad used to have a Triumph years and years ago that he has often mentioned.

That car looks perfect
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Old 20 October 2008, 07:08 AM   #3
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Smart looking car. Seem to remember hearing that the TR6 was designed by a German so perhaps it is fitting that this one now has a BMW engine.
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Old 20 October 2008, 07:32 AM   #4
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Old 20 October 2008, 12:06 PM   #5
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Saaaweeeetttt! I always loved the TR6 - when I was a little kid, that was the coolest car around!
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Old 20 October 2008, 12:13 PM   #6
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Very cool indeed.
Sure plenty of Stang owners have been suprised too.
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Old 8 November 2008, 10:27 AM   #7
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Kind of strange...still has the Clutch master cylinder...I wonder what tranny he used. I restored 10 of them in the early 80's.
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Old 8 November 2008, 02:28 PM   #8
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Cool, that is a nice modification job
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Old 8 November 2008, 02:58 PM   #9
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very nice, like it!
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Old 8 November 2008, 06:48 PM   #10
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Old 8 November 2008, 07:51 PM   #11
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Very nice!

My TR-6 is in the garage in need of a rear diff repair... possibly to be sourced from nissan!
Stock orig carburetor 6 cyl. makes for a fun car, i could imagine the BMW engine!
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Old 9 November 2008, 06:53 AM   #12
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Old 11 November 2008, 02:12 PM   #13
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I enjoyed my british sports cars many years ago. I had a 1961 Triumph TR3, then a 1964 (1st year)TR4 which was a treat to get the roll up windows with that one. Finally I ended up with a 1965 Austin Healy 3000, that was an awesome car. Wish I had it now, they bring in a good buck.
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Old 13 November 2008, 04:18 PM   #14
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What a surprise he has instore for the uninitiated street rodder! Great mods!
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Old 20 November 2008, 09:49 AM   #15
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Old 20 November 2008, 12:06 PM   #16
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Old 30 November 2008, 03:53 PM   #17
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I always loved the the TR-6. About 20 years ago I decided to buy one. I must have gone to see close to ten of them locally, but I couldn't find one without serious rust issues, or poor rust repair.
A TR-6 with an Ansa exhaust is one of the sweetest sounds known to man.



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Old 30 November 2008, 06:22 PM   #18
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Old 18 December 2008, 01:48 AM   #19
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Yoweeeeee

Always wanted a TR6, had a few other British sports cars. The old 6cyl in that with150bhp was something else so this should fly like a bird.

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Old 18 December 2008, 02:37 AM   #20
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that is insane!
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Old 18 December 2008, 02:49 AM   #21
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can't believe he can fit a bmw engine in there....wow!
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Old 18 December 2008, 02:53 AM   #22
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Cool! I'd have no problem with my hair with the top down!!
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Old 18 December 2008, 02:57 AM   #23
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Old 18 December 2008, 03:05 AM   #24
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I should add that it's only the modifications i don't like, not the car itself.
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Old 18 December 2008, 03:17 AM   #25
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When I was a teenager my older cousin Raymond had a TR6 in a pale blue colour.

Me & my pals were in awe of him for the whole car, dolly-birds, water-bed, mirrored ceiling, velvet wallpaper lifestyle thing

Thanks for the memory jog
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Old 18 December 2008, 03:22 AM   #26
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Old 18 December 2008, 03:45 AM   #27
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That's a fun ride for sure!
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Old 27 March 2009, 10:31 AM   #28
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Incredible....I had an MG and a BMW, but they never looked like this.
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