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Everything posted by Steve AKA vitessesteve
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Did the price of spares just jump up?
Steve AKA vitessesteve replied to RC67GT6's topic in Parts For Sale
The Rimmers site would probably be attractive as site for housing. -
Years ago I used a firm in Nottingham to get a Vitesse tachometer recalibrated and reconditioned. https://www.speedograph-richfield.com/shop/instrument-repairs/tachometer-repairs No price on their website but am sure they were competitive at the time.
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Is Mr Retroleads the business run by one of the Mr Fitchetts. I remember buying a set of leads for my Sprint engined TR7 from a Fitchetts. He seemed very knowledgeable. He sent another coil lead when the first one turned out to be too short (my mistake measuring).
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Always great to catch up with friends on the stand. The cuppa and sit down was a welcome break.
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Please let us know where the parts are. Are all the parts shown in the photo available? Do you have a price in mind?
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Spit/6 Tuning parts for sale.
Steve AKA vitessesteve replied to Steve P's topic in Cars For Sale / Wanted
Please confirm location of the parts. If you already have photos please share them in this thread. Posting an image of fixed manifold may enable somebody to identify it for you. -
Thanks I think the chap from whom I cleared his garage had a Stag once.
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One Owner Spitfire for sale
Steve AKA vitessesteve replied to Paul 21's topic in Cars For Sale / Wanted
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Conversion Chart for Wire Gauge (to Metric)?
Steve AKA vitessesteve replied to DVD3500's topic in Electrical
https://www.farrellsgarage.com/tech_assets/LBC_wire_chart.pdf Another item from Farrellsgarage shows a comparison of Lucas and US wiring guage. -
Triumph 2.500 TC for Sale
Steve AKA vitessesteve replied to kentwellcars's topic in Cars For Sale / Wanted
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I am replying to your post from my Linux Mint laptop. I can see and use reply box. Have you tried clearing recent history in FireFox? What version of Linux Mint are you running? It has been updated recently but I have not updated yet.
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the ideal workshop bench
Steve AKA vitessesteve replied to Steve AKA vitessesteve's topic in Lounge Bar
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Do you use ratchet wrenches/spanners?
Steve AKA vitessesteve replied to DVD3500's topic in Lounge Bar
For some jobs can be useful. -
Putting pieces/articles in the magazine
Steve AKA vitessesteve replied to Colin Cutts's topic in Website Help and News
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1939 14/60 Dolomite info please
Steve AKA vitessesteve replied to Clive Wells's topic in Website Help and News
I don't have any knowledge of this particular car. Have you tried contacting the pre 1940 Triumph motor club https://www.pre-1940triumphmotorclub.org/?doing_wp_cron=1704385503.6511850357055664062500 I write a blog about Triumph car dealers. Do I understand that your grandfather worked at a dealership? Do you have any info about his time there prewar?- 1 reply
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Also fitting wider tyres than standard will make it harder work. I have a Spitfire rack on my Vitesse which makes the steering quicker but even heavier. If you want to use your car in town and be able to park it easily you may want to stick with a normal wheel. However if most on your driving is out of town a smaller wheel may not be such an issue.
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Have you tried traders who sell used items such as Wins International and Spitfire Graveyard
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I suggest actually talking to the trader. Their adverts will be focused on supplying a full set to somebody switching over to wires. I remember buying a single minilight replica from a trader years ago.
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Looks to a set with both UNF and UNC. Whilst many Triumph fasteners are UNF some are the courser ie less threads per inch UNC. You will be able to use the thread guage to test both the taps and fasteners. Older sets are probably made of top quality steel Well worth saving and adding to your tools.
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The Surgeons' Hall Museums are well worth a visit. The Christmas market is great place if you want sausage and largar. You can get a different view of the city from the top of the hill behind the old parliament building.
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I understand that some other shows include much cheaper or even free parking. Apparently the motorcarvan show managed to get a trade association to pre pay for the car parking so visitors get it for nothing. A couple of my favourite traders decided not to attend. The fees charged are very high if you book ahead. Some bargain space available at short notice annoys those who have paid full price. The were problems caused by the repeated cancellation during the COVID era. I think both ABTools and C J Auto may have decided to not attend this show anymore.