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Looks interesting, and only a couple of miles from me too.

I think that GT6 may have been at the recent H&H Duxford auction.

Hi Matthew, good luck with the Spitfire project ! Nick

Looks similar to these quarter valance brackets on my 1971 GT6 Mk3:

Great viewing !

Hi Mikey, welcome to the forum from another Mk3 owner. Nick

Hi and welcome ! You certainly appear to have found a beauty there.

Ah ! So that explains why I had to scrabble around for my membership number before I could log in.

Try Tony Lindsey-Dean ? https://www.facebook.com/tony.lindseydean

I had my spare radiator refurbished by Kempston Radiators for close to that price.

Hello Alex and welcome. I live just north of Stevenage.

Hi and welcome Grant. Certainly looks like your Herald has seen some upgrades !

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/classic-car-weekly-uk/20180815/281603831303281

I had a similar idea of using a Jubilee clip and a paint free area on the steering shaft to locate the earth strap with the other end on the accessible lower steering u/j clamp.

... and in a photo of the crank web clearly shown in the casting/forging 308034 too.

Across the left hand end of the crate lid - 308034 Nick

The advertiser's description appears rather vague except for the part number which would definitely make it a 2.0 litre crank rather than a 2.5. litre crank. The crate lid has the part number showing on the top line so long as the crate and crank belong together.

Currently on ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-GT6-Vitesse-TR5-TR6-2000-2500-Crankshaft/363027582077?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160811114145%26meid%3Df9ed672d0a504de798b6fe9dacb7367d%26pid%3D100667%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D8%26mehot%3Dnone%26sd%3D273844562494%26itm%3D363027582077%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2334524%26brand%3DTriumph&_trksid=p2334524.c100667.m2042

Thanks Graham, I think that is my problem. How do you access the upper part of the universal joint to fit the earth strap as mine is totally hidden away ? I could not understand why the horn works perfectly when the car is parked but not when driving, until I saw a suggestion that the steering lock being "On" provides an earth. Nick

Dismantled the steering wheel horn push, spring loaded brush and eventually removed the steering wheel and boss complete to find out why my horn is silent. Should the spring loaded brush in it's little tube be firmly located in some way ? Mine is like a pr*ck in a bucket as the hole in the boss where the brush goes through to slide on the slip ring appears much too large, allowing the brush assembly to waggle about. The plastic horn push assembly is just a push fit in the boss with no positive location either so making contact with the brush is a bit hit or miss. I do have an earth through the steering shaft but it appears to be intermittent and checking with a multimeter reads only 7 or 8 volts with a fully charged battery. Comments and suggestions will be much appreciated. Nick

Great run, many thanks to the organisers. As always I took plenty of photos, of individual cars mainly, just ask if anyone wants one or more.

Happy Birthday Fox !!

Sorry Maria, not had to look at the thermostat yet so unsure what one it is. The engine gets up to heat quickly but then holds nicely at midpoint on the temp gauge even in current high temperatures. The coolant is crystal clear antifreeze blue with no trace of rust or sediment and the radiator is in good condition. Nick

I am happily using a 7lb radiator cap on my Mk3 engine without any problems. It appears to be the only Mk3 not to suffer from overheating in hot weather. As Pete says, I would not bother with the 13lb cap.

Took the GT6 for a run round the lanes this morning to make sure the new water pump behaved itself: