TimW

Now i'm disappointed!

check the carrier dosen't have any cracks in it. very hard to spot but worth while

just askin Steve 8)

Any idea when we will have a confirmed list of entrants?

I use Lord adhesive (2 pack) at work for glueing aluminium together for the construction industry.  Give me a shout if you need a couple of tubes ;)

could it be fuel in the oil?  I don't know if that would turn it milky or not and only mention it because you said the coolant level hadn't changed.

it will drop out and back in again now you have fitted it once.  I had the same problem and used a trolly jack on the prop flange to push the diff into the rear hangers.  Diff is very easy to remove and replace now.

sparky_spit wrote:I echo all the above. I fitted a Honeybourne one about 4 years ago and it took many, many hours to get it looking as bad as it does. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Chris has a single exit pheonix centre exit (the best one to have) for sale.

agree 82 is far too cool.  should be 92 in the location you are using.

I wouldn't have thought the mounting points would be any different so I'm going to stick my neck out and say YES!

796 wrote: True, I find both the spax,and the avo,s too hard for the rear. BUT, AVO will, at no extra cost if they are got from them alter the valving,so settings become softer at the bottom, but loose oot at the top I donrt think any yan has used either on a GT / Spitty, over 4, as it gets rock ard used ones can be altered too, but was told it would be 12£ +vat + postage basicly a rebuilt damper,or refurbished. the bush question is easily resolved, the same bush thats used in the spring eyes,the inner pivots at rear will fit. outer steel case,and inner steel bush. Cols on my line o tinking with the one sided coil owas. maybe some thing to consider ,!!! any thing with a rear radius arm thats short, will give rear steer. so maybe some thing else t consider. M M I know you have found a good solution for the bush problem but if buying new in the first place then i would spend my money with GAZ every day of the week :) :)

99176 wrote:Well, after poking about with a tape measure and scanning the 'net. I think it will be something on the lines of 8.5'' - 12'' AVO's with 6'', 200lb springs. Someone here must have already done this and can steer me through the endless combinations. Keith I have dumped my AVO's for GAZ and find them far superior.  The dampening rates on the GAZ I find much more suitable to the GT6.  GAZ will make you a pair of height adjustable units to suit if you give them the open and closed dimensions and they are very reasonably priced which helps!!!!!  If you use AVO's be prepared to change the bushes every 1000miles!!!!!  GAZ use full width bushes.

CRAJ wrote: Could the o/d not be fitted between a shortened prop and the diff? Colin. The prop tunnel on a GT6 just wont be large enough to run an overdrive.  Not enough room in front of the diff either because of the chassis rails.

Gt6s wrote:DAMMIT TIM !! You have put me in a notion for a set of those bloody rods. Sorry Laurence :B :B

Great idea Colin and I could have the "fun" of an overdrive with a 5 speed!! I don't think the GT6 has enough room and the 5 speed gearbox doesn't have a drive flange on the rear it has a sliding spline :-/ :-/ :-/

796 wrote:Seems Tim is finding oot what Ive been on aboot for yonks. a GT with a tuned 2.5 will pull 30mphin top nee bother. rgarding thrusts Tim, I hope that they were put in the right way round first time,!!!! I pulled one to bits years ago, and the thrusts were back to front. M I didn't build the bottom end but I know the original thrusts were used.  I should know more by Sunday next week.

thescrapman wrote:It is possible to produce a 2.9:1 diff for a Triumph. Involves fitting a ford internals into a Triumph casing. That would give you a nice long-legged cruiser. Cheers Colin That would make the difference i would be looking for!  Do you have any further info?

Nick_Jones wrote: Hence the "want" in brackets  :P   I understand it's fairly nippy already  ;).  Given that you've got plenty of grunt, perhaps you just need taller 1st and second gears - they are available for the T9 and cheaper than billet cranks! Are your thrust washers definitely dead? Nick I'm starting the strip down tomorrow but when you put your foot on the clutch the front pulley moves away from the front cover by about 1mm so i'm assuming they are on the way out. I don't want to mess with the gearing because it's so well suited to my driving style.  Takes alot of folk by surprise I can tell you!!!  I would however like a taller 5th gear for more comfortable high speed cruising.  I think the engine would easily pull a 6 speed but haven't got the £5 grand to spend on one!! ??) ??) ??)

"If you need much more than 6k on your 2.5 one could argue that you've tuned it wrong" Who said anything about "need"?????  My setup goes very well indeed as some found out on the RBRR.  I just thought that if the engine has to come apart for new thrust washers then why not try and get more revs 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

Kidderminster Shuttle newspaper article in last nights edition

So while looking on Chris Witors site yesterday for thrust washers and gaskets I found that he sells H-Beam con-rods and makes the claim that they will allow a 2.5 to rev to 7100rpm.  I spoke to Chris and he confirmed this but I was always under the impression that the 2.5 crank isn't strong enough to rev that high. Comments please :)

royboy66 wrote:I wouldn't call it a SHORT burst of Enthusiasm ! Mr Hunt  ;) Your TR4a does go Rather well ! I think the 50 sign was obscured from our view by that Burst of Enthusiasm  ;) Regards Roy 8) AGREED!! 8) 8)

Team 89 "The mad sprout" would like to thank the organisers for a faultless event, my co-driver Simon for abusing the car, Roy and Bruce for their support during the entire event and finally to Alex for the "loan" of the cap from his can of WD40 in order to fix the VR sensor that I broke while fixing the fan belt(clap)(clap)(clap)(clap)(clap)(clap)(clap)(clap)(clap)(clap)(clap)(clap)(clap)(clap)(clap)(clap)(clap)(clap)

That would be Roy in his Mk1 and me in my Mk3 you saw in convoy with the TR4 over the bridge 8) 8) 8)