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1684 wrote:What about the staimless steel one you see on ebay. Are they anygood? The ones I have seen are slightly thinner than the mild steel original (or the ones we have made for the last 20 years) , and the pressing doesn't seem to be as crisp, but 99% of punters probably wouldn't notice the differance. Most punters were not aware that Spitfire MKI/II front overriders were not the same as GT6 MKI. I regularly see the wrong ones on the wrong cars!
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8018 wrote: little flimsier than the original (apologies to you mr Slimboy if I'm mistaken). . You are. They were made of exactly the same grade (thickness) of steel as the original. We have both here, you are more than welcome to bring along a vernier.
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We haven't done any for years now. The vast majority (99%) went to the trade (Paddocks, Fitchett, etc) with no problems over a period of 25 odd years. Then someone (a retail punter) moaned about the pressing quality so we stopped doing them and the tooling was scrapped. As time goes by it gets easier to walk away from making/pressing low volume stuff.
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Have just checked and we actually pressed the last 50 806956 bumpers nearly three years ago (dosn't time fly when you are having fun).
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8018 wrote: Personally I'd bite the bullet and buy the one remaining MkII one Rimmers say they have have in stock, (806956) albeit at an eyewatering 450 quid. A lot cheaper on Paddocks site , but they are out of stock. Might be worth talking to them though. That's because we pressed the last of these over 18 months ago, and the final ones have only just filtered through the system (but long gone from here). No plans to make anymore as guy who runs our press shop is retiring, and no-one to follow him. We have a few here with slight defects, that we were keeping back to use on our own projects. I might be persuaded to let one go for the right money. It's not just early Spitfire bumpers that we are due to stop making either due to retirement.
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Did he compare the lower spring pan height on the new shocks against his old? There are some shocks in the market with the spring pan considerably higher than original.
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Leaf Springs difficult to get hold of, really!
Slimboyfat replied to Vitesse 200's topic in Running Gear
Yes, we looked at it about five years ago. We did a bit of market research, talked to manufacturers, and walked away! -
Leaf Springs difficult to get hold of, really!
Slimboyfat replied to Vitesse 200's topic in Running Gear
Autumn? Who said anything about Autumn? They are only coming from Sheffield, should be with us next week, or at the latest the week after. -
RBRR celebrity entry
Slimboyfat replied to Velocita Rosso's topic in Round Britain Reliability Run (RBRR)
cook1e wrote:It's been announced this week that Fuzz Townsend has taken on the role of honarary president of the TSSC...... Funny, he doesn't come accross as a polisher on the telly. Just goes to show that first impressions can be missleading ;) -
We use County Stag piston sets in our rebuilds, very good experiance, should be around £300 inc VAT. When facing the block (and the heads of course) it might pay you to get the inlet manifold faces checked for alignment before assembly.
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Remember Triumph ran 120bhp 1200 Spitfires at Lemans mostly at 7,500 rpm for 24 hours with no problems in 1965. Engine modifications were not radical (by todays standards). Picture courtesy of Aub Cole via his son Ray
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2402 wrote: Each to there own but I've tried the tuning co. before and lost alot of cash. Chris. A common experiance unfortunately in the Triumph World. What can be a fundamently easy/cheap engine to get a reliable 100bhp per litre from (in 1200, or 1300 form anyway) is spoilt by the dodgy history of the aftermarket Triumph tuning game. As the years go by it seems to get no better, pity.
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8955 wrote:Thanks all. Yes it needs to be reliable of course, it's not a race car and I don't want to have to rebuild it regularly. What sort of power is attainable from a 1500 block with such mods? Don't think 'power' think torque with a 1500. Punters asking about 'power' immediately gives me the collywobbles when allied to the long stroke 1500. If you want an engine that cruise's up hills in o/d top go for a 1500, if you want to rev it a bit go for a small crank 1300.
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Cam, decent manifold, slight raise in compression, and carb/ignition work on a rolling road by someone experianced in small capacity engines (avoid Triumph 'specialists', try some of the better MG people). Don't be tempted to go to big on the carbs, and you don't need fancy ignition, it can all be done on old fashioned stuff. 100 horse power is relatively modest on a 1300.
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8955 wrote:Morning all. <or I could just buy in a stage 2 or 3 (I don't yet know what these stages mean)>and neither do most of the establishments punting out such stuff either. 8955 wrote:<John Kipping>John was never really interested in such stuff, and his interest declined even further when he retired, and emigrated to NZ 15 years ago. 8955 wrote:<The car will not be raced but will be driven hard and will experience the odd track day. I used to race and long to see a track again but am not interested in the commitment of a race series just yet and certainly not with this car. So what do you think?>Build it yourself with the help, and advice of this Forum. And avoid anyone selling you a 'Stage 2, or 3' engine (did I say that already?)!
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O ring on injector (the small one on the pintel end) is the issue. If not its the one way valve on the other end of the pipe screwed into the m/u (specially the ones on the back of the m/u). Agree avoid NGK, and especially Bosch plugs, PI's don't like them. I have always used bog standard Champion N9Y, fit and forget. Low speed driving shouldn't be a problem. the wifes PI spent most of its time in town traffic, never missed a beat (12,000 miles a year). TR5 steering wheel? Good luck with that! I have 4, but then they are all attached to cars :)
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Please note the information in Alans link above to our contact details. http://www.canleyclassics.com/?xhtml=xhtml/general/contact.html&xsl=general.xsl Wouldn't want anyone to make a special trip without reading this first.
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Spitfire2500 wrote: On the right, immediate opposite Canley, is the premises of G Harman Ltd, Agricultural Engineers which - if you're unfamiliar with the area - is easier to spot IMHO :) G H Pearmans
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8017 wrote:Wow Radford Panels that is a blast from the past as I am an old Coventry kid I think Radford Panels were one of the actual original OEM suppliers to the Cheers Hugh ;) Not this Radford Panels. This Radford Panels has always been a small volume producer of traditional hand formed repair panels for a wide range of classics.
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Those cloth GT6 MKIII seats look great, and they are the most comfortable of the whole lot (when in good nick).
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2729 wrote: There was no real QC at Triumph in the 70's, all that mattered was the number of engines off the line between strikes. . That's a sweeping statement. My father worked at the Standard, as did many of my relatives, and friends over the years. You talk face to face with any ex Triumph guy and what comes over is the pride they had in working there. Strikes? I have the day to day production records for Canley in the 1970's here, and they list every reason for every shutdown. Most shutdowns were caused by component supplier disputes, Triumph (unlike other BL factories) had good industrial relations (my father lost less than a week in the 16 years he worked there). Having stripped the best part of a thousand plus Triumph engines in the course of my job over the last 30 years I have to say that you must have been unlucky. I have found that genuinely untampered with stuff is/was consistantly good quality.
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2997 wrote: glad chic made the panels for the rear floors Who makes them?
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Glad to be of service. Dave Canley Classics :'(
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There were up until recently some NOS valances available from the people who used to be British Sports Car Centre (Pine Shop or something now). I have seen them at the odd show with all sorts of tasty NOS stuff.
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The pressing quality is not as 'crisp' as original ones, but apart from that they fit fine.
