Clive

2 hours ago, Slimboyfat said:

Clive thanks for the link, but they are NCA. We had been importing a crate full of GT6 door glass from a company in Spain every couple of months and selling them into the trade, and retail. However that company disappeared off the radar, and aren't answering any method of communication we have been trying, Shame as they were really good quality.

So not just the UK where suppliers are disappearing. Not good at all. Hopefully an alternative supplier can be found. 

20 minutes ago, Adrianb said:

Thanks John, Wendy and Clive. Duly noted  I should have mentioned that Confusion rules! Because when taking bits apart many a time  it was 10 mm 12mm them 3/8 th or 7/16ths But that’s the Fun of Triumphs.Like I said Nuts!

The parts book is your friend. And there is a system to decode the part numbers to actual sizes

https://vitessesteve.blogspot.com/2015/10/how-to-identify-those-nuts-and-bolts-etc.html

The usual suppliers sell kits for (eg) front suspension, rear etc etc. 

I have found reusing bolts is fine once inspected and a minute on the wire wheel of my bench grinder. Obviously some need changing, but not many and it saves a fortune. 

Bags of nuts and washers are available either from Namrick in Hove or your favorite online supplier.

If interested, I do have some nut/bolt packs, possibly covering most of a car. They are all still bagged from the supplier, and are proper zinc plated. Not stainless for the reasons pointed out by John.

2 hours ago, Spitfire74 said:

The issue is though, the houses we can afford in the areas we are looking won't have the space to do this...! Hence trying to look at possibility of buying or renting workshop/domestic garage space elsewhere.

The art of compromise! We moved house 11 years ago, almost accidentally. But we happened to see a corner plot house close to where we lived that had potential. First thing we did was build a decent sized garage. And level the garden (200 tonnes of chalk went via grab lorries) 

https://www.canleyclassics.com/?product=gt6-door-glass

Any workshops etc being sold will have been used commercially, it would be extremely rare to find one that has not.

Your best bet is a "domestic" garage, bigger the better. But again most do not have water/electricity. But a decent sized battery and a solar panel should help that situation. 

Safely arrived at the hotel. Just need to hand it on to Darren&Wendy

It depends what quality of finish you are looking for. So why not try it on some internal panels and see how it works out? There are some downsides. It does not polish well (unless things have changed in the last decade) and to respay again would require a few years for that to harden, then 2K primer, or an isolator coat, making prep more difficult. It would also affect resale value (if that matters to you)

As you say, a pro respray is not a cheap thing to have done. 

Nope, stags use the same pump as dolomite/tr7.

It could be an "alternative" external pump. I think there was one that was used from a Ford, but never seen one. Thesedays the electric pumps are the go to alternative.

When I installed lap belts in my Vitesse convertible (same body) I had a central bolt positioned at the bottom of the rear edge of the seat base, or a smidge behind/up. Plenty of spring clearance. At the sides I mounted onto the inner wheel arches. A little up from the join of the seat pan and the spring tunnel. Obviously large reinforcing washers were used in all positions. 

My daughters spent many hours strapped into kiddie seats and then on booster cushions, then when bigger sat on the back seat, always with those lapbelts on. 

1 hour ago, Rutty said:

Can someone advise me how to change my home address. I have looked at my account settings but can’t see anyway to update my home address.

Thanks
Mark

Indeed you can. But it is in the "membership and shop" section (hover!), then "My Membership Details" 

I believe the distributor cap is top entry on a herald, should look like 

I like angled fittings at the cap end, and straight at the plug ends.

The king lead straight at coil end, angled at distributor..

As for supplier, I like the stuff from Mr Retroleads. 8mm leads and choose your colour.

22 minutes ago, Shepsy said:

Such a beautiful car.

I’m gutted so I hate to think how you must be feeling.

 I’m generally quite an easy going person but there are two types of people that really annoy me……… thieves and liars.

I’d hate to be in your position.

I really hope you manage to get it back !

The car is not mine, but a Club member. I am posting on behalf of them. 

Hopefully news will spread and the car will be found.

