sparky_spit Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Car No. 3 starting to come together now....Now the paint's done, the rear end is finished; front end still to fit up and try and get a better fitment of that rubbish (but very light) GRP bonnet; and put some interior into it.Then a complete cut and paste of the 1500's engine/box/prop into the car, plus a new 389 diff. Set of 175/70 Avons on the 4.5"J Courier steels and we're away!95 days left? Piece of cake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 looking nice mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Looks a bit better than the Cadwell car..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky_spit Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 michael_charlton wrote:Looks a bit better than the Cadwell car..!Now come on Michael, that's not too hard is it? Now you know why my wife and kids called it the green slug.The blue Mk3 looks a lot better, but only from a distance. It's okay close-up if you screw your eyes up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32valves Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Fitted new Spax height/rate adjustables at the front on Thursday, stiffened up the rear shocks a bit and changed the gearbox oil today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Mikelooks odd with the Mk2 back end. Bit bare. Perhaps it is just me.Wheels look good!CheersColin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy66 Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 very nice Mike! 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 OK its more than a bit better, a nice carMy first Spit in 1973, MK3 Wedgewood blue.......I have a picture showing the car and my flowing locks dropping on my shoulders..........somewhere. Unfortunatley over the last decade or three it kept on dropping on my shoulders............until theres none left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy66 Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 you got to show us that pic! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky_spit Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 thescrapman wrote:Mikelooks odd with the Mk2 back end. Bit bare. Perhaps it is just me.Wheels look good!CheersColinI like the uncluttered rear end; I always thought the Mk3 rear end was a bit of a mish-mash with the mix of early type reversing lights and later indicators. I'd have prefered a Mk2 bonnet too, but couldn't find one at the time. I did start thinking about converting the Mk3 indicator panels back to separate sidelight and indicators, like my previous GRP bonnet, but this would have taken too long to get right. The new bonnet was enough of a pig to get almost right anyway.Wheels blasted up well. I found a wheel refurb place in Clacton that did them for £60. 2 of them are still quite pitted; the guy dared not go down too far. But sprayed in OEW I think they look just right.Michael/Royboy - I too had long flowing hair down to my shouders in the 70's, when owning a Mk2 Spit and later a 1300 FWD. There seems to be a growing theme here - what is it about Triumph ownership that make your hair fall out? Is it because Triumph men are so manly and full of testosterone? Or maybe Kurust and Jenolite dripping on your head does it no good at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 1973 , flares starting at the Knees! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Is that you????Never!That coffee wasn't cheap in those days, you must have had expensive tastes.CheersColinp.s. being a few years younger means there are no similar pictures of myself.. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 thescrapman wrote:Is that you????Never!That coffee wasn't cheap in those days, you must have had expensive tastes.CheersColinp.s. being a few years younger means there are no similar pictures of myself.. :PDont i know it............£30.00 A WEEK and drinking gold blend............jst cos I wanted to look cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenV8Machine Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 probably a "sample" needed by international harvesters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy66 Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Fookin Ace pic ! ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenV8Machine Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 same age as me, epic tache! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferny Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I like the hair. No need to wear a crash helmet on a bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 ferny wrote:I like the hair. No need to wear a crash helmet on a bike.That was the trouble......when I was a fit racing cyclist and riding track events, you had to wear a crash helmet. Only when I came to fit the helmet it looked like a hair net on a guardsman`s busby. When it rained.......oh dear. Well it was fashion wasn`t it? Like buying Spitfires in the 60/70`s...(dance) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Anyway where was I ?(dimentia)........fitting new front wheel bearings today and rear tomorrow along with diff seal(on a new diff).Hopefully thats it ........oh and by the way............... Hope theres a petrol shortage in Telford!(to all those who wear permanent skid lids) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Still might take the GT6, not sure. She only needs a service and then ready to go.Nice tio have a few roundtails going eh.Shame Ben Hutchings has withdrawn, anyone got a spare engine!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I have asked the question from a couple of guys around here.....await response Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 PS to buy or borrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 timbancroft61 wrote:Still might take the GT6, not sure. She only needs a service and then ready to go.Nice tio have a few roundtails going eh.Shame Ben Hutchings has withdrawn, anyone got a spare engine!?What happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Jason wrote:What happened?He dropped the thrust washers in the sump.:-(Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I hate it when that happens :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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