Gully
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I have a 'period' tax disc in my GT6. The debate in my head was always whether to have one dated for Jan '71 (when the car was registered), or the expiry date of its original tax disc (assuming 12 months period - Dec '71). I went with the latter...
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17 minutes ago, Ian Smith said:
Going upon Josef's post (nice work, Josef ) I had a little look at the GT6 page. It seems that the number of these has remained steady for the last year or two, and has actually gone up.
Andy Cook wrote an interesting Courier article on the number of remaining GT6s in the UK - that suitably debunked the 'How Many Left' figures.
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Mine's another that started life as Saffron, but became Mimosa when restored by the PO. No plans to revert...
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Wish some of those parts prices were current... 🤣
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Just a single shim can make a noticeable difference to castor and wheel centring. When I adjusted the camber on mine, I added 3 shims to each of the brackets and left out the small shims that had previously been on each of the rear mounting points. After correcting the toe, the steering felt woolly and didn't self-centre (although it did when reversing). I added back the additional shims to the rear mounts, corrected the toe (to the same value as before) and the steering centred once more in normal driving.
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21 hours ago, dougbgt6 said:
I know! What possessed him?!!
An original mini, a woody, yes, but a Crudman?!!
Doug
I've always liked the Clubman. Couple of friends had them when we were teenagers, including one with a 1275 GT, which was great fun. However, I think the main reason for liking them is that they were imprinted on my mind via my late 70's / early 80's Scalextric 300 set...
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I installed a new fuel pump earlier this year as one of the valves had failed in my old one, but I kept the lower part of the original (casting, spring and previously replaced diaphragm) and simply swapped the tops, which worked fine. A simple way to avoid the pressure issues some encounter.
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Huge respect for all that effort on a car that you bought believing it was generally sound - I would have hit despair early in the bodywork process!
Great job,
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1 hour ago, Colin Lindsay said:
Sometimes I actually lost the thread between posts.
That definitely happens here too! 🤣
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Lifted from my PM to Wagger:
I'll start from the beginning...
Within a year or so of me first having the car, I noticed a noisy tappet that usual adjustment didn't rectify. It was apparent that one rocker wasn't oiling (and hadn't been for a while - the previous owner had caked the ball and socket with copper slip) , so I replaced the rocker shaft, keeping the rockers and pushrods matched (and removed the residual copper slip). Having readjusted everything and run it for a while, I still had one noisy tappet. All were being properly oiled via the new rocker shaft, so I then ran the engine with the rocker box removed and checked the valve clearances with a feeler gauge with the engine running to establish if I had a dished rocker face leading to an oversized clearance. All were okay.
Looking at the valvegear more closely whilst running, it could be seen that whilst the no 3 rocker was moving normally, the socket beneath the adjuster ball was not becoming visible in the blurred motion image I could see. The pushrod socket was holding the ball instead of releasing (pushrod was not rotating, which was another sign). I loosened off the adjuster sufficiently to remove it from the rocker and then tested its fit into the pushrod. It was clear immediately that there was stiction between the two, presumably down to wear from when it wasn't being oiled historically. The oil was then allowing sufficient suction to form to hold the two parts together. The noise appeared to be the pushrod and cam follower tapping together.
I didn't have a replacement rocker adjuster to hand and needed the car for a Club run the following day, so in an attempt to overcome the issue I turned down the adjuster ball a little, mounting it in an electric drill and running it on an oiled sharpening stone. I kept checking the sticking / suction between the two and when eliminated, re-fitted everything. It's generally been quiet ever since, but the previously constant noise does occasionally recur before disappearing again. One day I'll get around to fitting the replacement adjuster I ordered and have in a bag in the shed!
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I have a pushrod and tappet adjuster that stick together on occasions, which results in a rhythmic metallic 'ching' sound on valve 3 (cylinder 2). Just a thought, although I can hear that in the cabin.
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I too have been a moderator on another forum - generally a thankless task and usually the same offenders and affronted!
