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From the WSM And lifting off the Vitesse body. Hope that helps! John

Aidan, I was uploading that pic to thi so post, when my PC had major software problem! Can't do anything with it except look at Task Manager! Sorry. Normal service etc ASAP. John

Nor me, neither! But in restoring my first Vitesse, I had to lift the body off the chassis. The WSM shows how to do this, and I rigged pulleys in my garage roof beams and two halliards to the front and back of the body. Then, hauling on each halliard alternately, securing each to a becket while I hauled the other, I was able to lift the body enough to take the chassis out. I have a pic if you need, but I'm on my phone just now! The bonnet is made to to.be supported ON the frame, so leave it on that, a rope on each frame pivot. Then, I suggest a length of timber under the rear edge, to lift that and store the bonnet horizontally. Good luck! JOhn

SS, As said above, if the cam grinder says "Hot", then Hot they should be. And you over-estimate the rate of cooling of an engine, while underestimating your own ability to check the clearances! An overheated engine should be left for a least 30 minutes before popping the rad cap, but it will reman hot for two or more hours. Setting might take longer than half an hour, but a check run through them can be done in under 15. John

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Stratton Jimmer has a good idea! But better than the John Bull set, this? I just bought a set off eBay, as an Xmas present for my 5 yo granddaughter. It' a delightful, old-fashioned wooden box of type, each wooden block having a rubber face of the character. With an ink pad she's going to have fun, printing each letter by hand! For your purpose, Ian, it would be fairly easy to make up a composing stick as used by printers, to hold the right type together while you print the label on the dash! See: 70PCS RETRO WOODEN RUBBER UPPER LOWER CASE ALPHABET LETTERS NUMBERS STAMPS SET | eBay John (No connection with the seller)

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Wagger is, of course, correct, but it may be easer to do the check the other way around! Mark input and an output flange, then turn both output flanges together and in the same direction. Count the turns of the input flange. Of the possible gearings: Just over 4 turns = 4.11:1 Just under 4 turns = 3.89:1 About 3 1/2 turns = 3.63:1 I believe that 4.55 (Courier van) and 3.27 (?) exist too. John

I was taught, prior to any trip, to write a "Movement Schedule", with all the details in it. This allows you to work it al out beforehand, and is a valuable way of putting it into memory, and having a printout for each day. John Like this: Movement Schedule Personnel: Vehicles: [If a team or group] Equipment: [EG tents, camping kit, trailers etc.] Schedule, OUTBOUND Schedule, HOME BOUND [Daily targets for time leaving, travel duration, arrival time.] Route: OUTBOUND Route HOME BOUND [Daily details, road numbers, distance to next junction for turn-off, objective for that night’s stop, etc.] [I work out schedule and route from the AA Route finder. Google Street View is very useful for envisioning the approach to turn-offs, and finding overnight stops. May be set up in Word as separate pages, which can be taped to the dash for each day.] Risk Assessment Hazards What needs doing? Breakdown [EG RAC France From a UK mobile 00 33 472 43 52 44 From landline (free) 0800 94 20 44] Insurance, HiViz vests x2 Warning Triangle [Other national requirements, eg France Breathalyser] Medical Tablets, etc FIRE Extinguisher Tired driver Follow HGV protocol Documents and other equipment: EG: UK driving licence, passport Vehicle folder : Motor insurance certificate V5 registration document MoT certificate. RAC Euro Breakdown cover documents “UK” plate sticker Headlamp beam deflectors Breathalyser/alcohol test Spare bulbs First Aid Kit Pad and paper. For foreign travel: Mark speedometer: Mway - 130 km/h (80mph), Main- 110 km/h (68mph), Other- 80 km/h (50mph), Built up-50 km/h (30mph) Emergencies Carry RAC card, smart phone & recharger

Can't swear to a GT6, but that's the way I deal with my Vitesse - and it's had a few engines/gearboxes in and out! It is far, far easier to detach and replace gearbox from the back of the engine on the bench than grovelling in the car. The WSM will say "take the bonnet off", but if you have a "LoadLeveller" and can suspend your engine winch from a high enough beam, the this is how I do it: Hope that helps! John

