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May 4, 2024

The Purge

I'm on the home stretch on this GT6 project, and though I am really looking forward to calling it finished, there is still a little tinge of sadness, too.  I'm wrapping up the fifth year of the effort, and, like the TR6 before it, it's sort of become a way of life. 

So, I'm not stalling exactly, but I decided to take some time to begin to tie up some loose ends. 

It's my habit on these projects to not throw anything away until the project is complete.  This policy has been a lifesaver on more than one occasion, when I had to dig out a discarded part or panel to check some measurement, or try to find subtle witness marks.  Some things did get away, but most of it was clogging and cluttering my shop and garage. 

It was time for the purge.

Some of these pics were taken earlier in the project, and some were recent.

The frame debris was relatively minor.  Just the larger outriggers, and a few rust through areas that got patched.  Probably 10 pounds or so of metal there.




The body floors were more serious.  About 12 pounds here, but it was probably double that when it was new.




The rest of the body yielded a nice pile of rusty scrap, too.  These two piles totaled almost 40 pounds.  I'm estimating that the replacement metal was closer to 50.




Non-body parts filled a few boxes.  This is most of the metal stuff.  The exhaust system isn't shown, and neither are the wheels.  Looks like the pistons got away, too.  This table full of stuff weighed in at almost 100 pounds.




The rubber and plastic parts came to 26 pounds.




Interior stuff came to right at 40 pounds, but the seat upholstery was AWOL.




The hardboard and cardboard parts were 26 Pounds, but the original tunnel cover was not there.




The remains of the wiring harness.  Only a couple of pounds here.




I held back a few parts that might still have some value to someone, but the remainder of the metal and wire went to a recycler, who gave me almost $15 for it.  The rest went into the trash.

I figure that including the items not shown here, about 300 pounds worth of this car has been replaced.  With a curb weight of 1900 pounds, this means that the car is still 84% original.

And, while I haven't kept precise records of spending on this project, a running mental tally tells me that I'm still a little south of $10,000 at this point.  This implies that on average, GT6 parts cost a little over $30 a pound.  That compares pretty well with my TR6 project (started 10 years ago, finished 5 years ago), which came in at $26/lb.

I'm really enjoying all the new found space, but after a little more cleanup, it's back to the project.

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