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I have a Les Leston wheel i was restoring,i also have an original LL boss still in its box for the Herald/Vitesse,i will take a look and see if its as you say.
I`m not aware if the horn pencils come in different lengths,i had the same issue with the pencil being too fat for a Mountney boss,i just rubbed it down with emery paper.
On my other car the wheel came modified with a copper disc on the push that earths when pressed thus sounding the horn.
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I did remove a standard compressed spring from a shock once and the top nut went into orbit.
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I think with greaseable ones have to go in one orientation to clear the yolk,try turning it,or grease and fit blanking screws.
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2012 with Bill Goodwin in my Vitesse...
Accelerate up a hill coming out of a roundabout after leaving Lands End,get overtaken by our rear offside wheel as the shaft and hub part company.miss the rest of the game. -
Rimmers do a Phoenix one for the 2 litre MK 1 so should fit.(emphasis on the should with Phoenix.)
http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-RG1276SS
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Hello Clive,
I went to watch a track day there last year,they were not letting more than a couple of cars on track at a time and really short sessions,a real snoozefest.
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Pictures of the gearbox would be good to identify saloon or Vitesse box,also which carbs you have might point to 2 or a 2.5?
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My solution..
(2.5 engine) Alloy Rad from Radtec racing,Spal 11 inch sucker fan and thermo switch in the top hose.
This pic doesn`t show it but it has a closed system with an aluminium tank next to the clutch and brake cylinders with a feed tapped into the thermostat housing and return from the inlet manifold.
Haven`t tested it abroad but a six hour journey up the M6 in August crawling along never saw the temp go over 3/4 on the gauge.
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Its the centre rear section of a Vitesse bumper,someone has made the holes for a towbar at some point.
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You are correct the breather you describe was for the Strombergs which would have been on your car originally,i have HS6 SU`s on mine but did away with the breather and vented it into a catch tank+filter.
Top tip:if you have seen an Automec brake pipe kit,the yellow caps on the pipes when delivered are perfect for blanking of the carb vents.
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Having given up waiting at Lands End last time and going to McDonalds i hope they are more on the ball this time.
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Well i have removed the solenoid and made up a new heavy cable from the starter to the battery.I also removed the link wire on the starter and extended the red/white down to the starter.
I have grounded the engine as well with the old solenoid cable.
Now the car has no electrics,is the heavy brown wire on the solenoid the main fuse/ignition feed?,if so i will make a new one from the battery.
Cheers
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I had another look,the solenoid smells like burnt Bakelite,its a repro one.
i think one of the terminal contacts is duff.
I am going to do away with it and run new cables to the starter and ground the engine properly.
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Doing a few bits to the Vitesse today,tried to start it for the first time in a couple of weeks due to work.
It cranked slowly,that`s not unusual as it a fairly tight 2.5 high-ish compression.
After about 15 seconds there was a smell of burning and smoke from under the bonnet,i found the lead to the starter from the solenoid overheating and the - terminal on the battery boiling hot.
Any ideas? i thought maybe engine earth?.
It has a high torque starter btw.
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I bought a rear ARB kit from TriumphTune in 1986,still in the garage...
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Build engine,fit engine,get some miles on it....
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I remember Dobsons in Staines.Back when i bought my Vitesse in 1985 i used to go to a BL dealer in Queens road,Weybridge to buy parts for it(Unipart)?
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Can`t the entry be paid in Guineas?..
or pounds,shillings and pence?
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Quoted from GT6 M
My self, would not even consider a 2Lin a GT
2.5 3.27 + J OD 28% takes some beating
and will almost drive like an auto, pulling OD top frae 700-800 revs easily
and pulling it fastr than a 2L in 3 rd !!
This is the combo i have in my Vitesse,whilst i only ran the 2l as standard,i am very happy with the way the 2.5 and saloon box drives.I wouldn`t say i drive slowly either(no no.11 starts though)
I had the 3:27 rebuilt with the stronger(TR7?) carrier.
The engine showed 170bhp on a rolling road and gives good power and loads of torque from low revs.Even on old SU`s.
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Quote Rob:
The spares list used to work very well and saved phoning 10 or more people to get an idea if they had a spacific spare part. It used to Be a lot of messing but was worth it (IMHO). I was very surprised that no one volunteered to take over the compilation of the list when I stepped down from compiling them.
Sorry to hear they are not a current part of ct events.
Rob
I offered to run the spares list on the RBRR when Rob stopped but it was decided by the organizers not to run a list.
Having had the same failure as VR in Cornwall in 2012, i got a phone call asking if i had a spare shaft on board for another Herald,if i did i would have been fitting it to my car.
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I have a Facet Silver top pump in my 2.5 Vitesse running HS6 carbs too.Mounted in the boot next to the tank.
I have a Malpassi regulator in the engine bay mounted on the valance and an overide switch in the car.
No problems after three years.
I believe Huco pumps are an option and you don`t need a regulator.
Jigsaw sell blanking plates and gaskets for the mechanical pump if you cant make one.
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I would imagine when the entry opens with the November? issue of the club mag.
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Don`t know where you are but i removed the diff from my 13/60 in favour of a rebuilt 3:63.
It is the original, never removed i believe as the car was in a garage for 30 years,it was very quiet although i think the seals had hardened over the years as it did leak.
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Try This,working on it today for an MOT this week.
Steve
1300 fine spline clutch
in Drivetrain
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This one any good?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIU.....4:g:bogAAOSwAHZUPPFE
or this one looks to be 6.5 inch+20 spline:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triu.....8:g:WeYAAOSwsFpWTdiz
Steve