Drew66

Yes I go to a motor factors in stoke, they give good advice, just a little bit more expencive than online. Some times you just can't beat facce to face.

Thanks. Think it might be.

I need to replace one of these bulbs, but what is the type. What can I replace it with.

Yes, I am looking at replacing all the dash bulbs with screw in led's to give it a crisper look. I really need information on the front loom connections.

So glad someone knows what they are doing. Any idear about the rest of the connections. Unfortunately the previous owner stripped the car and didn't put any tags on the loom.

I have complete the rear loom, I used heat shrink and over lapped to create dust proof joints. Removed the seat switches and wired in a Gps tracker. The only problem I have found is that the colours in the haynes manual, british layland repair and operation manual and the actual triumph garage workshop manual all have different wire colours. Non of which match the colours on my car. lol Regarding the rubber plug I have found a modern waterproof plug for £7 online, it's approximately half the size of the original. Now comes the hard part the front loom.  Is it possible to replace what I am assuming is the positive cable to the speedo. (see photo)  Any help identifying the connectors and wires in the attached photos would be much appreciated.

Yes it is thanks. Thats what I was afraid of. Did you narrow down your search for a tracker. Installation is simple all that is required is a 12v to 5v transformer, a fuse and a couple of wires. Used this to hard wire a dashcam into my daily runner, only cost a couple of £.  

I was looking at hard wiring a Gps tracker and immobaliser into the loom.

Thanks then the loom shouldn't be in 3 pieces. I'am assuming then that image 2 is the other half, with 3 being the connecter block and 4 is where it has been hacked. 5 is the main loom with the instrument cluster on the right and the engine compartment on the left. But what is 8 is it the fuse panel. positioned approximately half way down the loom.    

Thanks, I am now a full memeber. 😎 Apparently I am using the wrong browser to paste images, I have had to attached the image as a file instead. I think this might be the rear wiring loom. I have a 1978 1500 spitfire. There are a lot of broken, cut and damaged wires in the looms. Have you used flag connecters or replaced them with straight connecters. I am going to use heat shrink to cover the completed looms. which is going to be interesting. Do I use short lengths between the wire spurs or make holes in a longer length at the appropriate positions for the spurs. Any and all help appreciated. 😆

Part of a tangle of wires that are supposed to be my wiring loom. Some have been cut out of the car by previous owner, who hasn't labeled any of them. Can anyone recognise it and tell me where it goes. Due to the damage i will have to create a new loom, any help or advice would be appreciated.

Hi thanks guys, I was just going to post that site myself. Found it really informative and answered most of the questions I had and questions that I hadn't thought of. Would recomend it to anyone. http://auskellian.com/paul/links_files/performance_enhancements.htm I found the information on the handling very usefull especialy on jacking and how to solve it.   As for colour I quite like the Dark Blue, but what is it called/paint code.  

O yes i used to work in engineering and its amazing how they evolve legs and walk away.😆

I have only sean the car in photos, the previous owner to the one I am buying it of stripped the car. The engine parts as well as 80% of the car is in boxes, it will be a case of replacing all the engine bearings and seals as I rebuild the engine. Hopefully none of the important bearing surfaces on the crank will be damaged by corrision. Do I need to invest in an imperial set of sockets and wrenches.  

Thanks, just what I wanted to hear, as you say there is so much rubbish online. One site says it a good car and another says that the frame needs strengthening and the rear suspension is dangerous. Being a newbe it's hard to sort out the truth from the fiction. O.k so what mods would you recomend, you have mentioned lights. This is what I want to find out, I want to keep as standered as pos but while I am respraying it and replacing the interior as that is completely dead. I might as well update what I can. Is there an alternative to the rubber bushes in the suspension, simple things like this that can make a big difference to the longevity of the car.