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  1. Ended up buying a new alternator. Chances are it was one of the diodes that was bad, but at that point I was done toying with it. Took it to my first car show two weeks ago. Judges weren't impressed enough to give it another look, all they wanted to gawk at were the American cars. But what do they know about little British cars anyway. But I had fun, and let the kids climb in and 'drive' so mom and dad could get some photos.
  2. You finally found Club Triumph 😉 Welcome my freind.
  3. Back on it with decent weather. Still working on getting the carbs just right. Timing was a little off and the points were a little off too. Got everything back to where it should be (I think) and it seems run a tad nicer now. Waiting on a voltage regulator (in the mail) and once I have it charging the battery correctly I'll venture further than just around the block.
  4. Ugg. Haven't had much time to really work on it. But's been 25°~45° F (-3°~7°C) so that make for difficult working conditions. Even at that, I managed to get new heavy duty shelves installed in my garage and now I can get decent organization and maybe a little useable workspace in the garage. Still need to get a new alternator, and now a battery as well. I did buy a new dizzy cap, so there's that
  5. Thanks Tim! I'm not done yet, (are we ever?) But it's good enough to drive while I work on the interior, and I'm ok with that 😁
  6. Got the tank sorted, and got it registered and licensed. Been 24 years. MOT, or the Idaho version thereof, only cost me US $130. Took it out for a spin Saturday. Went for petrol, non-ethanol 87 octane, visited my parents (around the corner) and gave my wife and kids a ride (not at the same time). That's my son's black Mini. Took Abby to a trunk or treat and it decided not to start when it was time to go home. After successfully flooding the carbs (dripping!) and draining the battery, I discovered the distributor cap had failed. The little spring loaded button nubber pin doohicky thingy in the middle was worn down to nothing. Thankfully I was able to bend the rotor tab up and get a good connection and get home, all of about 1 mile.
  7. I managed to cross thread the brass fitting for the petrol tank outlet this weekend so now I need a new one. I'm hoping one of my spares has a fitting, but I'm not holding out any hope. Anyway, I completed the rebuild of the check straps. I should have gotten a before shot, one was really rusty. But anyway, here you go. I bought some rivets from a local hardware store, but I suppose I could have made do with nuts and bolts. Now I need to add the rubber bits to my pending order, which includes windscreen trim.
  8. Yeah. Desktop or mobile, it's the same. My last post now doesn't have that option, but it did for a short time after posting. I didn't time it though.
  9. Took my check straps apart for derusting and repaint. Maybe I can get my fuel tank connected today and get the fuel can out of the passenger foot well.
  10. I did that that, actually, and the option wasn't there. It was on the correction post, so it must be available only for a limited time. I must have missed the window.
  11. I meant Daily Driver....Helps to proofread 😉 Isn't there a way to edit posts?
  12. Drove well enough. Needs alignment yet. She loved the ride. About 5 years ago we went for a spin around the block, with no glass. This one was more enjoyable. No wind noise, and the headliner helped quiet things down too. Never even had that back in 95 when it was my fauylt driver---talk about noisy!
  13. I got the door handles and horns in. As well as my custom brake light hinge cover. Took my wife for a nice drive around the block and stopped by my parents. They've never seen it this complete, even when I was driving it daily-but neither have I
  14. No, it didn't really need a press tool. Just by hand. It did come coiled, so I had to warm it with a heat gun as I went. I used a hair dryer on the tailgate trim and it ended up looking a little better.
  15. I got the windscreen and the quarterlites in in. And the weatherstripping too.However, the trim I bought with the gasket from Victoria British in '17 came up short. Neither Moss (whom they sold to) nor LMC Truck (their parent company or something) are willing to rectify the issue. I'll just buy another I guess---it's not like I've never bought two anything before.
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