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It sure is crazy what being in lockdown again does to people.

Bring an old post to life. My deceased Mk1 2.5 PI Estate would loose number 6 cylinder on occasion and no matter how I adjusted the valves it was always a bit tappety. On investigation the adjuster screw had a balled foot out to one side that would dislocate the pushrod. Replace the screw and all was good. Engine was the correct one for the car but i have no idea what work was done it before I bought it.

Great find Roger and very pleasing to find a simple issue I must admit to installing a distributor on a Triumph 6 180 degrees out but I just rotated the leads on the cap. One of the worst cars I experienced for setting up the timing had a magneto and the manual stated set the flywheel to a MAG mark and then points just opening (cigarette paper test). To access the flywheel a section of floor and a cover on the bell housing had to be removed and then use mirrors to see the mark and have someone turning the engine. This engine had no external rotating components apart from the magneto drive and that was off the gear driven generator which had 60 bevelled teeth to choose from which meant it had 59 chances to be wrong. A later manual stated that some flywheels had incorrect marking so in the end it was use common sense

And if I bothered to look it up I would have found it! Even Wikipedia mentions it! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_Vitesse#Vitesse_2-Litre I have a pair of brand new bolt on Mikuni HSR42 carbs to have play with on my 6, always got the option of the orginal but tired Stromberg 150s to fall back on. Might work, might not but will be a bit of fun and can rebuild the Stroms if needed. Yes the 1600 spins up so much better then the 2 litre Adrian

Pete I see you state 82hp for the Strombergs. I was always aware these had a power increase over the Solex but where did you find that figure? I have never seen Triumph release anything other 70 for the 6 range. Thanks Adrian

Hi Peter I have sent you a message

Somewhere I have the book written about the Nelson plant that made BL cars. It is now the site of Nelson Classic Car Museum and was also the site of The World Of Wearable Arts Museum till the first Covid lockdown in 2020 The paint shop site is a Mitre 10 Mega hardware https://photonews.org.nz/nelson/issue/NPN67_19660528/t1-body-d24.html The factory was famous for its dirt floor. Triumphs built at that factory had a prefix 3 and a few Vitesse were built and are rare. I think they also built the last of the Innsbruck Triumphs here in NZ, finished production after the rest of the world in March 1979. NZ cars had slight differences to UK cars one obvious being the door timbers always had screws through them into the steel and some under bonnet panel differences. Daimlers were built as Jags then taken out back to a shed in which they removed Jag bits and replaced them with the correct Daimler parts. They also built Hondas till the late 90s A bit more here https://www.aronline.co.uk/around-the-world/around-the-world-new-zealand/ Like Australia New Zealand has no car assembly but we lost ours before 2000. When I was looking for an apprenticeship in the early 80s I wanted to be a tool maker so went round the local car plants looking for a job, we had 4 in the Hutt Valley. Ford, GM, Motorcorp (BL) and Todds (Roots, Chrysler and Mitsubishi) and Todds second plant in Porirua Never got an offer so became a sparky. The first Avatar film was predominantly shot in the Todd Motors Mitsubishi plant in Porirua. The Ford factory was rumoured to have been designed for its site in Lower Hutt Dearborn Michigan. It was built facing south.🤔 Part of the Avatar sequels were filmed in a shed out the back of the old Ford factory in Lower Hutt an edited bit. I forgot to mention we also had a GM plant in Upper Hutt which is up the valley from Lower Hutt. It was next to the Dunlop factory. I believe part of Peter Jackson King Kong was filmed there. Adrian

Reading the post about 1200 temp gauge senders reminded me of this one. Any news?

Hi Pete. You can get Mintex 1144 pads for the type 12. I mentioned I bought some on here a wee while ago. I have heard of crazy issues with Aussie asbestos rules, I think the Maseratis made the global news. Many years ago a friend took his Stag back to Oz from NZ thinking it would be a cheap way to go as it was sold new in Australia. Cost him an arm and a leg once it arrived there.

