Wendy Dawes

I’m going to the club dinner 9th March if anyone can get it there, I can then transport it 25 miles north  of Birmingham for Sam, Darren can then take it to Lincolnshire which is much nearer 

Yea Amy that’s the plan, I’ll get the diff overhauled too, that should  cover everything  mechanically  xx 

Going for a full top to bottom rebuild, head with hardened stem seals, rebore and crank grind,  no points in messing around might as well go the whole hog 🐷  she is a pig lol 

So we suspect Mabel spun a big end a couple of weeks ago,  so tomorrow begins  the engine strip down ready  for reconditioning .  She will be transported to my stable yard on Sunday where there’s a bigger place to work on her and plenty of room to store all the bits we remove

I’ll  keep a picture diary of the process and  keep the progress updated 

4 minutes ago, pete jackson said:

MK1?? 

I’ve sent you the link on WhatsApp 

Hi Pete, CT pony express here lol 

if you buy the one from Fitchetts, I can go and collect it on Saturday to save you postage cost and Darren can take it home with him and arrange to get it to you  or we can bring it to the annual club dinner, depends how soon you need it x 

DVLA no longer provide previous owner details due to data protection so hope your search is successful, may prove difficult, maybe worth asking  on TSSC  forum too 

50 minutes ago, RobPearce said:

I was driven in my Truimph on Drive Your Truimph Day 2024.

♥️

5 hours ago, Fixer6 said:

I’ve seen lots of moans and grumbles about this event. Its location means that there will be queues at busy times but we didn’t experience any issues with traffic, parking or the perceived lack of marshals. 
Some people just look for things to complain about.

 

I enjoyed the weekend, we just were unlucky in that our usual route on M42 was closed at junction 6 exit for a bridge demolition  so we had to go further down the m6 onto the A46 and there was an accident  with 2 Lorries and a car just before the Stoneleigh turn off causing a 10 mile tailback on the Saturday, just purely bad luck 

On 10/02/2024 at 20:40, mpbarrett said:

one more chance.... 

I once had an GT6 that did not like me, 2diffs, 3 gearboxes and finally broke down in France with a seized diff at the top of a French mountain. Sold it as soon as it got it home.. we just did not get on!  

mike

 

🙁

Had a good weekend though as the M42 was closed and a major accident on the A46 which was the alternative route- it took 3 hours for us to arrive on the Saturday in Marmite,it should  have been just 50 mins 🙄

there aren’t usually many if any cars for sale at Stoneleigh  it’s basically an indoor auto jumble.  The NEC in March and November has cars for sale but can be quite pricey there, keep looking Gary 😊

I agree, one of the best events in the calendar ♥️

Thanks Bruce 

will be stripping the engine down in a couple of weeks time , getting Mike Papworth to overhaul the diff as well, and fitting new front trunnions.  
hopefully that’s all the drivetrain sorted 🙄

27 minutes ago, mpbarrett said:

one more chance.... 

I once had an GT6 that did not like me, 2diffs, 3 gearboxes and finally broke down in France with a seized diff at the top of a French mountain. Sold it as soon as it got it home.. we just did not get on!  

mike

 

I had to think long and hard but one more is the last spend on her 

Yes he was fine, he’s a good friend of Darren’s  even offered to help with the engine bless him 

After much deliberation I’ve decided to give Mabel one more stay of execution, I’ve decided to get her engine rebuilt over the spring/summer, 

she’d better behave after this biggie 

Herald 1200 parts going to Stoneleigh  

over riders,   drive shafts with completely new brakes, cylinders and adjusters, will need new UJ’s.  trunnion bush kits, brake pads type 12.  Webasto roof, 

You could contact Mike Papworth,  he’s near Coventry his number is 07768775170 or he will be at Stoneleigh this coming weekend 

May be lucky and  get some parts at Stoneleigh next weekend 

On 01/02/2024 at 09:42, John Bell1 said:

Sorry to read you've had to call it a day with Mabel. They are bottomless spending pits, that's one of the characteristics of this hobby! Hopefully Mabel has found someone with some spare cash to look after her and you can get lots of "smiles per miles" with Darren in other Triumphs

I can afford to have Mabel’s engine reconditioned, I’m just not prepared to spend any more  money on her, 

I’ve spent more than I ever wanted to already, sorry to see her go but sometimes you have to call it a day 

She has been bought by a club member who will sort her out.  Happy that someone will take her on further than I was prepared to.  
she wil still he seen out and about in the future 

Thanks but no thanks Amy lol 😂

Mabel is now sold 😊

I’m in talks with Darren about it,  but I do know the car and I do know that there’ll be yet another issue, probably the diff , if I change the engine and gearbox, there’s only the diff left to blow  lol 

Turner or hooch lol