ludwig1113 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 hi all,what is or are the best manuals when doing a full strip down and rebuild ?I have the Haynes manual but wondered if any others are worth a look....cheers paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timireson Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 The workshop manual and I like the haynes restoration manual which has helped me, but then I was a complete novice!! I got mine on ebay. Some have a PDF version but I like paper one down the garage! T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody47uk Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 official workshop manuals are great but they assume you are a mechanic and have all the special tools. Haynes manuals are great because they assume you are not a mechanic and that you do not have all the special tools, so they give you step by step instructions plus tips on doing things without all the special tools! I make sure that I have both the official workshop manual and the Haynes manual for my cars. Cheers, Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 It's always handy to have the original workshop manual & the haynes one.I find sometimes in the haynes it's not that clear, until you look in the other manual :P(or is it because english isn't my first language (think) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Parts manuals are a great help, they have excellent diagrams in them. Look at this site, lots of manuals to download for free.http://vitessesteve.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cook1e Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I use the Official Triumph Repair Operations manual and the official parts Manual, plus the Haynes manual for my GT6. I have all in hard copy. I did also have the CD rom version but that packed up. Cheaper way to buy them but susceptible to packing up as the copy protectection is overzealous and the slightest imperfectyion on the CD ROm/DVD and it's toast (Had the same issue with the Dolomite version).There are also quite a few good sources of info on the internet, including some good you tube videos of some jobs from Moss in the USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cook1e Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Also, if you are trying to rebuild to absolute original for concours then John Tomason's Guide to Spitfire and GT6 originality is superb reference book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegt6 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 cook1e wrote:Also, if you are trying to rebuild to absolute original for concours then John Tomason's Guide to Spitfire and GT6 originality is superb reference book.Yes, good book - But there is a black & white photo with accompanying note which references a Green cable ;DOriginal workshop manual and haynes.Also, This here forum is a great manual :)Electronic versions are good to print off and make scribbles etc.. plus you can laminate diagrams for reference and doesn't matter if you spill oil, coffee or beer over them :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPearce Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Others have said about the Haynes being more newbie-friendly than the BL one, but you definitely need the latter as well. The Haynes one is just too full of errors (and no, Wim, that's not just your English, the BL one is actually sometimes more understandable). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don cook1 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 "...plus you can laminate diagrams for reference and doesn't matter if you spill oil, coffee or beer over them"Steady on, I love my car as well but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docman Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I have the manual from Bentley - pretty extensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegt6 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 3106 wrote:I have the manual from Bentley - pretty extensive!Very good, but were talkin' Triumphs here :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludwig1113 Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 cheers everyone, I've got the restoration and Haynes manuals will also look for the workshop one as well.paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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