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  1. Matt George
    End of this month I'll be fitting my rebuilt original gearbox, new clutch kit, rebuilding front struts and swapping steering rack. Then finish refurbishing some 'S' alloys, get the tyres on and we should be good to go!
  2. Matt George
    1027 wrote: Just out of interest thougb can anyone recomend anywhere  to actually get the head done I'm in Warrington but would travel to a recommended engineer. Neil Hi Neil, Peter Burgess comes highly recommended, not a million miles away from you either. http://www.mgcars.org.uk/peterburgess/ Matt
  3. Matt George
    Team 63 now booked into the Kyriad, looking forward to it!  :)
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    Entry form printed off and in the post this morning  :)
  5. Matt George
    Hi Colin, Agreed, a speedo to match the diff would be preferable, but to be honest it really isn't too bad the way it is now. I just don't want to throw the readings further out with a change of tyres! I think I'll have to work out the rolling radius of my current wheels and tyres, then do the same for the potential new combo, then choose tyres accordingly. Matt
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    Hi all, I've been given a set of 'S' wheels for my 2000, and now need to source some suitable rubber. But what size is best? The car currently has 175/70 R14 tyres that, combined with a 3.45:1 diff, give a speedo that slightly under reads. I'd like to choose a tyre size that keeps thngs pretty much how they are, or ideally levels the speedo out. I'm currently thinking of 195/65, but am interested to hear any other suggestions. Thanks, Matt
  7. Matt George
    MarkDeTriomphe wrote:Quote : "96 Cars, 2000 Miles and Epic Bodgery" ... glad it's not my car shown under that heading  ;D Hi Mark, Yes, we used my car beneath that heading for a reason! There was some bodgery/ingenuity/mechanical skill on display in getting some of the cars round, but at least we avoided risking offending anyone in particular! Glad people seem to like the report anyway  :)
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    michael_charlton wrote:There is a full page spread of The RBRR in today`s Classic Car Buyer with write up and nine photos.......... Classic Car Weekly to follow and Triumph world shortly As Mike mentioned, we have a 4 page general RBRR report coming up in the 24 October issue of CCW, then in the 31 October issue, a 2 page 'Team Classics' special about how my team/car coped with the event :) Matt
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    Can't wait for this!  :)
  10. Matt George
    Unbelievably up for this! Can't wait to hear the full details  :)
  11. Matt George
    Hi Alec, Thanks for the tip  :) Matt
  12. Matt George
    Hi Alec, Thanks for the tip  :) Matt
  13. Matt George
    Thanks to all have contributed here, certainly improved my understanding of cams! I don't think we'll actually do the swap, was more a case of thinking out loud and wondering which of the cams we have 'in stock' so to speak was the better bet. Even sticking with the '125' version, surely a head skim to remove the US-spec low compression and then maybe a set of HS6s would offer a reasonable power boost? Car already has a twin sports exhaust system on the standard manifold, so a mild improvement over stock. Matt
  14. Matt George
    Thanks to all have contributed here, certainly improved my understanding of cams! I don't think we'll actually do the swap, was more a case of thinking out loud and wondering which of the cams we have 'in stock' so to speak was the better bet. Even sticking with the '125' version, surely a head skim to remove the US-spec low compression and then maybe a set of HS6s would offer a reasonable power boost? Car already has a twin sports exhaust system on the standard manifold, so a mild improvement over stock. Matt
  15. Matt George
    Richard_B wrote:Well it would be an improvement, has his TR6 got the emission specced head and exhaust manifold?  ??) If so I would dump those asap!   :) Replace with a UK 2.5S head or a PI head and exhaust manifold of your choice. Hi Richard, The car is all original I believe. The inlet manifold looks the same as the long branch version on my car, while the exhaust looks standard TR6 to me. Skimming the current head is an option. Forgive my ignorance, but please could you elaborate on exactly why the potential replacement cam would be an improvement? Thanks, Matt
  16. Matt George
    Richard_B wrote:Well it would be an improvement, has his TR6 got the emission specced head and exhaust manifold?  ??) If so I would dump those asap!   :) Replace with a UK 2.5S head or a PI head and exhaust manifold of your choice. Hi Richard, The car is all original I believe. The inlet manifold looks the same as the long branch version on my car, while the exhaust looks standard TR6 to me. Skimming the current head is an option. Forgive my ignorance, but please could you elaborate on exactly why the potential replacement cam would be an improvement? Thanks, Matt
  17. Matt George
    Afternoon all, I've got a few queries regarding camshafts, and hopefully some of you can help shed some lights on the merits of different profiles etc. After rebuilding and 'hotting up' a 2500TC motor to go into my saloon, my dad has now been bitten by the modifying bug, and is considering some changes to his standard ex-US TR6. We junked the 307621 cam that was originally in my 2500 unit, in favour of a 308778 PI cam, so obviously I now have the former going spare. So my question is this - would the 307621 be any better in a CC TR6 than the 311399 cam it has in at the moment? I've checked the cam information chart on Chris Witor's website, which gives the following details: 307621 is 10/50 and.215", while 311399 is 18/58 and .240". I'm no techie, but hopefully some of you guys that are can help with this one?  :) Cheers, Matt
  18. Matt George
    Afternoon all, I've got a few queries regarding camshafts, and hopefully some of you can help shed some lights on the merits of different profiles etc. After rebuilding and 'hotting up' a 2500TC motor to go into my saloon, my dad has now been bitten by the modifying bug, and is considering some changes to his standard ex-US TR6. We junked the 307621 cam that was originally in my 2500 unit, in favour of a 308778 PI cam, so obviously I now have the former going spare. So my question is this - would the 307621 be any better in a CC TR6 than the 311399 cam it has in at the moment? I've checked the cam information chart on Chris Witor's website, which gives the following details: 307621 is 10/50 and.215", while 311399 is 18/58 and .240". I'm no techie, but hopefully some of you guys that are can help with this one?  :) Cheers, Matt
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