MarkDeTriomphe

On 26/01/2024 at 07:31, biggles1v said:

Recently refurbished seats, new covers/foams all good

Are these the seats you bought from me last Summer (North Dorset)?  They look amazing!

Free to a good home : pair of early MKII seats in brown.  Non headrest and diaphragms missing.  The drivers seat also has a tear as shown in the photos.  Does anyone want to save them?

Located in North Dorset.

 

 

The car that really got me hooked on the Triumph marque.  

 

 

 

Team 72 - 2023 will be my 7th RBRR but the fist time for this car and my daughter, so fingers crossed.

1 hour ago, Clive said:

Use a back street place, take the old tyres with you.

I am allowed 2 tyres a month at the local tip. So is Gill.....

 

But I too have a battered changer.

Recently made a changing bar that does not damage the slots. Copied z design on ebay (chap sells them for about £60 I think. I had most of the stuff, just had to buy a bit of HDPE sheet. )

I think you are lucky - most recycling centres won't take them now.  However, farmers use old tyres to weigh down silage clamps ... I managed to lose 8 tyres only this morning.

What is the Z design Clive?  Any photos of your changer please?  I only pay £10 per corner locally but even that stings a bit.

Thanks, Mark

11 hours ago, Ben Hutchings said:

What's the name of Wilf's owner (the lovely Border Collie). Are you a forum user?

Hi Ben - good to meet you at the weekend, Mark

When I did mine, I just cut the rear deck out because the donor car had been left upside down and the wings had rotted away.  However, most people seem to take the top of the wings as well.

Many thanks to Nigel and the timekeepers - your efforts are much appreciated.  We had a brilliant day and well worth the 5 o'clock start.

That's just cheating - that's a job for doing half way round the event!

Quoted from GT6 M

most of the diffs im getting in are like this inside.

That's shocking - how do people let their cars get into such a state (whistle)

Quoted from iggy

do you no how long that diff in the bottom picture had been run before draining the oil?

I bet it's been standing around in someone's shed for 20 years and was of unknown condition before that  (whistle) (whistle)

Does it still rely on the original vacuum retard to get a 3D mapping?  If so I'm not sure how easy it would be to fine tune.

I understand they're still in use 24 years after that photo was taken ;)

As has been pointed out above, you can't beat wood for supporting heavy objects.

  


No idea who this is by the way  :o

And you really don't want to see what the axle stands were actually holding up!

email just arrived from Nigel

Video with a few runs attached complete with commentary from Tim - although I'm not sure who was getting angry at 3:00  :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yjf4MsJP8U&feature=youtu.be

Mark

Edit ...... for anyone out there who fancies trying this but is too nervous - that's my little girl having a bash after just four driving lessons and making it look easy!  So it really is a fun day out for everyone!

Fantastic day out - many thanks to the organisers and timekeepers for making this such a great event.

The younger deTriomphe thoroughly enjoyed herself and is totally hooked - promises to try harder when she has rid herself of the L-plates  ;)

Mark

Sorry for the late response.  If it's not too late, my entry will be in the post tomorrow (two drivers).

Thanks,
Mark

Hi Alec,

They are XJ40 springs - no sign of binding and I believe not heavy duty / have been used by many others without issue.

And a little more background:

The whole engine assembly had supposedly only done about 3000 miles since a professional rebuild - the shaft and rockers all looked like new (repro) items - except that the faces on at least 4 of the rockers had been eaten away and could not be re-used (hence the older looking rockers in the photo).

And .. I did forget to mention that I was on my way home from this year's CT autosolo - so the engine had been bouncing off the rev limiter all day.  This might not have helped  ;)

Mark

Roger - I agree with you regarding the break.  Will get it out again tomorrow to check, but I assumed it was a clean break.
However, the push rod came from the exhaust valve - assumption is that the broken piece of (inlet) rocker flew over to the exhaust side and jammed the pushrod against the side of its channel - causing it to bend until it could go no further and finally snapping!
Engine has been running since - suggesting valves are OK - except that it is now playing up again so further investigation needed.
Mark  

A bit like this one?  :'( .  I was only driving gently at the time, honest!

Mark

Andy Harrison ?

I experienced a similar issue once when the oil pump pickup had fallen off and into the sump.  Admittedly I noticed the drop in pressure on cornering rather than acceleration -  I had to top the oil up much higher than the top mark on the dipstick just to get me home!

I hope this has not happened to yours  :-/

Mark

Hello Lloyd,

I am very probably interested in arch repair or half wings (depending on price).

But does the lack of response mean that it is as I feared a while ago and every one else already has a pair of wings stashed away already?

Cheers,

Mark

Hello Lloyd,

I am very probably interested in arch repair or half wings (depending on price).

But does the lack of response mean that it is as I feared a while ago and every one else already has a pair of wings stashed away already?

Cheers,

Mark

Is that this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90wM0kofNaM&blend=1&lr=1&ob=5

(There's a great bit in that video at 9:25  :) )


And some more nice footage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2DojMzPL8U

Mark