Wendy Dawes

Hi all 

we will be holding our monthly meetings at Farmer Johns 251 Aldridge Road, Streetly B74 2 DX  as usual but with effect from 24th June, the monthly meeting will be on the last Monday of each Month from 6.30 pm 

It’s being done by a friend of Pete Jackson who’s a very highly regarded engine builder so it’ll be in good hands, I might ask if it’s worth porting  a little  🫢

West Midlands area  meetings will now be held on the last Monday  of each month with effect from Monday 24th June  2024,  the venue remains Farmer Johns, 251 Aldridge Road, Streetly, B74 2 DX  from  6.30 pm 

Hi Clive iMabel is a 12/50 so has a mk2 spitfire cam shaft . I’m having the engine completely machined top to bottom  oversize pistons to suit and also crank bearings and thrust washers to suit, , new valves, guides  springs, hardened seals, new cam followers, oil pump, timing gear,  and anything else which need replacing  so should get her sorted   Thanks Clive  😊

It’s pretty

much the same engine, as 13/60  signifies 1300cc and 60hp hence the 13/60, most  small chassis triumph engines can be easily fitted into other small triumphs so it’s nothing too unusual  to find this, as lots of these older cars are made up of bits of others, - we call them bitsas -  as in bits of this and bits of that,  just enjoy your car   Hope this  helps 😊

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Done mine 😊

Look forward to seeing you both 

safe journey 

Hi you could try Canley classics,  they may be able to help or give advice 

I’d strip the paint and polish them , they look great if they’re in good condition  they can be chromed  a friend of mine has got his chromed this is my herald with aluminium Vitesse bumpers 

Is it an iPhone or  android,  not a clue with  android sorry but iPhone you just go on the the site, click the up arrow on the toolbar at bottom of the screen  scroll up the options, Then open in safari then save as a bookmark or add to home screen 

3 hours ago, Velocita Rosso said:

Heard a funny noise when setting of for Lincoln on Sunday, .....and after investigation found a badly worn wheel bearing. How it didn`t collapse after a 150 mile jaunt I don`t know. Other side to be done this week 

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They usually have an olive and fit into a union on the back of the waterpump housing  Not sure that we get discount Steve, there’s no actual club app but I saved the website on my phone Home Screen so I now just click on the icon and I’m in 

On 20/04/2024 at 22:13, Steveant1 said:

Hi. I will remove the old one first then if not the pip I will remove the manifold to look at the core plug. I’ve not long had the car and checking it all over before I take it out for a ride there is a lot I’ve got to do so it won’t be on the road for a bit. 

There’s usually more to do than you think once you start 🙄

Hi Glang, on the Herald you need to remove carburettor , inlet and  exhaust manifolds and to unbolt the exhaust bracket on the bell housing  it’s a faff lol 

the water return pipe can be changed without removing the ancillaries by feeding it behind the manifold.as with the Vitesse but can’t get to the core plug without removing all the  above,  I suspect that Steve has insoected the core plug too  which explains removal of carb, manifolds , exhaust  etc 

That’s bad luck I had the core plug behind the manifold leak  on Mabel  I fitted a new stainless water return pipe on her too 

Thanks for the tip I’m just waiting to hear from the engine  reconditioner to know when he can do it  

Cleaned up one of the pistons today looks to be original and Std. Not oversize so the engine hasn’t had any machining in the past 

West Mids group at Calke  Abbey in Derbyshire , 15 car s in total, a couple of moderne as the triumphs were out of action  I took my Mk3 Astra as substitute for  Mabel ,   A really great drive it day 

You could have grilled dragonfly for breakfast 

Water return pipes are available from Fitchetts they will post them to you usually £5 postage 

tel: Telford 01952 619585 

There are two types, the 948 & 1200 are straight through but the 13/60 has an  extra outiet  on the side so make sure you ask for the correct one 

Thanks Amy that’s the conclusion we reached, suspect it caught in the rather pronounced ‘lip’ at the top of the bore on the stroke and tore a chunk off the top ring.

engine recondition being sorted in next couple of weeks 

Really enjoyed watching that episode, Henry makes me giggle I watch all his programmes 

shed and buried and find it fix it drive it need Sam lovegrove  though 

Hope  you can find a suitable project Lucas,   We all have a deep love of these cars and encouraging a young man into the world of classic cars can only be a positive  step forward,  the younger generation are the future for our cars so I hope you find your perfect car 

What do you think caused the piston ring to shatter like that Any , it’s been suggested overheating but I haven’t had an overheat issue with the car since I’ve owned it