I always thought black smoke was a rich condition, but when you guys said oil, I was confused! 😉

Good job guys!

"Sound deadening is clay too!" Love it 😂

Nice detailed and correct explanations along the way. Esp the Stromberg CD's and their foibles. (I had a Hillman Hunter with a pair of these carbies, and they never did run properly. I eventually replaced them with SU's.) To your issue, I suppose the solution is mentioned way below somewhere, but I wonder if the distributer cam plate is anchored to the housing correctly. It is supposed to be held in place by the vacuum advance link, but because the vacuum advance is disconnected, maybe there's a problem with the diaphragm, so the cam plate is wandering around inside the distributer. This would also explain why the static timing was set to 2 degrees. Then you set it to 6 and the engine woudn't even run. Then you set it back - it started ok, but revved UP when you advanced the ignition by rotating the distributer essentially advancing the static timing back to the position where it wouldn't start. And when you road tested it, it ran ok at high RPM, maybe because the cam plate had reached the limit of its travel, making the timing at maximum advance, which was perfect for high RPM running.

The car looks fantastic, Elin! John will be very pleased with how it turns out, I'm sure! I absolutely admire your set of skills in any area related with car restoration - but may I enter a very small word of rebuke: using your callipers as a prying tool... 😉

Elin, Excellent job as always! What about the Hood Frame through bolts?

Someone once said to me : "when carpets are the next to last job after a restoration, it's easy street" .. I never thought that, and after watching you do John's car, I still think easy street lies in checking the tyre pressures before the final test drive. 😅

I bought this same system but it came with all the wires, I didn’t have to set them up myself, I plugged everything in and nothing works. Would you be able to help me?🙏

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The interior light should be farther back, almost to the rear shelf. It might be a good place for a LED bulb.

Hi Elin from Oz. I've asked this before and still don't know, but is the boot (trunk ) lid damaged?

Nice job! I am always on the hunt for new cleaning products, can someone please tell me the brand name of the industry cleaner it looks to be a good on the adhesive.

Nice job on the handbrake. I used the cardboard for the driveshaft tunnel over the brake cables as a template and the bent a piece of aluminum sheet to replace it. It turned out quite well and is much more solid than the old cardboard so it won’t collapse in time. Edge trim around the edges smoothed out sharp edges.

Those shears and watching you work with textiles shows that you are truly in your home park for this one! Clever hand brake repair, too! Thanks, Elin!

I´m waiting of the next episode of the Miata with your son. I think it is not a good idea to put carpet on carpet, it shall be slide and its to high for the foot throttle. Better is to use dirt mats.

great job on the handbrake fix! I always learn something in your videos and I almost never disagree with your approach to things. However, in the case of glueing down carpet I must disagree. I prefer to be able to remove carpet. They are a bit of a pain to install, but I like to use carpet snaps screwed to /through the floor. John is a lucky man to have you finishing his car!

Yes Elin, it’s almost 8 years! Lookin good 👍

Nice job on the handbrake assembly ! Car looking great now…..

Cool Zoom zoom 😅

Looking great!

I’m doing this right now! Yesterday glued all the jute to the bottom of the carpet. Waiting on screws myself😂! Thanks for showing the transmission light. Agreed, not hooking up the door switch wire. I’m having some issues with the center carpet piece in middle of parcel shelf. Well done!!!!

Question, does the roll bar appreciably stiffen the body/chassis?

Looking tremendous now Elin. In the old days I used to love working on interiors, but now it is too scary. Every vinyl or leather part is so expensive or NLA, it is hard to feel the love.

Sir you made me laugh because your approach and reactions are exactly how I would think-and speak when I’m attempting a repair. Good job and thank you for the tutorial.

At the end when the car had no spark at all, it reminded me of mine when after all the work and I forget to put the rotor back on. That solves the problem real quick!

I did everything you said but my stereo didn’t power on ???? Can you help ?

FYI, I’m watching this again and heard you say “many of you prefer the body shaping videos”. Personally, I prefer the mechanical videos (engines, suspension etc). I’ve learned so much from them and the early videos have me the knowledge and confidence to do all of the suspension and brake work on my 6.

this is the most comprehensive and non threatening video on this i have ever seen. looking forward to the assembly.

Great video Elin. If this had been up already, I might have had the gumption to attempt it after all.🤪 I'm glad my transmission and your videos can be helpful for others in the future.

THANK YOU! Little did I know that ALL microwave ovens look almost EXACTLY the same on the inside AND the wiring is virtually identical. The only difficult issues are the electronics, I'd stay away from fixing them.

What about a Toyota land cruise q972 yukef?#@ gerard cianciulli

The GT 6 was my dream car as a 12 year old.i am now 66

Thanks for this. Now I have some confidence that I can do this. Going to get some help with the process as I am working on a GT6 .

It will be good to see a Studebaker in the lineup!

I didn’t see you torque anything to specs,other than that good job

The trick to colour tune is to wait a minute between each small movement of the adjustment screw/jet. Correct Float height is crucial aswel.

I had a problem with my TR6 after the sits for 30 minutes and I feel the heat vapor lock , I jumped it got it started and I added dashpot oil and allowed it to sit for 1 hr and it started right up.??? anyone else experience this let me know,

Hi Elin! Did you not have springs for the Laygear thrust washer (with the tab)? I see there are springs in the shop manual and on Spitbits - was this a model year change?

Tr6 and spitfire need a heat shield between the exhaust manifold and the carburetors, the will start giving you trouble when the engine is hot, ask me how I know😂

Well, its 5 yrs later Sir Elin ! Outstanding ! Your efforts are more than inspiring they bring hard facts and how-to's to my live time rejuvenation of a 1974 TR6 that was "hacked" and somewhat abandoned but is running the blacktop on Vancouver Island, right now ! 35 items on my list, so far and thats using it everyday. Seats to re-cushion, carbs too(two) tune, boot to re-panel inside etc,etc. BUT She's all steel and original vinyl/wood and Factory installed "stuff". "Snoopy" lives ! So my 4-H training in-hand, TLC , YOUR vids, Moss & Co. We're living the new "normal"... at 70 (yrs & mph). AND lovig it ! 😀🤗😀 SLANTE !

While checking your speed gears you also have to check the condition of the small synchronizer gear teeth. Make sure the teeth have good, pronounced pointed “roof tops”. If the small teeth tops are worn, chipped, and or rounded over it will delay the hub from pushing the baulk ring and slowing the gear and letting everything line up and slide freely. Even with new brass synchronizer baulk rings you could still have a shift issue if there are bad synchronizer teeth on your speed gear. It must not be overlooked. Correct gear oil is also a big issue. Some sulphur additives in GL5 will attack brass syncro’s and turn them black and possibly cause premature wear.

What about the springs on counter shaft thrust washers?I installed new ones in my trany.Thanks for another great video!

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Hi Elin, I rebuilt my gearbox with help from your earlier videos… I replaced my syncro rings as they were close to .030 and checked all the end floats etc. however I still get a crunch from 3 to 4 if I am not careful and also from 4 - 3… what do you think can cause this ?

Lots of great detail in this video, thanks

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Hi Elin, I have learned a whole lot from this 1964 TR4 series. I noticed that at the beginning of the series you noted the car had a door alignment problem, however, I don’t remember seeing any thing about it being resolved. The reason I am asking is my 65 TR4A has a drivers side door slight misalignment. Do you think if I sent you an image you might know how it could be corrected? Thanks James

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I love the sound of rain and thunder!

SCARY STUFF!!!!!!