| Author | Message | ||
| F-J'87EuroTR (Ferrarijoe)
Member Username: Ferrarijoe Post Number: 293 Registered: 5-2001 |
Doc, Here is a Torque-O-Meter tha is the same as mine but goes up to 600lbs. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2078733546 It would be fine too and it with the extension fits perfect in the front trunk. To get the socket, I would call up Ted at TRutlands. Hope this helps, Joe  | ||
| Dr. George Petito (Doc18015)
Junior Member Username: Doc18015 Post Number: 68 Registered: 12-2001 |
Ferrarijoe: I posted elsewhere the question as to where you purchased the Torque-o-meter. I have tried e-bay with no luck. Can you forward the address/e-mail/? for contact purposes? I want to take your advise and purchase same as you. Thanks in advance. | ||
| F-J'87EuroTR (Ferrarijoe)
Member Username: Ferrarijoe Post Number: 292 Registered: 5-2001 |
Jeff, Sometime while it was backed up to a parking space and it just scraped the wheel stops or curb. Probably by the previous owner since you cannot recall why. Mine was dinged up a bit too before I bought and I added a good one to it myself. That�s when I decided to fix and repaint it. Joe | ||
| Jeff Green (Carguy)
Junior Member Username: Carguy Post Number: 54 Registered: 10-2002 |
Thank You Dr. Petito and FerrariJoe. I have the panel off the car and have been trucking it around to the local body shops, so far no luck. I've left it with a street rod builder today, and he will let me know tomorrow it he'll do it. How in the heck do these pans get so beat up? The front spoiler I can understand with the cars shallow approach angle and the long overhang. But the rear...how? What makes this panel so accident-prone? | ||
| F-J'87EuroTR (Ferrarijoe)
Member Username: Ferrarijoe Post Number: 291 Registered: 5-2001 |
Jeff, I took mine off last year and pounded it out as the Doc suggested then had a friend repaint it for me. Reshaping it was fairly easy and we filled it in with plastic filler too. After painting and drying, I covered the outerside and shot the inside with a light coat of spray undercoating. I went to a good auto paint supplier to match the paint. They placed a small device on top of the rear fender to analyze the color and the match was perfect. The paint they sold me is a Dupont ChromaBase Code F0476k. Here is the tinting guide on the 1-pint can: Mix size: 1 Pint 850J-Brilliant Red 55.3 862J-Transp Red 100.2 858J-Deep Maroon 107.5 801J-HS White 110.5 807J-LS Black 111.7 150K-B/C Balancer 340.3 175K-Binder 431.0 Cost: $125.00 for materials and 1 case of beer. Hope this helps, Joe | ||
| Dr. George Petito (Doc18015)
Junior Member Username: Doc18015 Post Number: 65 Registered: 12-2001 |
Jeff: That panel is aluminum and easily pounded out using sand bag/dolly and light coat of plastic filler. A good body shop or restoration shop can do it at a reasonable cost assuming it can be repaired. Suggest you call a local restoration shop. You can remove the panel by releasing the bolts at each end. | ||
| Jeff Green (Carguy)
Junior Member Username: Carguy Post Number: 52 Registered: 10-2002 |
The rear lower-body panel of my TR has scrapes and dents in it. The outer ends are perfect, but the center 60% of the panel is in rough shape. I've taken it to several body shops in my area, nobody is really interested in trying to fix it. I'm not worried about a little filler, and I'm not implying that I want something for nothing. My last hope is a street rod builder who is talented but a bit "eccentric" to say the least. I guess I could try and buy a good used one from......that's just it....where? Anyone out there have one of these just collecting dust? Please email me if more info. needed. Thanks! |