Triumph GT6

Would appreciate your input on this one

This is the LH rear wing


It has previously been badly repaired on the lower edges
I've cut out the front and have a new panel to go on, but its not the best reproduction and would need a bit of work to keep the detail where the wheel arch lip blends in to the sill


The rear lower edge is a mess and the previous owner cut the lip off the panel behind the lower edge of this repair panel so its only held on there by filler. so obviously that needs replacing and repairing


The panel is covered in dents and peppered with dots of rust


Also the wheel arch lip will need cutting out and the inner lip repairing or rust treating.

This panel is repairable though. Just needs a lot of work
Do you think I should repair it or replace it, bearing in mind the new panel won't come with the hole for the fuel cap?
£32 for the other repair panel I need or £200 for the whole wing



Aside from this, I'm taking my time prepping the rest of the car for paint and have painted the rear light panel black.


Cheers

Decision made


Glad I did. It makes it a lot easier to repair the inner wing if I don't replace that too. And the wing looked like this inside

Bare metal in places with a lot of surface rust

Uncovered some more sh!te welding


This simply pulled off


Inner arch lip


Anyone have any idea what this is? Its connected to the wiring for the lights and looks original. Whatever it is it would be completely inaccessible if it broke.



Not sure if I'm going to replace the inner wing or repair it. If I replace the inner wing then I may as well replace the wheel arch tub.
I've already done quite a lot of repair to the front end of the inner wing where it attaches to the inner sill and forms the front of the rear wheel arch so it would be a shame to cut all that out.
This repair panel for the rear of the inner wing would get rid of a lot of the rot. At £33 it seems worth it


Having had a look it seems the inner wing isn't available as a whole
so looks like I'll be repairing whats there

I need to have a look outer arch tub to see if its recoverable. Ideally I'd like to cut out and replace as I reckon there's some hidden rot in the seam between inner and outer tub. £120


It's always worse than you expect isn't it

I only intended to fit my overdrive box....

That's the dimmer relay for the rear lights. Legacy of some loony in the early 70's who thought that rear lights should be dimmed at night so you didn't tire the eyes of the following drivers. Means you are definitely a major looser in the current rear lights brightness arms race. Very easy to link out (I forget exactly how at this point) and I strongly suggest you do.

Nick

Cheers.
Seems like a nicety that's been abandoned on modern cars. constantly blinded driving at night more recently. How some of these cars headlights are legal is beyond me.
Think I'll disconnect the wiring from it but leave it in place. It must just be a case of connecting wires together. I need to strip that loom anyway to find a break in the original fuel sender wire and get rid of the blue one that bypasses it and also I sliced through a wire cutting the wing off :/

Iirc someone used liquid nitrogen to freeze it, then cracked it up with a hammer.

Certainly sounds satisfying!

Kerosene? Softens/dissolves & doesn't evaporate like thinners. Messy. Though you can brush it on & let it soak in to scrape off softened layers later. Clean up with more on a rag after.

Try autosparks for a new wiring loom they should be able to taylor one for your specific needs ie decent fuse box with more that 4 fuses, headlamp relays ect and it will fit and work properly.
Dan

Cheers for the comments guys.
I think poor weather may stop play this weekend by the look of it.
Wiring wise, I've already rewired the front loom to use relays for dipped and main beams. The rear loom looks pretty good. theres a break somewhere for the fuel sender and I've sliced a brake light wire. just a case of unwrapping it, sorting the faults and wrapping it again.
vitesseefi, cheers for that. just disconnecting that seems pretty simple. I like simple. coz i is simple

I might see if I can take off some more of the tar from the boot this weekend if nothing else. not got a supply of liquid nitrogen unfortunately although I can get waste avtur from work which does the business.

just mulling over different options. Its definitely worth shopping around for bits on these things. that wheel arch panel i need is £120 at rimmer bros but £77 from wins international. That is some mark up they have at Rimmers!

In a bid to have something to do while its raining, I'm also looking at recovering my steering wheel. I have an old mountney I can use in the meantime. I have no idea what the steering wheel in it is. It's a 4 spoke which is unusual and as far as I'm aware it has no logo on it. have never had it off though. Looks like I just need a strip of leather and a needle. How hard can it be?

It makes sense to do it. I've only done the headlight relays on mine as it was the only thing causing an issue. It used to make the headlight switch hot and then after 20 mins driving at night, the headlights would go off. relays and a new switch sorted that and allowed me to upgrade to halogen headlights without putting too much strain on things.

It's all well and good keeping things original and standard but being able to use your car without worry is more fun