Ludwig
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I take your point, but in this case, my Cobras were manufactured over 30 years ago, when our cars were still quite plentiful.
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Thanks for the replies, very useful. Having previously had issues with rubbing on bulkhead with 175/70’s on aftermarket minilites, I’m naturally a bit nervy about tyre sizes. Saving grace I suppose is these are marked as/manufactured specifically for Spitfire/GT6.
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5.5J and offset looks like it says .31" (inch presumably?) Info is on photo. Cheers.
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Greetings, Long-time, no post etc. Have my Triumph mojo back. So, having coveted a set of slot mag wheels for many years, I've managed to get my hands on some - never fitted, still in the box! I've had a look around the site and can't find the definitive answer about which size tyres are recommended for these wheels on a Mk3 Spit. Assuming 175/70/13 are ok, any other sizes recommended for grip/handling etc, without putting the speedo out? Cheers.
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7801 wrote: Good set this, bought it while on this offer and lifetime warranty on all the professional range so they straight away replace any tools you may manage to break! Not for me they wouldn't - somehow managed to break my 7/16 ratchet spanner after a few months- no longer supplied (ratchets not covered by lifetime warrantee apparently) and wouldn't exchange for alternative metric spanner. Annoying as I find that's the most useful spanner for my Spitfire. Alex
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7801 wrote: Good set this, bought it while on this offer and lifetime warranty on all the professional range so they straight away replace any tools you may manage to break! Not for me they wouldn't - somehow managed to break my 7/16 ratchet spanner after a few months- no longer supplied (ratchets not covered by lifetime warrantee apparently) and wouldn't exchange for alternative metric spanner. Annoying as I find that's the most useful spanner for my Spitfire. Alex
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From what I could make of it, it was just the smooth side of velcro, providing a barrier against the metal for the vinyl to sit on and not wear out with use. If you look on the parts diagrams there is something similar? I put some on the first frame my car had, when I replaced it for a better one I forgot the velcro, can't say I've noticed a difference. Alex
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I've been using Shell V Power Nitro+ which has enabled me to set the timing as per the handbook. The car runs beautifully on the stuff, can't praise it enough! Just a thought, Alex
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Hi Jamie, It's me again! Like you I had the "fur-flex" type fitted, they made the doors pretty hard to shut, but it got better with continued use. The biggest pain I found was making them fit across the join from the A-Post to the windscreen frame - it was so proud it "wrinkled" the vinyl door capping. I bought some door seals from a trader at Stoneleigh last year, they are pretty plain with a much thinner profile, the doors shut much better now with them on. I'm yet to get around to fitting a new door capping [which i have]. Anyone know which type are original?? Alex
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Hi Jamie, It's me again! Like you I had the "fur-flex" type fitted, they made the doors pretty hard to shut, but it got better with continued use. The biggest pain I found was making them fit across the join from the A-Post to the windscreen frame - it was so proud it "wrinkled" the vinyl door capping. I bought some door seals from a trader at Stoneleigh last year, they are pretty plain with a much thinner profile, the doors shut much better now with them on. I'm yet to get around to fitting a new door capping [which i have]. Anyone know which type are original?? Alex
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2191 wrote:Ah yes, but whose are the comfiest. I've sat in Ludwigs on a longish run, and they were so comfy I forgot they had been re-done! :) You old smoothy Dave :P
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Photo of 2 different baskets....
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4457 wrote: In regards to the clips I just copied how the seats where before I took them apart. There's the problem, then. I had one pair of seats plus a single left-hand one. The single one had a different basket and was fixed like yours [see first photo]. I recovered the matching pair, using one of them to copy from [2nd photo]. Although they were definitely from a Mk2, though the two models apparently used the same seats, maybe the production was changed at some point to incorporate smaller baskets and a different way of fixing them? Photo on next message shows the 2 basket types [as mentioned in an earlier message of mine]. Now, where's my anorak???? Alex
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Ah! I see, clips, , good way of doing it, rather than hog rings [like mine-see pic]. I copied my original seats, wonder if they used hog-rings to save money on clips?
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Jamie, They look fab! How did you get the top[back] of the seat bases so snug onto the basket without stressing/stretching the stitching? It's almost as if the seat foams where too big on mine? Alex