Steve P

Try Wins in East Grinstead for loads of second hand spares. https://www.winsinternational.co.uk/ Steve

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It is a MK 1,all you need is wishbone brackets welded on and to move the tie bar mountings inboard,not too bad. Steve

Me either, snapped a driveshaft once though, now got CV shafts. Just to add for the original poster, I also have a Herald with a 1500 engine and J type O/D gearbox with a 3:63 diff and it`s a great combo. Steve

I have a 3:27 in my 2.5L Vitesse, putting 170ish Bhp through it, no breakages yet, it does have a stronger carrier in it (TR7?). Steve

Did you fit the spacer?, i tried it without and it made an awful noise dragging on the flywheel not disengaging. Steve

Aren`t those "support Brackets" Bulkhead floor mounting brackets?. Steve

Nice looking car,i have a 13/60 and a Valencia Blue Vitesse,is that the colour of yours?, looks slightly different to mine. the Herald decided to play up last time i drove it on Friday, misfiring going up a hill, last time it did that was 2014 on the Round Britain run,that was fuel hose letting air. Steve

I like stripes on my 2 lawn areas so i renovated an old petrol mower with a roller. S

Yes not current, proximity to the manifold. S

I must take a photo of mine, it`s in a lockup. I did away with the bulkhead solenoid and ran a new heavy duty cable from the starter to the battery terminal, the thin trigger wire does show signs of high heat as the outer seems hard and brittle, but easy to replace. S

Yes cover out makes it easy, i don`t use sealant either, just foam strips, 10 mins and it`s out, a little longer to put it all back but no biggy. The club shop one i have has a stud on the top to make it easier to mount on your own. I experimented with a fibreglass cover but the fit was not great and i thought it was too flimsy, so i repaired an original with Fibre glass mat and Dynalined it and it`s fine and quiet. Steve

I`m confused, i have never removed the starter from either my Herald or Vitesse from underneath, always from the top without removing carbs or exhaust., once the valance is out of the way it`s easy no?.Or maybe the routing of my manifold is different to a Pheonix, it used to have one but the fit was awful so I e- bayed it. Mine has HS6 Carbs and a 6-3-1 manifold. S

What exhaust do you have Iain?. Mine has an MTP (Mike the Pipe) 6-3-1 and i don`t have to take it off to get the starter out?. S

Nice car, I have a MK 1 CV Vitesse, is there a dent in the door or is it a trick of the light?. I made it to SEM yesterday despite the rubbish weather forecast, surprised at the turnout which was larger than i expected. Nice to see some old faces and chat. Someone forgot to cut the grass in the field which was about a foot high. After Leatherhead we took the Vitesse to Hayling Island and sat on the beach for an hour with a coffee in blazing sunshine. Car never missed a beat. Steve

The first HT starter i had on my 2.5 Vitesse with 10:1 compression ratio used to spin quite slowly and struggle to start before the battery started failing. Nothing wrong with the battery. I replaced the starter (Club shop i think) and now it wizzes over much faster. It was the inner gears slowly seizing due to water getting in the vent hole which faces upwards on my car. It will only fit one way due to the solenoid postion. S

I had the "upgraded" brake master on my Herald.It took a lot more leg power to make the brakes work. Now swapped for a Vitesse master and 4 pot callipers, a vast improvement on the type 14`s. Steve

When i built my Herald 1500 and Vitesse 2.5 engines i went for BMC Green for both, maybe because i had a Mini Cooper back in the day. S

I have the Chinese ally full width one in my 1500 Herald,about £120 iirc, it`s been great, if anything it over cools. I messed around with different senders and the gauge ranged from 1/3 to over half at normal temperatures due to the variants in the resistance of the senders. It never actually overheats though. Still have a plastic crank driven fan on it. Helps with the 4 into 1 tubular manifold heat. Steve

What happend to TLD`s race car?. Steve

I have one in my 2.5 Vitesse, good build quality but not cheap. Steve

Just found this info, sold by auction as a project from a deceased estate in 2020 near Heathrow: https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/338-1965-triumph-spitfire-mkii/?lot=50900&sd=1 Steve

DVLA shows the last MOT in 2018 and now on Sorn so probably hiding in a garage somewhere.The DVLA won`t tell you the location of the last mot test so unless the reg secretary or other members recognise the Car?. Red Spit MK 1 or 2?. Steve

I agree Pete,modern must haves etc. I am a tinkerer as both my extensively modified cars show and having thrown more money at them than I ever could get back but, having spent a small fortune building a modified 1500 for my Herald, and grenaded it after 500 miles due to coolant getting in cylinder no. 2, and then another complete rebuild at more expense (3k) I tend to want belt and braces. Steve

I have a Mann 713 on my 1500 Herald, that always drains back anyway so i spin it over without choke for a few seconds to get the oil going. S