You may remember, with pleasure, the "All-Triumph" Internationals held on the Malvern County Show Ground in 2021 and 2023, that included TSSC, TRR and the MG clubs. Now, in 2024, the wide open spaces on the Show Ground will be filled by Clubs of ALL classic marques, an event I hope and expect will mark a new phase in the classic car movement. Please put it in your diary for next year! See: Inter-club International weekend invites all British marque clubs (tr-register.co.uk) I'm posting this here, and linking to the TRR site's page about it, because although the TSSC has surely been involved in the organisation for the event, which is being featured by the TRR, Club Triumph and the MG car clubs, and invitations have been sent to all other UK classic clubs, the TSSC has no mention of the event! Clearly, with the TSSC asleep at the wheel, someone has to sound the alarm! Come on TSSC, wake up! Join in and get everyone along to make it a great event! John

Mark, Bring them to Malvern next year! The Inter-Club International will attract someone who wants that part! TRR and Club Triumph are already featuring this event, which invites ALL classic clubs, but TSSC seem to be asleep at the wheel, with no mention of it at all! Inter-club International weekend invites all British marque clubs (tr-register.co.uk) John

That's easy then, only 676 possibilities!

Pete, they are just wood, easy to whittle! And no need for a fancy wedged shape, they are just short lengths of wood 'bar'! Slightly wider than the slot and a bit longer, tap them in and the excess width is shaved off. Excess length with a sharp chisel. I put some hylomar in first and on the wood, but I don't think hylomar alone would do it. John

But I think we have, Unkel! Courses, materials, and above all, practice! May we not diversicate now? John

The danger, Paula, is that the standard oil pressure switch triggers at less than 10psi! So if it goes on while you are running, then your oil pressure has been dangerously low for a long time! Other switches are available, that trigger at, say, 25, or else you can get them that are easily adjustable, so you can make your choice - you do need a gauge for that! See Merlin Motorsport for one. https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/s?search=Adjustable+oil+pressure+switch John

Unkel, like any conversation, over beer or coffee, these are not organised ( or disorganised!) debates,where a chair may stop any deviation. They meander, they branch off, they wander and all to the good! Please don't seek to police our chats! We learn so much more this way. John

PeteH, any flat bar from B&Q will surely be "builders metalwork" intended to provide a straight, durable edge for plaster work or othe non-structural purpose. It would not be intended to be bent, especially through a right angle, let alone welded! B&Q offer good materials, but not for metal working! Glad that others, like Paul, have found sympathetic workshops who Wil support the amateur metal worker! John

Colin, scale not clear from your pic, but a short section of square tube would be ideal for what you're making.

Not a GT6, but SofS with 2.6L engine has one, really because the Honda radiator has provision for one in the filler neck. Small volumes of coolant might otherwise escape, as the coolant itself expands slightly, and small bubbles even more so. Certainly the expansion bottle needs topping up now and then. John

I did NOT suggest metal from B&Q! Try any local fabricator, ask in the workshop for the foreman or similar, explain your need - to practice welding - and to take a few bits from their offcuts bin. I'd further suggest not to offer payment but after you have some bits give them a 'drink or two'! You might be invited back! John

I discovered recently that my favourite body shop no longer has mig ,or gas welding kit! The steels used in moderns, 'boron' etc, cannot be welded or else lose their strength if heated to bend them back onto shape. They will use a hydraulic jig for minor bends, or else replace and spot weld panels. It's a different world! John

Like the Noo Yorker cabbie said when the lady asked if she could go to Carnegie Hall, "Ya gotta practice, lady, practice!" But for instruction, try a local College. They may do evening or weekend classes, sometimes leading to a City & Guilds certificate. And, a local fabrication workshop whose offcuts bin you might ask to raid for material to practice on. Scrap yards are no good anymore! I discovered recently that they can no longer sell even clean offcuts except to a "Registered Waste Dealer"! Bugger, when I wanted some alloy sheet! John

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An overheating engine can make some very alarming noises! John