Steve P

Personally not a fan of cutting extra holes for gauges, but each to their own. In my 13/60 i bought a 2 inch rev counter in a pod with a sticky pad under it , it sits in front of the original radio speaker on top of the tunnel. It runs off the coil. Steve

Driving home happily from a trip to the coast, luckily on a B road, engine started running on 3,pulled in a side road, took the plugs out and found no.2 oily. Cleaned it and put it back in, spun it over, and a big spurt of water came out of no. 2 plug hole. Game over. The builder said it had a cracked head, which was strange as it was tested before the rebuild as i bought it off a racer so was never fitted to an engine in my ownership prior to the build of the 1500. Steve

I used to use the screwdriver and hammer to get it moving and then spin it off,i bought a tool from Halfords the same as Clives, i think it`s great, even on the Vitesse which has the filter at 45 degrees near the chassis. Steve

Don`t take this the wrong way but, did your mates garage know what they were doing swapping to electronic and setting up afterwards, as Pete said the pickup would be different to the points setup so timing may be way out. Also carbs need to be setup properly. Can`t think why the previous owner said the cam shouldn,t have been fitted, other than it`s a race type which wouldn`t be good on an otherwise pretty standard engine. Steve

Whereabouts in Surrey?. Steve

This is true,when my new 1500 Herald engine grenaded after 500 miles from the rebuild,i had it rebuilt again but it took some time before i was confident in it enough to go on a motorway,SEM was the fist time on the M25 in it.Now done at least a couple of thousand miles in it and it seems fine. Steve

Very strange with a £500 auction estimate when it`s on e bay currently at bids of £1650. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225014010531?hash=item3463e152a3:g:-EkAAOSwkH9imKDf Steve

Has someone had a go at the centre of that wooden one with a set of false teeth?. Looks like it. For some reason i have 2 x 15 inch wooden wheels in my wardrobe, bought as must have items years ago. One is a Formula and one is an original Les Leston, complete with an original Les Leston Triumph boss still in it`s box, all the way from the US of A. S

My 2.5 has the big saloon box,it will easily pull up hills in O/D top.If anything i would say even with the 3:27 it is a bit short,70 mph is around 2850 rpm in OD top. Steve

Not Quaife,but it was rebuilt by Mike Papworth with a stronger carrier (TR7)?. I do have a Blackline ATB (Chinese Quaife copy) on the shelf but i haven`t got round to building it yet. I know Clive on here went through a couple of 3:27`s in a 2.5 Vitesse but he must be more of a hooligan than me as mine has been fine so far.He went for a Subaru diff i think. Steve

3:27 in my tuned 2.5 Vitesse putting out around 170bhp,I went for the Jones/Bowler CV conversion. Now what can I worry about?. S

I had a 3 wheels on my wagon moment in my Vitesse on the 2012 RBRR,the rear wheel departed with the brake drum still attached. I was doing about 30 MPH coming out of a roundabout going uphill near Lands End, It started snaking before the wheel departed and ended up in a ditch. Me and the passenger skidded to a halt sliding on the wheelbarrow exhaust. The shaft failed at the Woodruff key, very similar to Colins picture. Now with CV shafts. 8 Hours home on 2 AA lorries. Steve

CMES,i used them for a 2.5 rebuild,i won`t say why on here but i cannot recommend them. S

Yes the same,i just bought one from E bay. S

Did the one that was flapping about have any bearings left?,what did they look like?. S

Bit of a blurry photo but no 3 BE looks toast to me,not sure what the biggest oversize is -30?. The engine shop will have to measure it and asses the damage. Not familiar with your area so can`t recommend a machine shop. Steve

Well i have one on my Vitesse and my 13/60... so there!. I can measure the Herald one in the morning if you like. Steve

I went for a long drive in my Herald,all fine until whilst pulling out onto a busy roundabout,something went bang and it felt like something had gone under the car,pulled into a lay by and went back to find one of my horns which had fallen off and gone under the car and was sitting in the middle of a live lane. Managed to retrieve it so no biggy,no sign of the bolt. Steve

I had reading glasses up until 2020 when i had to pay for a private Cataract operation in both eyes over 12 months, not needed glasses since for reading or driving. Clever what they can do now with artificial lenses in your eye.

Going down the coast in mine shortly, speaking of aviation i was treated to a Lancaster circling my area really low just now, Practice for the Jubilee celebrations i guess as we are near Windsor. Steve

Try Dale at Moordale motors in Potters Bar,40 years of Triumph experience. Steve

On my Vitesse with saloon box and o/d (gearstick switch), i have a 5 amp inline fuse on top of the box tie wrapped to the clutch pipe, been ok for 10 years so far.But i do keep a couple of spare fuses in the glove box. S

Pattern door skins often have a poor profile at the top front where it meets the bonnet curve. Steve

I agree that looks like damage from an impact,and/or dodgy replacement of part of the cross tube. I had the same thing when i rescued my 13/60 in 2012, difference was i knew it had happened because the owner told me. And the old tube was cut off and a new one came with it. Not just an end piece but the whole tube. I did spend a long time getting into the right position before welding.

I was lucky enough to find an original MTP 6-3-1 for my 2.5 Vitesse,that is a thing of beauty.I have a Saloon version knocking about somewhere too. I bit the bullet and took mine to Matt Simpson,ex BTCC who builds race systems at his place near me. He made and fitted a nice stainless system from the manifold back with a single box up under the rear outrigger. Don`t know how much it contributed but the engine made 172Bhp on the dyno and is plenty quick on the road. Moss used to do a fairly decent copy under the Triumphtune name. Not sure now ,only in mild steel though if i remember correctly. Steve