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John Bonnett

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  1. Sounds like you'll be needing to do a bit of road work yourself when you get back to offset all the calories you've taken on board. Great pictures Clive. Glad all well. best wishes to you both, John
  2. Well done Clive. Keep the photos coming please. I have to admit I'm the tiniest bit envious.
  3. I second that Pete. Safe journey Clive and Gill. Cheers John
  4. I've been using the same Mann filters for over a year now. The anti-drain back device works really well and the oil warning light goes out pretty much immediately. Again, thanks to Clive for providing the adapter.
  5. For sure. Thank you for the heads up. I've just dropped Owen an email wishing him well. His work is to the highest standard and above all he's a very nice chap.
  6. I can't see a date either Gully but it is 17th September. cheers John
  7. My thoughts entirely Doug. One thing at a time works every time.
  8. It would be unusual to have an individual feed to each horn. Normally the feed continues from the first horn to the second.
  9. Hi Andy, good to hear from you. I don't think the original double seal is available any more. I got my door seals from James Paddock and they seem to fit reasonably well. rgds John
  10. I've just noticed this one over on CT http://club.triumph.org.uk/classifieds/
  11. A good result Pete. you now have work in progress!
  12. I agree. It is a chancy thing to do to buy a car that's in pieces because as you say, you have absolutely no idea what parts are missing and that could be a big problem with a MK1. And 20k is easily spent on a restoration.
  13. That's a very good point Aidan and probably more important than the rhd scuttle. We made a new scuttle for the Lightweight which was fairly straightforward given that I have a folder and swager but the panel behind the dash might be a bit more challenging.
  14. Hi Pete, thank you for posting the pictures. How nice to see a virtually rust free shell requiring little in the way of serious work.A great find. As far as restoration goes, it's good to have a plan and work methodically. I would try to avoid the temptation of unscrewing and removing every single component. and reducing the car to a pile of bits and jam jars full of nuts and bolts. I've found that it's good to put the screws back in the holes. This avoids the possibility of things being lost and forgetting where and how they were fitted when the time comes to put everything back together. So, if you are planning on removing the body, to do the chassis I would leave it fitted as far as possible. You may want to try to get the engine started before you do anything to see how it sounds. It may be fine and not need any work. You mention wiring and you are quite right. There will never be a better opportunity to rewire the car and fit a few more fuses and relays. The original system of just three fuses isn't satisfactory and does make the car vulnerable to an electrical fire and other problems. Many of us have done this and there's a lot of information if you do a search. Have a look over on the Club Triumph forum Club Torque. There are a number of GT6 restorations recorded there which I think you might find helpful to refer to. The above comments are based on my own experiences having done a few restorations and I hope they will be helpful. If not, please disregard them regards John
  15. No, there should be no need to dismantle the column. If the horn is operated by pressing the centre push, it acts on a graphite pencil in contact with a slip ring. The slip ring connects either to one side of the relay coil (if fitted) or one side of the horn. Pressing the horn push completes the earth through the steering column at the rack end of which should be a cable to an earthing point on the chassis.
  16. LHD cars sell at a premium in Europe, perhaps 30% more than a RHD in the UK so perhaps that might be a consideration when thinking about a conversion. From a practical point of view the main works will be modifying the scuttle and bracing to interchange the master cylinders and battery box.,
  17. You definitely owe it to yourself
  18. A great picture; really sharp and catches the atmosphere. One to be framed perhaps?
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