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  1. 1 hour ago, Colin Lindsay said:

    That is a lovely colour in the first place, but amazing looking now. Here's wishing you health to drive for the coming season.

    My Gt6 has gone off for bodywork and they've found corrosion in the rear spring tunnel and lower parts of the inner wheel arches, so I hope they do even half as good a job as yours.

    Thanks Colin

    yes the guy who did is probably one of two people I would trust to do it

  2. When I purchased my car two years ago it had undergone a full ground up restoration, I did negotiate a discount on a few areas of the body work particularly two areas on the bonnet, while not to noticeable I knew that they were there. So this winter my mate who owns a body shop said I will have it Dec / and Jan so he could do it when he had downtime. On stripping the bonnet this is what he found 

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    He lead filled the areas (the proper way) then due to the difficulty of matching Mimosa he refinished both sides where incidentally there were a few spots of where the paint at reacted in the crease on the rear wing. Any I got the call to come a see my car and drive it home, to say I am happy is an understatement, bloomin lovely 

     

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  3. 8 minutes ago, NonMember said:

    Yes and no.

    There's no mechanism to disengage the overdrive at low revs but as the speed drops the oil pump that provides the hydraulic pressure also slows. Depending how old/worn/hot/low on oil you are, sub-40mph might be too slow to maintain enough pressure to engage it.

     

    8 minutes ago, NonMember said:

    Yes and no.

    There's no mechanism to disengage the overdrive at low revs but as the speed drops the oil pump that provides the hydraulic pressure also slows. Depending how old/worn/hot/low on oil you are, sub-40mph might be too slow to maintain enough pressure to engage it.

    Makes sense 

  4. I am planning a informal Breakfast meet at RAF Cosford on Sunday May 12th 10am to 2pm just £2 a Car + parking the Museum is free. Anyone local who wants to pop in just drop me a PM.

     

    its for any make or age of car, would be nice to have some Triumphs there

  5. Took my grandson to the National Arboretum as he loves to go there, he is genuinely interested and does seem troubled when talking of the soldiers who lost their lives5E17FF98-26B3-4AF9-8835-616E53D7425C.thumb.jpeg.fff94dc7af7e0bb10805f88e8f949f60.jpeg32B2089F-E64F-49BF-9155-36F549AEC63E.thumb.jpeg.f414d53ab50acabfb111f05b5aeb37e9.jpeg

     

    And coming back across Cannock Chase I thought why not inject a bit of colour against the dreary sky3E391F01-953F-4C08-978E-5FA19299B9F0.thumb.jpeg.a821d4b79c913f2a440c1ccc9eb90de8.jpegDAF5D8B7-238C-4703-9736-3B27F25F8DAB.thumb.jpeg.8c2b26444dffa82da841089adc0b13cc.jpeg

     

  6. With the weather set fair, dry and no salt on the roads who else as ventured out. Took the TR out for an hour today and enjoyed every minute, after all don’t think it does the Cars much good being laid up for months on end

     

    Paul

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  7. 5 hours ago, dave.vitesse said:

    The styling of the GT6 is brilliant in my book.

    Dave 

    I know what you mean Dave. We were at the CCS at the NEC and I pointed out the GT6 in red to my 30 year old nephew on the TSS stand, he turned to me and said that’s beautiful, it as a Porsche Cayman look about it, and you know what I have thought the same for a good few years. 

    Paul

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  8. You are not wrong Dave, the Triumph 6 sounds wonderful, non of these restrictions and such on the exhausts unlike modern cars. My BMW Z4 3.0 SI. which I sold a few years ago sounded dull by comparison, well it did till I modified the back box, had a bit more snap crackle and pop then

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