Russell

Hi Lynda, I know it's a different club, but there are 3 MKIIIs for sale without sunroofs on the TSSC website. The Triumph Sports Six Club - Classifieds (tssc.org.uk)

Thanks Matt, email sent to check I've got the address right. Russell.

Hi Matt, Whereabouts in the country are you? (I'm in Suffolk). I have a Mimosa Yellow Mk3 that I would sell and it's definitely in the lower end of your budget. I bought it 6 years ago, and finally got an MoT on it last year (which has just expired), but as I have other Triumphs, it really doesn't get used much. The last entry on my blog shows when I bought it, (Russell's Collection of Old Triumphs (rjbtriumphs.blogspot.com) and I've attached a recent picture. Let me know if you need any more details. Russell

I've just had my Triumph 2000 cylinder head re-built by Ivor Searle in Cambridgeshire and can thoroughly recommend them. https://www.ivorsearle.co.uk/ They do full Triumph engine rebuilds as well. Russell.    

Hi. I don't know where the car is, but looking it up on the DVLA website shows it last had a registration document issued in 1996, and was last taxed in 1998. Based on that it's either : 1) Sitting in a barn/garage somewhere unused. 2) Scrapped and the details haven't been updated on the DVLA website (which is quite common) 3) Exported from the UK around 1998. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. Russell.

Out of interest Mike and thinking about my spares pack for a future event, what was it that failed? Russell    

 

I had look through my photos from 2006 yesterday, but no sign of it I'm afraid. Although in reality I probably took pictures of less than half the field. Typing the registration number into Google images sometimes throws up good results. I tried it with your car with a space "JJL 328F" and it brings back one very old picture of it, but not on the RBRR. Russell.

Helping at the start sounds good. Will be glad to be involved. Russell

Hi Tim, I'm not taking part this year, but would be more than happy to Marshal. I don't mind where in the country. Russell. P.S. Agree with you about Facebook, I don't have an account, but I can see the day I may have to, just to keep up with car stuff. The Triumph 2000 pages are a good example.

I've missed the last 2 10CRs and find it interesting about the comments about the increase in traffic, traffic calming and roadworks. Personally, I'm not a fan of lots of mountain passes. 1 or 2 are fun, but after that I start to find them stressful, especially when tired and battling the traffic in an and increasingly sooty PI car. In 2011 I'd certainly had enough of them by the end. Also give the busier places a miss. Nice, Monaco etc. Good to say you've been, but the novelty soon wears thin when you've slogged through standstill traffic for 2 hours to get there. Quieter alternative roads would be good, we did some of the central forest roads in Germany a couple of years for a friends birthday (albeit in a modern) and they were scenic and a good way to munch up the miles without the need for motorways. I know it's difficult to please everyone but individuals can always mod the route to suit themselves. From what I've read, it seems a shame that this year the grouping of the cars was lost somewhat, as others have said those overnight stops by graveyards and surprise airports are what makes it memorable. If it's able to run in 2019, Brexit permitting, then I do hope to enter again.  

Have uploaded a few pictures to the album. Also, I tracked the 2nd day using the ViewRanger app on my phone (completely forgot about it the first day). Hopefully you can see it here : http://my.viewranger.com/track/details/NTU4NTE0MQ==

Just got back to Ipswich. Thanks to everyone who made it such a great weekend, some cracking driving roads and Carmel and I had a blast. Also the Spirit of the Event award was a very pleasant surprise, I'm just glad I was there to help with the right parts. Now off to get some much needed sleep. Russell.

I changed mine after speaking with Ian at Monarch Stags. He said he had a customer in Germany that was getting through a clutch a year with the adapter plate set-up. My experience was it seemed to mash the fingers on the pressure plate. Mine had a crudely extended bearing carrier , along with an extended pushrod to make up for the extra distance on the bell housing caused by the adapter plate. That, coupled with the two sets of bolts between the engine and gearbox (gear-box to adapter, adapter to engine) meant the whole thing was a nightmare. I miss the Stag box a bit, as it's far more refined than the LT77, but my set-up is so much simpler now and just works. The whole car is a bit of a mule, and had the RV8 in it when I bought it, so I'm not bothered about the originality.

I'm surprised you got a better response on the lower hole of the three, I would expect more movement in the top hole. To answer your question, no you won't need to change the pushrod for a 7/8 bore slave, (I assume 7/16 is a typo as that would be tiny!). This may not make you feel better, but I had similar issues with my RV8 Stag, never felt confident that the clutch was working correctly. I solved it by installing an LT77 5 speed box, but that's probably a route you don't want to go down. Russell.

The Dolomite ignition barrel is the same as a Stag and MK11 2000, and mine both release the lock once the key is removed. Looks like yours might be faulty. Russell.

Me too, I have one of the silver ones on the bumper of the TR6 which blends in nicely during the day. I find the blue sun strips completely filter out red traffic lights, which I thought was a bit of a safety hazard.

I was talking about this with Carmel at the weekend, it's the first time I've been in the reserve list and I feel a bit in limbo, especially as people are starting to book hotels up. So we've both decided to take the time off work, then if we don't get in, we can book ourselves another break somewhere. But as some point, I'm going to have to make a decision on whether or not it's likely that we'll get a place on the 10CR.

Oh blast, looks like we picked the wrong weekend for a few days away. Entry in the post this morning, just to make that reserve list even longer. 🙁

Les, I agree with Mike, it's neater to try and get the engine lower. You've seen the pictures of mine and it's doesn't need a bulge. My air cleaner just touches the bonnet without sound-deadening, but if I had a low-rider 14" filter, there would be plenty of room. Russell.

I've done it on my 2000s, last time was a couple of months ago and I noted a brief description on my blog. [Sorry, link no longer available] You don't need to drop all the rear suspension.

I can confirm the Girling shaped cylinder fits a treat, before and after pics attached. I only had to file the tiniest amount off the bulkhead to allow the cylinder to pass the servo at an angle, it must have only been 10 or so brushes with a file. The 0.75 bore It has given me a heavier clutch, but that's not also helped by the fact I put a 0.75 slave on last year. However it's not unbearable, but I might swap for a 1inch slave later. Interestingly, I never seem to have a problem bleeding the clutch on a 2000, even with the Lockheed cylinders. My method is : 1 - Undo slave bleed nipple, just enough so the fluid is dribbling out. 2 - Pump the clutch pedal once. 3 - Top up reservoir and watch it slowly drain. 4 - Run round, lay under car and tighten bleed nipple before the reservoir runs out. Thanks all for your input.

One of triumphrecyclers cylinders arrived in the post yesterday. I'll report back on fitment and how fearsome the action is.

Thanks guys, I've ordered one so will give it a go.

Thanks Graham. That's the route I'd like to go down, rather than trying to re-seal 40 year old bores. I assume the reservoir doesn't clash with the Servo at all?