In a similar theme, the Vitesse I inherited was stolen from the previous owner and was missing for some time. There was an international plea put out, and teh car was eventually spotted parked up in London. It still has the dent where the scroat levered the locking fuel cap off. (this was 30 years ago, there are still some of the photocopied leaflets/posters with the car)

Mallard Stag, stolen from garage Leigh-on-sea, Essex sometime between 16-23rd Feb.

Reg Number PGC 557K

The Stag has got a mesh wind deflector with a Stag motif embossed.

Any information either reply here or contact me by PM.

5 hours ago, ferny said:

If it doesn't fit in Clive's car, let me know.

It will fit behind the seats of a vitesse, so we are sorted. I think.

We could take a very short detour on the way to the Club dinner if that helps? 

6 hours ago, yorkshire_spam said:

The door skin has made it from Maidstone to Potton, Beds. 

If anyone can get it any further North let me know! 

A rather damp afternoon, but a lovely route without too many puddles.

A handful of Triumphs, most came in modern tat.

Cakes and tea aplenty🙂

6 hours ago, yorkshire_spam said:

Hi Richard, yes that one is still available. Can be collected from Halifax or Filey in Yorkshire - or as above, posted at cost. 

Sam, you can PM Richard, and he will then be able to reply. Noobies can't initiate PMs after a few nasty experiences last year. 

referring to the canley diagram, No31 is the door glass channel. That is the bit that can rot, but if yours is good, it isn't the issue. The glass can lift out of the channel too, originally it was pressed fit into the channel with some rubber gasket to grip it, but often replaced with sealant/adhesive.

Next are 2 "prongs" of the mechanism that fit into that channels slots. These are retained in the slots and a leather washer and a spring clip (38 and 39) which you can't see as they are between the channel and the doorskin. If either of the prongs can be pulled out from the channel, that is your issue. 

If you want to remove the doorglass (the channel stays on) yu need to remove the rubber weatherstrop from the door, undo the 2 spring clips and washers (38/39) then you will be able to remove the door glass. Study a pic of those clips so you know what you are "feeling for" and how to undo them.

First thing is to remove the doorcard so you can see the issue. 

Often the glass channel has rotted away, or the mechanism has popped out. 

For a proper manual, try https://vitessesteve.co.uk/Servicemanuals

Any herald or vitesse manual will do, the window mechanisms are all the same.

Canleys have a parts diagram which may be of help https://www.canleyclassics.com/?catalogue=triumph-herald-13/60&diagram=triumph-herald-13/60-door-assembly

We are looking at Newhaven/Dieppe out, as it is only an hour to Rouen. And Newhaven is 30 mins from our house. Return Dunkirk/Dover. 

Gill has been sorting hotels....

1 hour ago, G_Cam said:

Im planning ahead.. But Club Triumph does not appear in the drop-down discount code box?
I see TSSC, TR Reg etc.. are offering £20 off any ticket booked before 29th Feb... (Basically bringing a day down to £20 or a weekend with camping to £65)

Am I missing the code.. or is there just not one for our club?
 

 

We don't have one, and I am not getting anywhere with  getting one for CT.

1 hour ago, NJM said:

Is this still available please? 

It was rehomed in November

There is some non setting sealant in there, which has probably gone rather hard after 50 years. 

So drill the rivets out, and then tease the capping off. I would clean off the old sealant, and use something like a gutter sealant or similar. Silicone sealants will make it VERY hard to ever remove it again. 

The original stuff was probably sealastic or dumdum

10 minutes ago, Velocita Rosso said:

The most awkward /painful thing to attach/reattach on a Spitfire MK3?......the driver side windscreen washer tube to spray nozzle in the scuttle.....and the two bolts/screws fixing the GRP tunnel cover to the scuttle ,just above the bell housing. Bent spine scraped knuckles and neck ache. Today`s task....to get all three , as the washer hose is dangling loose 

The issue I have is more to do with glasses slipping/falling off once I am inserted upside down into the dash.... Or the light moving and shining directly at me.