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That's great news @Dannyb! Before stiffening/lowering the front of our Spitfire it was pretty skittish and frightening at autobahn speeds - the change was a similar positive experience to what you describe and being able to throw the car into the bends with confidence made it great fun to drive.
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I run TT4301 that I got from Moss in 2017 (I think). I found they were slightly too low as standard and added spacers. Moss describe them as "Road Spring Set, front, fast road uprated 330lbs, lowered, silicon chrome, pair" (For P/N TT4301PR) They give great handling and a sporty ride, but for "pootling" about they are a tad low and a tad harsh.
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Albion Reiver! 🙂
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Although it's about a classic truck, not a car I think this fits the bill nicely as an event theme song:
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Just been looking back at photos of previous years, 2015 was our first in the Spitfire (engine failure on day 2) then missed a couple, did 2018 and 2019 with the kids in the Dolomite. Then 2021 was the first successful run in the Spitfire. Last year, back in the Dolomite and this year a partially successful run for the Spitfire.
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That folder takes a bit of finding! Here's a link! https://www.clubtriumph.co.uk/gallery/category/36-2023/
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Despite our troubles on Sunday, another great event. I still think it's the best over-all event on the CT calendar. Great to see familiar faces as well as those new to the event. Once again many thanks to @reychris, @Velocita Rosso and @Mik for such a well organised event. Hopefully some of the great photos on social media will find their way onto the forum.
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MOCAL oil cooler... a bit tougher than I thought!
yorkshire_spam replied to yorkshire_spam's topic in Lounge Bar
Thanks for the offer Mike, I sourced one from Matt Lewis Racing when it happened. As I say it still held pressure and worked fine, I carried on driving it until the replacement arrived and I swapped them over at the weekend. -
I'm a big fan of having a whinge when things go wrong with suppliers... but today it's praise where it's due. I didn't fancy butchering the loom or re-soldering connections when it came to replacing the ignition switch on Binny (early Dolomite with 4 pin potted connector) but struggled to find the right early part (216864 Ignition Switch 1850 to WF26607 ) As a last ditch I dropped Mick Dolphin an email and lo-and-behold he has them in stock! I enquired on Thursday, paid on Friday and the parts arrived this morning - great parts and great service! He might not have a fancy website, but well worth trying if you are looking for hard to find parts: http://www.mickdolphin.co.uk/frontpage.htm Support your smaller Triumph/Classic suppliers! (I'm a fan of Paddocks, Fitchetts, Canleys, Robsport etc.) Cheers, Sam
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The Spitfire slipped off the jack and landed on the oil cooler... it still worked and held oil pressure!
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Progress in fixing our RBRR steeds.
yorkshire_spam replied to Shynsy's topic in Round Britain Reliability Run (RBRR)
Park Lane stuff is top notch, worth every penny. -
Late 1500 spec numberplate lights? Single piece light used on MK IV and "early" 1500s? 2 "booble" lights on later 1500s? Or am I talking twaddle once again?
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They are a snake-oil performance/unleaded/miracle cure for whatever they can persuade you might be wrong with putting fuel in your classic car. See the many adverts on eBay etc. like this: Here be snake-oil
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Oil for Engine / Gearbox / Diff 1500 drive chain
yorkshire_spam replied to samwhite95's topic in Drivetrain
Ref engine oil. It really depends on how you use the car/engine. The 1500 engine is prone to working the oil very hard if used "enthusiastically" by getting it quite hot. If you intend to use the car on long distance runs/events or climbing (for example) mountain passes then seriously consider investing in both an oil cooler AND spending more on the oil (Penrite 20/60, Millers CSS 20w-60, Valvoline VR1 20w-50 etc.) On the other hand if the car/engine will get "light use" any branded 20w-50 will be perfectly fine! PS. Rimmers=supplier of last resort! Support the smaller Triumph suppliers like Canleys, James Paddock, Fitchetts etc.! -
https://burlen.co.uk/ Assuming it's a single SU - Burlen every time. I'd only use Rimmers as a last resort if all the other suppliers/clubs can't help.
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The time I had a very similar issue on my Spitfire 1500 I had the plug leads in the wrong order. I'd got the right firing order 1-3-4-2, but went the WRONG WAY round the dizzy cap... (Rotor arms goes counter clockwise, I had the leads in clockwise) The effect of this is that it runs on 1 and 4 (correct timing) but mis-fires on 2 and 3 (both 180 deg out)
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I suspect it's an age thing, but at my age not a good sign.
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My Dolomite has the @trackerjack front brakes. I spotted a pair of Sierra calipers for sale cheap on Facebook Marketplace and thought "oooh I could buy those, refurbish them, new seals, pistons etc. and then if I ever need spares I already have a set ready to go". So I bought them, went to put them on the shelf in the garage where I keep that sort of parts.... moved a cardboard box to get them on the shelf, out of curiosity opened the box, and found an identical set of calipers I bought 18 months before that which I'd clearly forgotten about.
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Show your entered car!
yorkshire_spam replied to Tim Bancroft's topic in Round Britain Reliability Run (RBRR)
Well on the numbers it's Olaf's turn to try and catch up with Marmite? On the other hand I guess it depends on what you and the crew want in terms of space/comfort! -
Sad News! Some consolation!
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Canleys, James Paddock, Moss Europe mostly for me.
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That's great info @standardthread haven't seen it explained/pictured so clearly before.
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To be honest @J J I can never remember the "rules" so I just turn it over by hand in the right direction and watch for the inlet on #1 closing and then the next tdc on the crank is the firing datum.
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Just the usual stuff: Check firing order vs dizzy direction of rotation Something down the bore in #1 to check the TDC marker on the pulley Rocker cover off and check that #1 is firing on the correct stroke (check it's not 180 out)