Jason

I think Tim has roller bearing top mounts

This one has it all, flatulence, swearing and knob gags - it just made me laugh so loudly that the wife has asked if I'm OK.

My advice would be not to take off the metal bands simply because if you have screwed up something or the couplings need to come off for any reason it'll be easier if you haven't snipped the bands off! As for spring fitting, just get yourself some 3/8 threaded bar to make 4 super long studs that you can put in the diff top and wind down the spring with. Be warned that the holes in the diff top go right through into the diff so best you lock the threaded bar at a suitable depth to avoid screwing it into your diff workings! Attach spring eyes to top of vertical links, put top spring plate on to your uber long studs and wing it down. Lock it with the two "free" studs and then replace the uber long studs one by one. You'll find that without the weight of the car the spring lifter tools don't work well.

Find a rotten Herald or Vitesse bonnet and take one out of that - they are all the same I think

Team Stretch did their "swimming" in Nice under cover of darkness, next to the gay couple who kindly waited for us to paddle before one of them took a leak in the sea next to us - oh those French are so sophisticated. 8)

:o I'm in - blimey they'll let anyone in here ;D Just for info there are a whole buch of 10CR photos here http://www.canleyclassics.com/10cr/pics/ Like the mesage board, it's all a bit high tech for Club Triumph - well done whoever got it up and running :) I now have the long distance Triumph driving bug - must shake it off or I'll never get my project finished!!