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  6. Vitesse Body fitting kit.

    in Bodywork & Fittings

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    When I put the body back on the 6 I ditched the rubber mounts and made stainless steel discs about 6mm thick then used penny washers for the fine tuning. No idea what it is like on the road yet but it was a lot easier to setup than on my Dads Mk1 CV a few years back. To get the body height adjusted I used air wedges like the ones they use to break into cars.

    Adrian 

     

  7. Vitesse bonnet grille aperture lower support

    in Bodywork & Fittings

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    Does anyone know of a supplier of the piece of the bonnet that goes across the bottom for fixing of the grille on a Vitesse and probably Herald

    When I got my bonnet back from the body work guy had welded a piece of 90 degree folded body steel that was also straight from left to right of the car.

    I cut it out and now need  to either get a piece made or buy one, I am assuming it has the same curve as at the top of the grill.

    It is a channel on its side with a curve which has the nuts to screw the grille to it

    I dont want to buy a complete panel as the rest of it is in good condition.

     

    Thanks

    Adrian

  8. Seized oil drain plugs

    in Engine

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    On 23/07/2019 at 19:46, Pete Lewis said:

    A while back club shop sold an easy drain adaptor but on some 6s it was not an easy fit due to tight clearance .

    made draining a  clean job  Just pop,the cap and out it runs ,, was a bit pricey but concept was good.

    Pete

    Always fit these to my moderns as draining oil always seems to hit a bit of the vehicle and reappear somewhere that you dont have a catch tray.

    I use the Fumoto brand

    Had on on my 300TDi Disco then L322 TD6 RR and at present my Amarok which has a 90 degree offset.

     

    Adrian

  10. Vitesse Rev limit

    in Engine

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    My 1600 would go to over 7000 when the throttle would jam.

    The frightening noise that accompanied this was the metal fan blades hitting the bottom tank lip of the radiator.

    Killing the motor and restarting cured the problem till I found the issue. It was so long ago I cant remember what the issue was though.

    Adrian

  18. Car Lifts

    in Tools

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    And make sure it will fit under your car.

    Height isnt so much of a bother as you can drive up on wee ramps but width can be a problem as our Triumphs have a narrow track compared to the modern cars these hoists are designed for.

    Adrian

     

  19. Vitesse Mk1

    in My car's history

    Posted

    We had breakfast with Mac Reynolds on friday.

    He gave us a bag of lovely shelled walnuts from his tree.

    We dined at Bacon Brothers in Christchurch

    https://baconbrothers.co.nz/

    We were doing a wee trip of the north of the South Island on our motorbikes, 5 days of fantastic weather and amazing roads. Mac had phoned a few weeks back and I was supposed to call him back but thought a visit would be better.

     

    Adrian

     

  20. Triumph vitesse 1600 PCV valve

    in Engine

    Posted

    So with Haggis' setup would it be possible to do as Pete did and reverse the alloy rocker cover but instead of venting to air you drop the pipe into the crank case tube.

    Just thinking aloud as I have an alloy rocker cover for my Vitesse 6 and could easily plumb a fitting into the crank vent. Maybe a nice braided line or shiney tube.

     

    Adrian

  25. Calliper carriers

    in Braking System

    Posted

    11 hours ago, thescrapman said:

    If you want bigger the you can fit T2000 calipers to type 14 mounts, and use a Vitessse disc I think. The car I had used (dangerously) modified 2000 discs.

    Thats right.

    Back in the 1980s a mate fitted some to his Mk4 Spitfire with a Daimler 250 V8 which later had nitrous fitted.

    It was a quick car!

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