Repair and Restoration

The Complete Official Triumph TR6 and TR250, Model Years 1967-1976 (The Bentley Manual) Author: British Leyland Motors Binding: Paperback Our Price: $42.00 (List $60.00) Publication Date: 1978 Review: What can you say? It's THE BENTLEY MANUAL. The Book. The Tome. It's a large, blue and white colored monster that will lurk in your shop. This is actually a reprint from Robert Bentley Motor Books of the original British Leyland shop manual, and has a reprint of the Driver's Manuals from the various cars thrown in. 598 pages. The book is a standard shop manual, and contains detailed instructions as disseminated to Triumph's own army of mechanics on how to do anything and everything to your TR6. Personally, I prefer to Xerox the relevant pages and work from them near the car, since the book itself is on fairly thin paper stock and is somewhat pricy. If you want to do your own work on your TR6, you should at least check out this book. Steal/borrow it from a friend to evaluate.	Triumph TR6 Restoration (Practical Classics & Car Restorer) Author: Practical Classics Magazine Binding: Paperback Out of Print Publication Date: 1993 Review: This volume contains a wealth of pictorial information on the restoration of a complete 'basket case' TR6 to 'mint' condition. The project was undertaken in Britain by the staff of Practical Classics magazine, and was sponsored by a tool firm. The book itself is formatted as a trade- or magazine-size paperbound volume, with glossy color plates and cover. The car itself? It ends up in unbelievable shape. You'll get pictures of the pile of rusty parts that they begin with, and pore over pictures of all stages of the TR6's resurrection, ending with shots of a car that you'd gladly (if you're like me) sacrifice enormous pain to own. That's just what you'll get when you read their totting up of the cost, too. I won't spoil the surprise. This book is worth having around to give you a good general idea of the phasing of such a major project, as well as the project's planning and flow. The pictures are quite useful for technique information on the more 'artistic' side of auto bodywork. They also help minimize the British/American English confusion (being told to offer up the bit for planishing almost caused a blush before I figured it out). The mechanical information is not very detailed- they settle for telling you which procedures to perform, sending you hunting through the Bentley or Haynes books for more information. That's okay, though- that's what those books are for, and they realized they shouldn't waste space redescribing procedures which could be used for more pictures. The real value in this book is the minute detail of the body repair and project management. -J.B. Zimmerman, 1996
Chilton's Repair and Tune-Up Guide Triumph 1969 to 1973 Author: Chilton's Manuals Binding: Paperback Our Price: Out of Print Publication Date: 1974	Triumph: Service, Repair Handbook, TR2-TR6 and GT6, 1954-1976 Author: Brick Price Binding: - Our Price: Out of Print Publication Date: 1978
The Haynes Weber, SU and Zenith-Stromberg Carburetor Manual Author: A.K. Legg, et. al. Binding: Paperback Our Price: $13.95 (List) Publication Date: 1996 Review: If you're new to carbs, then this book is for you. I'm a complete tyro, and the first read through this book gave me enough confidence to take the tops of my carbs and wiggle around in there. The second read through brought more understanding. The third (in progress) may finally be the thing that serves to get me off my fundament and into rebuilding an old ZS or two to have as spares. Like all Haynes books, it contains line art. There are photo plates as well, detailing the operation of these carbs. There is no apparent bias over carb makes; the Weber, SU and ZS sections are all handled evenly. I really don't know enough (yet!) about the carburetor to tell you if this book is accurate, or way off. I do know, however, that in the two minor repairs to my carbs I've had to make (damper rod, diaphragm) and for tuning information it helped me out immensely. If you're familiar with your carburetors, then this book may be aimed below you; still, it might be handy reference. -J.B.Zimmerman 1997	Triumph TR-6 Performance: Parts, Sources and Procedures for the Enthusiast Author: John P. Fitzgerald Price: $15 US Availability: Direct from author, at: 1552A Forrest Villa Lane McLean, VA 22101 USA Review: (by Larry Bickel) Around 1990 I puchased a performance manual Triumph TR-6 Performance: Parts, Sources and Procedures for the Enthusiast, copyright 1989 from a John P. Fitzgerald, which covers all the right parts to put on your TR6 to make it go better. I bought it for my TVR 2500 which has the TR6 driveline. It is a well written spiral bound booklet of 34 pages and has three main sections- Suspension Modifications, Engine and Driveline Modifications, and Triple Weber DCOE 40 Conversion. The writer includes explanations of his own mistakes and corrections and a list of suppliers. It was well worth the $15 I paid for it even though none of the suspension mods (except for the limited slip differential section) applied to my car. I highly recommend this manual, even if you are not modifying your TR6 but I would see if it is still available from him at that address.
How To Restore British Sportscars Author: Jay Lamm Binding: Paperback Our Price: $20.97 (List $29.95) Publication Date: 1990