Our rules were pretty straightforward - no personal attacks, no swearing, no sexual content, no politics and no religion just about sums them up... Our biggest challenge was people who were friends and knew each other well, but would be deliberately antagonistic towards one another on the forum to see who could get another 'moderated'. As Mods, we knew what they were up to, but were governed by the outward appearance to those who didn't...
Personally, I take the view that I choose what I engage with online, whatever the platform is, and treat others as I would expect to be treated myself - generally seems to work! However, rules are an unfortunate necessity in this world.
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39 minutes ago, dougbgt6 said:
I like Strombergs and would be happy with them on a TR6. The bigger problem with a USA one is LHD, but it's easier than some models to convert. You don't have to move the battery compartment like you would on a GT6.
Doug
Keep up Doug - the chap's in Spain and would prefer LHD! 🤣🤣🤣
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8 minutes ago, Joanna K said:
I was told “it’s patina - leave it”, but this doesn’t agree with me 😂 I will postpone this for now, too expensive
There's a fine line between patina and knackered! My rear bumper has patina, whereas the front is closer to knackered. I've taken the view for the past umpteen years that doing anything other than spraying satin black is to too costly, and I'd rather not go the black bumper route.
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I like the idea of chrome effect powder coating. Might try a couple of local specialists to understand a bit more about the quality of finish.
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To add to the list - a rather grotty piece of R6 fuel hose to the rear carb.
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19 hours ago, Dick Twitchen said:
British Army of the Rhine; when we had one.
Dick
I wondered about that, but didn't that end well before 1970's Triumphs?
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14 minutes ago, Nigel Clark said:
When I acquired my GT6 about 20 years ago it didn't have a centre box but that didn't make it correct (I've since fitted a centre box). Rimmer Bros website shows centre silencers on Mk1 and Mk3 GT6 but not Mk2.
Nigel
I was simply going by the parts books extracts on the Canelys site! One of them is clearly wrong! 🤣 My own Mk3 parts book (hard copy) says there is a centre silencer for all markets except France, Germany and B.A.O.R, so looks like Rimmers wins out. Not sure what the initials refer to though?
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18 hours ago, Nigel Clark said:
Exactly what I have found re the centre silencer.
I believe Mk2s had the centre silencer originally and Triumph deleted it for the Mk3, probably cost saving. But the centre silencer does fit on the Mk3.
Nigel
I think it's the other way around - Mk 1 had a centre silencer, Mk 2 didn't, but Mk 3 did - going by the parts books.
My Mk 3 has the semi sports back box without the centre silencer - I like the sound and resonates nicely around 2,700-2,900 rpm.
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2 hours ago, dougbgt6 said:
Herts & Berks
Is there something you're not telling us, Pete & Doug?! 🤣
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2 hours ago, chrishawley said:
Henlow car centre?
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On 01/09/2021 at 20:36, chrishawley said:
Yup, concur completely about. My GT6 is nearing completion so I had it MOT'd. Given I've done a nut and rebuild I could have supposed that everything would be just so. Errr......
The (old skool) MOT man found;
1) excessive stiffness in steering
2) Locking tabs not turned over on rear hubs
3) Anti roll bar drop link bush fallen out
Not exactly major issues and all quickly fixed. But would have gone unfixed without MOT.
My GT6 passed its MOT this morning with no advisories. The tester was telling me about a GT6 project nearing completion that he'd examined recently - may have been yours, Chris?
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When I fitted my Moto-Lita steering wheen and boss, I used their horn pencil:
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On 08/09/2021 at 20:25, johny said:
The spring is the component that determines the output pressure but replacement pumps look quite different so not sure they'll accept or work properly with another spring...
I successfully mated the top half of a new metal-top pump (new, as in I bought it 7 years ago) onto the lower half of my old glass-top AC Delco one at the weekend - dimensions where they meet are identical and no problems at all with leaks or fuel pressure. I'd surmised they should be compatible as the diaphragms are the same.
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An original mini, a woody, yes, but a Crudman?!!
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Been there! For a number of years I used to print my Powerpoint slides onto acetate sheets 'just in case'!
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