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  1. Any concerns with shortening the gear lever?

    in Gearbox & Overdrive

    Posted

    Thanks for all the info.

    While the car is a '72 I had Mark Field build me as robust a 1500 box as he could and send it over just before 31 Dec.

    In my old '72 you couldn't access the radio in 3rd  or 1st gear but that was because the "bend" didn't start until much farther up (again if memory serves..)

    I had assumed GT6 levers were the same.

    I can't really tell from the Canley pictures but I guess the GT6i s just shorter with the same bend?

     

  2. Any concerns with shortening the gear lever?

    in Gearbox & Overdrive

    Posted

    If memory serves the gear lever in 4th gear is very close to the hand brake when it's activated.

    As we plan on letting the dog go in and out of the car I am thinking of shortening the gear lever by 2-3 inches.

    A guy is selling a shortened one but he wants 50€ for it and I am not sure why I can't just lop mine off and re-thread it...

    I don't remember the Spitfire being particularly hard to shift so I am not worried about leverage...

    Thoughts?

     

  4. Why are these Spitfire gearbox's so weak ?

    in Gearbox & Overdrive

    Posted

    I "souped up" my MKIV with a Weber downdraft carb, better cam and exhaust headers ... the clutch was slipping so I replaced that too....

    The first time I made a... "spirited" start after that the first gear shredded.... So gearbox out again...

    I reckon the old clutch was slipping and making up for the weak first gear.

    When I started my current project I knew I was going to get almost 100 BHP and/or LB/FT of torque so I called Mark Field late of Jigsaw and he sent me a 1500 gearbox that he says should handle it fine as long as I make sure to check the oil and be careful off the line...

    We shall see... if this one blows I will likely go with an MX5/Miata 5-speed..

  6. Door plate screw

    in Bodywork & Fittings

    Posted

    I will be needing these as I had to drill out some when tearing my Spitfire apart...

    Asking for a friend: If by some strange chance the friend may had damaged the thread in the door of drilling these out on his Spitfire, would it be OK to use some sort of nut with a lock washer or nylon locking nut assuming at least one screw is held in "properly"?

     

  8. Wintertime top is here :) now need storage hoist

    in Bodywork & Fittings

    Posted

    16 hours ago, Steve P said:

    I bought one from e bay years ago,went down to Bournemouth from Surrey in my Vitesse and drove home with it on.That`s the only time it was on the car.

    Just never bothered again and use the hood if absolutely necessary,even on the RBRR 2012 in October when it  was p`ing down and freezing i just used the hood.

    It now hangs from my garage rafters on bungy straps gathering dust.

    That's part of why when a 3-piece "targa" top came up for sale for my Spitfire I bought it.

    I want a hardtop in case we do drive it in mildly bad weather but I don't have a wall/ceiling with enough space plus I wanted it to be a one person job.

    The rear is mounted the same as a standard hard top and the "targa" tops are mounted on the hard top fronts with screws and bolts (I will try to swap them for wing nuts) and on the read part of the hard top.

    The removable sections fit behind the seats or in the trunk/boot.

    The guy who sold it to me said the previous owner complained of noise (whistling) but we will see when I get around to mounting it.

    It is also a type of fiberglass/plastic so it won't rust...

  12. Hockenheim Historic aka Jim Clark Revival: 27 to 29 August

    in International

    Posted

    Thanks John,

    As it stands our Covid situation has been improving almost daily so there may be more participation than expected.

    I will be at the event because of a slot car (like Scalextric but 1/24-1/25 scale) so I will have time to poke around. I have a TR7 I race but I have to check if it is allowed in any of the classes. Sadly I didn't built it myself. I might get a TR3 together in time (depends on how the Spitfire project goes)...

    Like I said, Triumph competition won't be there this year but maybe next and I can try to to contact them.

    There may be other Triumphs there...

  13. Home-made Tools and those you've adapted or modified. And also "tips and tricks".

    in Tools

    Posted

    Our last 3 Renaults have had that. One time though it got confused and all the bells and lights went off and it kept blinking "STOP THE CAR! DAMAGE WILL ENSUE!" and it would no longer engage... the manual said contact a dealer... I was over 300 km away from home and had no clue whom to contact.

    Then I noticed that the lever you pull up to engage the brake also goes down. So after trying a combination having the car running or not running, in gear/out of gear, foot on brake pedal or not etc. I discovered simply holding the button down cause the brake to "reset" and then it acts normally again.

    This is not documented ANYWAY and google didn't even know about it...

    Granted, part of my job is to test things are work because if someone can get something that can only happen one a thousand times it's me!

    We also had a problem with the seats that move automatically back in forth to make entry easier not moving far enough forward so shifting meant pushing with your tippy toes.

    I had taken the car in at least 3 times because of this but our local garage was not allowed to service the car anymore (long story) and it was a Sunday (Germany grinds to a complete halt on Sunday, I hated it when I moved here but now I I kinda like it)....

    So I crawl under and take a look and after eliminating the usual suspects I noticed 3 electric motors. Only one was perpendicular to the seat rails so I did the only thing I could do: Pulled its plug, waited 10 seconds and plugged it back in.

    Voilà seats work fine!

    Since I don't have to pay for repairs I can#t be upset that my company got shafted for it but that might explain why we're not allowed to use their services anymore...

     

  18. Hockenheim Historic aka Jim Clark Revival: 27 to 29 August

    in International

    Posted

    Hope this is the best place for this....

    As it currently stands, spectators are not planned BUT these things are changing fast AND if you are part of a race team you can come as well.

    More information is here:

    https://www.hockenheim-historic.de/en/

    and here:

    https://www.hockenheimring.de/en/events/motorsport/bosch-hockenheim-historic/

    It is also called the "Jim Clark Revival" though for some reason I find calling it a "Revival" at the scene where the person died a bit odd but hey, that's just me....

    It is usually held mid April, closer to the anniversary of Jim Clark's fatal accident. Last year it was cancelled outright.

    The Triumph Competition group is usually there:

    https://www.triumph-competition.de/?fbclid=IwAR35yGg7vOL8QRVMBUf3JFnby8XbG-GfNG6yOB6mh4-W1H0Acn7EHkX4ECA

    But they won't be there this year...

    The event strives to reach the levels of the Goodwood Revival or classic car events at Silverstone or Spa ....

    The Hockenheimring is equidistant between Stuttgart and Frankfurt and there are other museums about technology (Speyer and Sinsheim) so it can be a nice trip with things to do around the area..

    I will be there with my slot car (Scalextric) club (we race 1/24 scale scratch built cars) so I will be around ...

    If I can confirm a stronger Triumph presence I can contact your international branch about doing an article for the Courier (I have written about the event in the past)

    If they let people in maybe someone of you will come! (let me know!)

    I am fairly sure that things will be back to normal in 2022.

    Cheers...

     

  22. Suspension Set Up.

    in Chassis, Suspension & Steering

    Posted

    That underside is WAAAY too clean! 🙂

    Just kidding... actually it reminds me of the "last" Spitfire at Gaydon. "Last" only because someone told me there was something on an internet that someone had posted on a phone after hearing it on the radio that there was ANOTHER Spitfire where people had written all over the door cards etc. that this, in fact, was the last one ...

     

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