Hi Phil

If you haven't tried it already I suggest you look at the TR Register forum. They have a topic called TRs reunited, you might have better luck tracing the car with them.

Dave

Hi Mark

We could easily collect the driveshafts from Dave H and bring them with us to the dinner next week and give them to Darren for onward transport.

I'll send tou a pm with my contact details.

Dave B

I've just remembered that when we did the HERO Scottish Malts Rally last year amongst the foreign cars was a Mercedes 450SL running on US plates, so it can be done.

Hi, 

If I understand correctly you want insurance whilst your car is temporarily in the UK, and also when you take part in the 2026 10CR on the continent. It might be worth contacting the TR Register insurance (https://www.tr-register.co.uk/insurance) as your car is a modified TR4. I realise it's different but they have been helpful to me using our rally TR4 on competitive events on the continent.

Dave

Hi Dan

Like Richard I would be very wary of any coating for the inside of tanks, again this is a learned experience.

I costed up getting the tank professionally cleaned and leak tested,  it wasn't worth it. the cost was similar to buying a new one 

Dave

1 hour ago, Howard said:

My inexpensive Aldi set has hinged socket head so they can be used in very tight corners which comes in handy

As do mine picked up from a stall at an agricultural market, and they are much used.

Dave

+ 1

This happened to me on the last 10CR, I had a spare refurbished Lucas PI fuel pump in my boot and was able to give it to replace one which had stopped working, in Kempten and they then completed the run. In return I got a refurbished one sent back to me.

I thought that this post from the TR register forum yesterday about the triumph speed championship 2024 might be of interest to users of this forum. The championship includes sprint events and hillclimbs, and has a good geographical spread including Wales and Scotland. You'll see that they're including 'cars with any sort of Triumph pedigree'.

Dave

For anyone interested in having a go with the TR Register Championship this season the regulations and entry forms are now available on the TR Register website (https://www.tr-register.co.uk/motorsport). There is also a getting started guide giving advice on safety equipment, car preparation and the format of events. For those who didn't know, due to sponsorship changes, the formal name of the championship is now 'The TR Register Triumph Speed Championship' and this is in part deliberate to make it clearer that the series is open to all makes of Triumphs not just TRs. On that point, we have introduced an 'invitation' class to allow cars with any sort of Triumph pedigree to come along and have a go even if it is not fully eligible. So any of you with a V8 TR6 or Spitfire with a Ford engine come and have a go.

John

Thanks for the link, I'll passit on when I contact the family. As you say best to come from a family member.

Dave

Good morning,

Just picked up this thread and share the concerns about facebook. I will contact Nuala's family and see what can be done with her facebook pages. I do know that after she died her family were faced with a catch22 situation, ie only the owner could close it down/alter it.

Dave

a look at carandclassic.co.uk...

There's plenty of choice here from £4 to £40K

Dave

Tim, what dash are you after, the same as the came with the car, or a veneer like many fit nowadays? If you can wait there are usually different suppliers at MG/Triumph spares day in February who you could speak to. 

Dave

Hi, I would contact your supplier, and ask for a replacement or refund. Given it is less than six months since you got it there shouldn't be any problem.

Dave 

On 08/11/2023 at 10:15, frenchiemk2 said:

And i recently had an opportunity in 2nd hand sales for cheap : all functional Terratrip with GPS signal for the saloon Pi. A touch of sports for the car, and as my mate Philippe an I are participating to regional historical vehicles races, maybe ready for doing so or 2nd car ready. Easy to uninstall with no visible mount damage if i need to remove it

Luc

Congratulations on passing the Contrôle Technique

We had use a GPS sensor for our tripmeter on a rally earlier in the year, rather than the one fitted to the front wheels. We were surprised how inaccurate it became when it didn't have full access to the GPS signals, for us it was when we were travelling in woods/forestry. It 'stretched' distances, and the longer we travelled in the woods the farther out the distance became, which is not helpful when you are looking for a turn at a set distance! It also made the speed read lower than it should, towards the end of the rally we realised that the speedometer and milometer on the car were more accurate than the tripmeter in woods, a great surprise, as we were using a 1970 2.5pi!

Anyway I suggest you fit a wheel sensor, or two one for each wheel, if you can and use the GPS sensor as a backup.

Like you I fitted the trip meter and clock so as to leave no damage to the car, photo attached.

Dave 

We're up for some gravel stages on next years C2C, Dalby forest beckons!!

Unfortunately the car has retired from the Roger Albert Clark rally

Another aspect to consider is the age of your original conrods, well over the expected life of the engine when originally built 40+ years ago.

I am acutely aware of this as a conrod in the engine of my TR6 made an escape bid whilst travelling up the A1, see the photo. It's the big end which has failed, but cannot say which actual part failed, whilst some stayed in the sump and other bits were scattered across the A1 in Cambridgeshire.

38 minutes ago, Paul B said:

Has anyone have experience of using "Maxpeeding" steel rods, have seem advertised

I have no experience of these rods in a spitfire engine, however I know of several instances of their use in TR engines, in fact my rally TR4 engine has had them fitted for a couple of years with no problems so far. 

Dave

9 hours ago, frenchiemk2 said:

What do they need on those events?

Most, if not all historic rallies run in the UK come under the jurisdiction of Motorsports UK (MSUK) rules. They have banned any trip meter which displays average speed as it gives an advantage on regularity rallies where the average speed varies over the route of the regularity.

The photo shows the set up in my rally TR4, which has a Brantz 2Pro which is allowed as it displays actual speed, alongside the two clocks,

Dave

Hi

Does the third brake light have to ve mounted centrally? I have seen a couple of TR6's with a third brake light mounted on the deck adjacent to the filler cap on the drivers side. They were covered by a neat fairing which finished it off nicely. This should be possible on a spitfire and would.

Dave

Neil,

Does the ticking noise rise and fall with the engine speed, or does it vary with road speed?

 I have a TR6 which when it ran on the Lucas PI had a noisy metering unit until I had it refurbished, this could be another source of your noise. 

Dave

19 minutes ago, Tim Bancroft said:

Fiamms are Italian air horns as fitted to Italain exotic sports cars.

..and bright orange Dodge Chargers 

Tim

The following was posted on the TR Register forum last Friday, it answers your question

Pete

Yes you should be looking for MK2 ones as well. 

Dave

Pete

You don't say what car these seats are for, if it's for a TR there are conversion kits out there which allow you to fit the seats into the original floor fixing eg TR Trader https://www.trtrader.com/parts-lists/MX5-seat-brackets.htm .

One thing to consider is that whilst leather seats look good they do leave you with a sweaty back, I prefer fabric ones when using them in weather like this. I have fabric ones in a TR4 and leather in a TR6.

They are also cheaper to buy, when you find them

Dave

Glad you've got it all sorted.

Dave