Steve P

I was thinking of modifying the rear box mount,or even making a solid one a bit lower as the current ones are rubbish anyway.. Steve

Thanks Clive and Nick,I hadn`t though about the floor flexing,this lockdown has definitely increased the weight on the passenger side,i will fix it rather than tell her😐 Steve

During the run to the coast yesterday,two up in the Vitesse,when going over fairly large dips and bumps in the road,i could hear contact between the prop and the floor under the handbrake. It`s a 2.5 engine with a Saloon box and home made rear box mount.It only did this once before when i did a wedding in it and it was 3 up.(big bride) The car is lowered by a Triumphtune spring from back in the day.My question is: Do i raise the rear with a new spring?,i have a new courier one in stock.Or do i modify the mount to get the box lower at the back. I don`t understand how the rear suspension compression makes the prop position change as the diff is fixed?. Or maybe the gearbox mount is knackered again,i discovered yesterday that the handbrake is useless,which means the new wheel cylinders have lasted just over a year before spilling the fluid. Anyone know where i can get cylinders that aren`t crap?. Steve

I think i bought one of the last ones he had,it wasn`t even trimmed from the moulding process. Steve

Just keep an eye on the filter housing,i lost almost all the oil whilst driving on my new expensive 2.5 engine after disturbing the seal,luckily i spotted the pressure dropping on the gauge and pulled over before disaster happened. Glad yours is back to normal. Steve

Imho definitely worth pulling the dizzy and drive,and then using the drill,you will know from the resistance on the pump if it has died. Steve

QH would be Quinton Hazell.Not the same company or parts as back in the day i don`t think. I have the Jones/Bowler conversion on my Vitesse and,i am about to change my Herald to the other CV conversion available,the shimming is going to be a ball ache as i don`t have the tools or facilities to do it. Fit and forget once done and peace of mind for me as i snapped a driveshaft when it was live axle. Steve

I bought 2 of those 714/2 filters to try on my 2.5 Vitesse,i have been using Fram ones for years (Ford Escort?) with excellent pressure and instant oil light out on startup. I use Valvoline VR1 oil. I get 60 psi at 2500 revs hot and about 30 psi on tickover. I`m not going to fit them now and stick with the Fram,if it ain`t broke,don`t fix it.After an oil and filter change,i always fill the filter,no issues regaining pressure. Steve

Mine came from Larkspeed and the description looks exactly the same as your link.As to driving,i found no difference in pedal feel or town driving with the paddle plate. Also my Vitesse was rollered at 170Bhp,it never slipped on the old clutch,just wore out quickly. Steve

I too fitted a Saloon box with J type OD to my tuned 2.5 Vitesse,Vitesse MK 1 flywheel with modified Spigot bush. Standard clutch only lasted 10k miles so i fitted the below one. Did have some geometry issues after the change but sorted with a shorter bearing carrier. Steve

Can`t quite see in that photo but,have you got the spacer in front of the starter?,without that it wont line up with the ring gear properly,(ask me how i know). i would join the 2 heavy wires on the solenoid and extend the ignition wire down to the starter terminal.(With the battery disconnected). Either that or put it on the bench and test it with jump leads. Steve

I had a Hi torque on my Vitesse that cranked really slowly,so much so the car rarely fired up before the battery died. I did away with the solenoid,ran new heavy cables everywhere,no change.I bit the bullet and bought another starter and hey presto,it whizzes over and fires up straight away now. Test the starter on a bench if you can to prove it works properly.Repro solenoids are generally crap(imho). Steve

Who built the engine?,i would certainly question any builder who bunged a cam in,big valve head with competition double springs(not required imho) without improving flow and upping the compression ratio?. Steve

Went from Surrey down to Hayling Island yesterday and sat on the beach for an hour,pulled in to get petrol on the way home,went to the cap and...bugger. I lost the keys to the car about a month ago,so i changed the ignition and boot lock,forgot the petrol cap. Steve

Always wondered why my Vitesse nearside rear wheel looks further under the arch than the offside one,maybe during the tub off process it got put back off centre. It is a MK 1 converted to CV so i had to weld the wishbone brackets on,i used the WSM i think from memory.I know this won`t affect the look of the wheels. S

I used to do that in my works CVH Escort van in a tunnel on the M25,great days. S

I had mine redone buy a metal polisher,he removed the anodising and then polished them up,still look good a couple of years later. Steve

Mine`s a 68 MK 1 which i have owned since 1985 so probably original,no mine don`t look like that. Steve

+1 for tank sealer,i broke down a few times in my Herald when i restored it to the road after a 30 year layup.I used the stuff you slosh around inside and leave to go off for 4 days. Been fine for 8 years so far. Steve

That would be a good personal reg no. for me (Povey). If you buy it,lose that air filter,more restrictive than the original. Steve (Povey)

As the title says,just been for a run around Windsor/Maidenhead in the Vitesse for the first time since October,and after fitting the exhaust spacer and a tune up,also made a bracket for the electronic pickup for the speedo sensor. Happy to report all is 100%,running sweet and speedo working again. The joys of top down motoring in a 2.5 Vitesse. Steve

Here`s one. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-vitesse-and-herald-anti-burst-catch/274362988342?hash=item3fe14ef736:g:mqAAAOSwB-heuYyN

Trying to build up a set of CV shafts on to some Roto hubs etc. Does it matter which way round the outer bearing goes?,reason i ask is that the one i took of had the taper inwards to the hub < I checked the images from Canleys website and it is unclear,Rimmers parts image shows it the other way >. Obviously the bearing outer sleeve has to go on first(after the seal) if it`s this way to the hub > Steve

I will try to find a picture of my HS6 manifold on my 2.5 Vitesse,modified in 2016 ish by Gareth Thomas,i can tell you he removed a lot of material.Engine is great though. Steve