Don Cook

My spring...just to add to the confusion!

Not run by this club but I know a lot of people on here are members of both clubs. Been running since 2003 when it was more of an endurance run, these day it's a bit more leisurely: more nights in hotels, no night driving etc. The TSSC held a 'good luck' BBQ yesterday in honour of the American Team Torpedo taking part in this event, yet again. There are likely to be 80-90 Triumph cars taking part. The start is at Sedan, France this Tuesday and the finish is at a beer brewing Monastery called Rolduc in The Netherlands the following Saturday. Good luck to all participants.

I watched an old boy playing a hurdy-gurdy in a Salzburg square; he raked it in from the crown! Later I saw him open up the hurdy-gurdy and change the cassette.

Nigel, is this what you are referring to on the inlet manifolds? I took my cue from Tony Lindsay Dean (article in club mag years ago, I think). This is port no.5 showing the 'wall' before and after. I opened out the ports as well to match 1.75 SUs, you can see the scribe mark. Not the same manifold as I had two.

Am I correct in thinking the distributor runs anti-clockwise. In which case, remove all plugs, keep leads on and turn engine over by hand with ignition on and check sequence of sparking. If in doubt which way the engine/distributor spins, just push car a litle while in gear and observe crank.

Quite agree Colin.

I fitted electronic ignition and the tacho wouldn't work, happens on early models apparently.

Anyone up in Manchester that could loan Richard a spare distributor? I always have a spare in my boot, all fitted up ready to hook up, other end of the country though!

I fitted rear wheel bearings last summer, and following a story in Practical Classics (writer on here I think) about the difficulties in finding Timken bearings I thought I'd find some of those. My local bearing supplier said he had them in another make, in stock, or a couple of days if I really wanted Timken. So when I collected the Timken bearings he asked why I wanted those as the other and cheaper make were just as good. I told him I wanted the best and he said that 'Those days are long gone, Timken bearings are made all over the world". So when I opened the identical boxes (4 of them) I found they were made in the following countries: Canada, Poland and Germany. I'm sure they're fine though.

Ahhh!! I fitted spax adjustables years ago but they sit quite low at the back (too short??). I wonder if I should move them off the body mount to the chassis mount now I have CV shafts???

Last year I posted a picture of my 'clamping' collector box and also related how I got Bell silencers to make a straight through centre section of the exhaust (between the chassis rails). Well, I said it was a bit noisy and with September's 10CR in mind I've decided to replace this with a silencer. I'm after comfort and quiet, impossible I know but I'll get it as quiet as I can. I'm also reverting to standard suspension for the same reasons. I wanted to go with a 3:27 diff to compliment the 5 speed Type 9 but the one I bought was really shitty inside (no teeth missing) so going to stick with the 3:63. Some tasty bracketry there Adrian!

Sunday. Occupant had minor injuries. Not known on the 'other' site.

Getting back to Continental travel kit...I have used this for years, as you can tell from the phone!

I have a Phoenix 6-3-1 and it has/had a push fit collector. I cut a slot and welded nuts so it can be clamped up tight. No problems since. I too had the centre silencer banging on the chassis rails and as its a TSSC stainless system I got Bell silencers to make me a straight-through pipe. Bit noisy though.

Not yet but I might have to if I want quieter cruising. Finding the 3:63 and type9 box is a little too low geared. Wish I hadn't sold my old diff now.

Anyone got a non-overdrive 3:27 diff they want to pass on? 07503173212 or doncook@hotmail.co.uk

I used Wins the other day, I needed a Smiths Emission valve clip, "Must have it" the guy said and it arrived the next day.