Steve P

Sod the money,mines in the post already,all i have to do is fix the Vitesse.

Picked up the complete Nick Jones CV conversion shafts and hubs last week,lovely bit of kit.
Steve

Seems to be a high rate of driveshaft failure on the Earlier Heralds and Vitesses,mine and two others on the 2012 RBRR.
(3 out of 8 cars)?.

i`m CV`ing mine now.
Steve

Having failed to complete the RBRR due to driveshaft failure near Bude i`m having another go with the 10CR.The Vitesse will be CV`d by then.
Steve

I was Bill Goodwins team mate and i ate the pie you gave him,nice!
Steve

Just got back to Surrey after an 8 hour recovery from the road to Bude.

Exiting a roundabout i had a noise and no drive,i now know this was the shaft spinning in the hub,then the rear wheel,brake drum and the end of the shaft departed into the ditch.

rear quarter knacked,exhaust knacked,brake backplate and various damage underneath.

Gutted i didn`t finish and sorry to Bill Goodwin for his first DNF.

Put the Vitesse away and shut the door for a couple of weeks.
Steve

Its looking likely that my co driver wont make next week ,although this isn`t 100% yet i thought i would see if there is any one out there who might fill in if i need it.

I will be using my 2.5 Mk 1 Vitesse convertible,i am 46 and live in Surrey.

Please post or PM me.I hope to know by Sunday if there is a seat spare.
Cheers
Steve

After the run up the M40 to Gaydon today in torrential rain i found out my hood leaks like a sieve around the header rail and rear of the windows.

I have a hardtop but prefer it with the roof down.
Steve

Got new spare tyre fitted,had the fronts balanced to try to cure the steering wheel shake at 70mph.
Fitted new freelander U/J to the driveshaft,greased the hubs,topped up the diff.

Just got to top up the gearbox and wire in a 12v socket and that`s all i am going to do.

See how it goes on Sunday.
Steve

Hope they have them in FB size.
Steve

Sent today for team 68.Still not 100% i have a co driver,i may be appealing on the site soon.
Steve

Begins at 1 o clock at Gaydon.Taking my car for a shakedown.

Steve

I`m waiting to find out if i am minus my co driver over the next couple of days.
Steve

I have a 2.5 Vitesse with a TR5 cam on HS6 carbs,not lumpy at all if set up properly,i`m running a CR of 10:1 with a little breathing work on the head and a tubular manifold.

It will pull from 1000 rpm in overdrive top no problem and peak power was 173 bhp at 5500 on the rollers.
Steve

VR1 is at £29.98 at Europarts. with free delivery.

With 30% discount till midnight tonight £20.9

2 gallons waiting for me at Chertsey tomorrow,£21 a pop cant beat it.
Steve

VR1 is at £29.98 at Europarts. with free delivery.

With 30% discount till midnight tonight £20.9

2 gallons waiting for me at Chertsey tomorrow,£21 a pop cant beat it.
Steve

Entry 68,Herald 13/60.Off the road since 1979 but now mot'd.

Fit new gearbox with j type o/d
Source prop and clutch for the above
Fit new brake master cylinder
Paint car in original Triumph White(grey primer currently)
Fit 4-2-1 and twin 1.5 SU's
Fit new exhaust.

If i fail i can use my Vitesse.
Steve