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  2. 2 pack or Base coat and Lacquer

    in Bodywork & Fittings

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    Just about to paint my mk3 gt6 in its original colour of Mimosa yellow. Would like opinions on which way to go as she is being restored to enter and hopefully win shows.

    Do I go with the 2 pack as the colour is a solid or do I go with a base coat and then Lacquer.

    Will not be doing her in cellulose before anyone suggests even though that would of been as per original.

    Thanks 

  4. Vitesse Parts and Help req PLEASE LOOK

    in Electrical System

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    Hi Jane, I'm in Lancashire not to far away I hope, thanks for all the advice but I want to keep with a dynamo as the car has been built to concourse,

    and so would also like to keep it to a sealed beam unit. Have found a classic motor bike place that has a 5 3/4 sealed beam with the three prongs which

    where used on old triumphs, bsa ect is there any reason why I couldn't use this. 

  6. Vitesse Parts and Help req PLEASE LOOK

    in Electrical System

    Posted

    I require a 5 3/4 sealed beam outer headlamp and a round knobed choke cable with Knob ( No wise remarks please )

    Does any one know wether the sealed unit from the Dolomite will fit.

    If you havent the parts I require any help on where to look or if you know anyone it would be a great help.

    One more question, will the dynamo which is the 40L version be able to cope if I replaced the lights to Halogen ones.

    Thanks again for any help.

     

  9. POST REMOVED ?

    in General

    Posted

    When is this forum going to come into the 21st century ?

     

    I HAVE JUST TRIED TO GIVE A WARNING OUT TO MEMBERS ABOUT PROBLEMS I HAD USING A TRADER ON E-BAY.

     

    Every other forum/club of which I have been a member and there has been many being a fan and owner 

    of many different classic cars, allows its members to warn/tell other members of there experiences good

    and bad when dealing with traders and this of course means saying who they are.

     

    Keeping it private does no one any good, would my post been removed if I was singing the praises of this

    or any other trader. I THINK NOT 

  11. Vitesse Convertible

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    Hi,

    Does anyone in the North West own a show winning Vitesse Convertible that I could possibly come and have a look

    at, I am in the process of having mine restored as you can see in the album section and would like to see what standard I

    should expect to reach.

    Thanks

     

    ps I am a member of the club not just some guy wanting to scout out a classic. If you need confirmation of this pm me. 

  14. Engine ID Numbers

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    Looking for information, I have been offered another vitesse but the engine ID number does not match the v5.

    The number on the engine is a HC number so is a correct engine for the vitesse.

    How would I change this on the v5 document as I cant prove when the change was done even though it is a correct

    engine but from another car.

    Any advice would be gratefully received.

  16. Resto of vitesse convertible

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    Thanks for the comments, Had a chat with the very skilled man ( stewart ) who is doing the restoration for me ( this skill of fabrication is well

    beyond my skill set ) and to date there has been over 200 hrs of work. This has and still is one massive project and I have to be grateful that

    he is a friend other wise the budget would have been blown out of the water. Will upload more pics as they happen.

  17. Resto of vitesse convertible

    in General

    Posted

    Hi All,

    I have just created an album in the Gallery which shows some of the work that has been done up to date.

    The restoration started mid Nov 14 and the car was a non runner. The photo in the Album is of a car that looks like

    what my car looked like before she was sent away. She is a mk1 2ltr and the original colour was Damson which is what

    I intend for her to go back to.

    As you will see every bit of rot has been replaced with new metal only the rear wings where bought in all other panels where

    hand made, we went this root so a better grade of metal could be used and there would be less issues of bad fitting as they

    where made to the right size in the first place.

    You will notice the extra metal plates on the chassis, some cowboy had tried to restore the car before and when putting the car back together must of realised nothing would fit right, the remedy was to raise the centre of the car so the doors would align properly.

    They then went to work with the filler which in places was 10mm thick.

    All the welding is now done so chassis is off to the sand blasters then will be repinted and built back up using new parts where needed,

    other wise clean and paint existing parts. Engine will be stripped down and rebiult as required.

    Let me know what you think. 

    http://forum.tssc.org.uk/index.php?/gallery/album/67-vitesse-1/

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  18. Donington Historic Festival ( how to display )

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    Not wanting to sound daft, Whats the reason for having a register of names just to go and have your car displayed on your own club stand,

    I know there will be limited places but this sounds a very formal way of doing things. Does this mean that you are invited to attend instead of

    a first come first served open invitation via the forum.

  21. Herald/Vitesse Bonnet

    in Bodywork & Fittings

    Posted

    Can anyone tell me if a 1969 13/60 herald bonnet will fit on a mk1 2ltr vitesse and are there any modifications bar putting on a vitesse

    front headlamp panel which changes it from single to twin lights. If it does then are there any difference between a saloon bonnet

    and the convertible one.

    Any help would be gratefully received.

  23. Vitesse convertible values

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    Posted

    While I agree with some of what Colin has said I cannot agree with everything. " if Triumphs become too expensive then prospective owners will move on to something cheaper; we’re left with cars that swallowed huge amounts of money on rebuilds but won’t reach anywhere near that on resale." If this was the case then owners of good tr5, tr6, e-types, and numerous other makes would be stuck with there cars but this does not seem to be the case. Even when there was a boom and bust economy in the 90s the bust did not last long as prices in classic cars started to rise and overtake the prices they had reached at their peak. Properly restored cars will always sell, they just don't change hands as much as the more poorly treated ones due to people thinking they can buy a "good" one cheap and then realise that they need to spend a lot more money in up keep.

    Oh and please excuse my ignorance but who is or was Hugh Robert ?

  25. Vitesse convertible values

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    Is it not time that the values of Vitesse Convertibles are re-vamped, the reason I say this is that one has not long sold at auction

    in america for over £17,000. I know there will be a few that wont want the values to go to high because this would take the car

    out of reach for a lot of people, but surely this now sets the bench mark for concourse cars.

    I personally believe that each classic has its time when it joins the next level in the world of classic cars and as such all owners

    should embrace this and price their car accordingly regardless of weather it puts the value out of reach to others.

     

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