I would like to put a high stop in/on the stainless trim across the top of the rear window. As my car is still in bits it is something I can look at and I have a few spare trims Adrian

The seats on 13/60 are a bit more luxurious than the 1200 with more shape and padding. But first you must check that your car has original seats fitted as they are easily swapped Have a look at Newtons site, link below https://newtoncomm.co.uk/collections/herald Adrian

I was a bit concerned they had no imperial till I looked at the bottom of the photo!

Dont tell this guy in his Spitfire

Could investigate fitting one of these to our small chassis Triumphs. I have fitted them to three of my last vehicles, 300 TDI Discovery. L322 RR TD6 and VW Amarok. https://www.fumotousa.com/ (added after original post) or this brand https://www.ezoil.com.au/

I got told off for mentioning I used ptfe tape on another Triumph forum. Doesnt stop me using it, I always use it on aluminium washers on sump plugs on bikes and cars. I just keep it near the head of the plug so it seals at the outside of the hole only. Loctite do a gas/liquid seal product for threads but I have never used it on a sumpplug Adrian

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/triumph/listing/3235619777?tm=email&et=45&mt=87574F21-0759-4C1E-B530-9997091B0444&bof=1P8aixKw https://www.carjam.co.nz/car/?plate=yo6934 This is in NZ dollars.

Hi Wagger. I have one and am in Eastbourne. Unfortunately I am not local to you. Will have to add 300 meters to that distance to get to my place🙂

Feel free to copy my build. It is all common sense and hydraulics. I reckon it could be built with out welding, just use nuts and bolts

Whoever previously owned my lathe did a lot of shiny yellow metal machining. Cleaned the tailstock today and every piece that I clean ends up with a grimey liquid and yellow metal in the tray. I was taught that whenever you finish the job or day you cleaned and oiled the lathe. Obviously this is not a common thing. Relevelled the bed but will have to unbolt it when the headstock goes back on but it should be an easy job. If I run out of machine work I will have to start on the Vitesse again!

This is an impressive thread wander. From my lathe to covid in the 'colonies' Contributed in small amount by myself.😆

This is what I used to pull the tub spread in on my Vitesse 6 4 ton hydraulics, fixed to the door lock and seatbelt fixings on the pillars and seatbelts mountings in the centre with a brace to the handbrake to keep it upright A bit more complicated than straps around the tub but more controllable per side, I have push ram as well incase I over pulled. It might not work for others but it did the job for me and was made from scrap steel. Adrian

I had my filter adaptor spaced out to clear the breather

Unfortunately we in NZ are also a bit behind in the vaccinations. We didn't have covid in the country so went down the list for countries' to be supplied with Pfizer. I am 56 and only became eligible for my first jab two Fridays ago, I received it for the following Saturday and my next one is early October. A nice 8 weeks between. NZ is now rolling out vaccinations to lower age groups, medical conditions and occupations override age groups. Anyone whose work involves the border is/was a priority but you still get slip ups. Below is a comparison of lock downs between NZ and NSW. You can see why people are a bit upset with NSW Claytons lockdown https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/126107464/how-new-zealands-level-4-compares-to-nsws-strict-covid19-lockdown

Like yours ours is linked to NSW. But the question is how did it get through our border quarantine.

NZ is back in a nationwide lockdown so day one was spent dismantling the lathe and giving it a good clean. Craig Charles Funk and Soul playing on the computer, 7 cans of engine degreaser and a pile of rags and all the parts are looking nice and clean. Overhaul kit ordered which is mainly new felt seals. Round honing stone ordered to take the high spots off the spindle bearings which are cast in the head not pressed as i first thought. Pack of different thickness shim steel ordered. All the orders are from overseas. Have to wait till we drop a level in lockdown so I can pick up the spindle and buy a replacement 5 core cable from the switch to motor. Looking promising!