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We’ve just had a load of security patches and misc other updates installed. I will slowly work through what has changed and try and tweak things to give some of the previous functionality, but this will take a little time, so pleas bear with me and report anomaly’s on this thread. i bc already know about the header and that the forum doesn’t look good on Internet Explorer - but who still uses IE when there are plenty of much better browsers out there.

The observant amongst you will have noticed that I just added an "International" section to the Forum. This was at the request of John Lay and Jess Smale, the TSSC International Liaison Secretaries. You can use this section to "Chat about news and events outside the UK, and questions or advice about travelling to, or living, with a Triumph outside the UK"

I suspect that its primary purpose is to reduce heat transfer from the block, but to be effective it has to be very thick, and as a result the lever on the pump had to change so that it would reach the camshaft lobe, hence the later style of pump must always be used with the spacer and the early style pump must be used without the spacer. The flange position wrt the camshaft should be identical on FH and FM engines.

What type of stud extractor - I fine that these IRWIN ones are usually the best for tricky broken studs. https://www.toolstation.com/irwin-bolt-grip-nut-remover-set/p81815 There is also a set of additional sizes https://www.toolstation.com/irwin-bolt-grip-nut-remover-set/p63045 and heating with a MAPP gas torch would also help, but not quite as good using an induction heater or an acetylene torch or MIGing on a nut.

The MKIV Spitfire blanking plate does NOT have any mesh, its solid - and unmolested ones are like hens teeth to obtain.

It's already been sold - https://mathewsons.co.uk/auctions/auction-dates/vehicles/15074-august-entry-1981-triumph-spitfire-1500

John, The old Courier Archive from the DVD collection is open to ALL, not just members only - that's Couriers 1 to 414. Then there is a gap, where the more recent ones haven't been prepared for display (yet) Then we have the new Couriers from July 2020 onwards, plus the index masquerading as Courier 474, that are for TSSC members only. I don't quite understand why the index is members only, as its on the Forum open for all to read http://www.tssc.org.uk/tssc/uploaded_files/TECH%20DIRECT%20CD%202006.pdf

John, We do ! https://www.tssc.org.uk/tssc/courier.asp It started with the July 2020 Courier

Looks OK to me - even if it was wiped before the photo. When retightening the flywheel, make sure the bolts are done up f**kin tight, you really don't want them working loose at a later date.

Is it a corner of the prop shaft strap joint hitting the handbrake quadrant that sits just above it.

I wouldn't use a vacuum bleeder - full stop !

John, As I've said many times in the past, raising the subject here on the Forum is not going to make it happen. If you want the TSSC Committee of Management to discuss your proposals then you need to contact them directly. You need to start by emailing your detailed proposal to Chris Gunby at gensec@tssc.org.uk requesting that it is circulated to the other members of the CoM, for discussion at the next CoM meeting. And I will once again go on record, I want my hard copy magazine, and I would be unlikely to read an online version.

Nick Jones is currently working out how to fit an MX5 box - its very messy and involves an awful lot of machining. His progress is documented here http://sideways-technologies.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/8925-mazda-gearboxes/ I'm sure he will pick up on this thread and give more details

If you are near Cambridge, it might be worth speaking with the guys at Fabricage in Harston. They custom make cages and roll bars for all sorts of cars and should have a stock design for a Vitesse Convertible as they make the roll cages and roll bars for more than one of the Triumph traders that we all know and love.

The adaptor that a lot of people refer to is the WIX 24037, which converts from a 5/8-18 thread to 3/4-16 thread. Using such an adaptor in lieu of the "fitting" you have on the engine block at the moment gives you a much wider range of filters to select from. The WIX 24037 adaptors are only normally available from the USA, but they do occasionally pop up in the UK.

I use zip ties to get the covers fitted, and if I really want the ‘original’ look I’ll replace the zip ties with hog rings, one by one.

When I've done it, this is how I made it work : 1. start with the drive shaft bolted in place to the diff 2. Fit the TOP of the vertical link to the spring eye 3. Fit the outboard end of the lower wishbone to the bottom of the vertical link 4. With the spring lifter in place, and a jack under the vertical link, wrestle the INBOARD end of the lower wishbone into place and pop the bolt in. As part of this process, I also use a ratchet strap between the vertical link and the chassis to pull it all together. And yes, the car ends up very high in the air, with the bar of the spring lifter almost touching the wheel arch ! Beware, there can be an awful lot of stored energy in this arrangement, and if something slips things go flying !!!!

I suspect that you will also want a GT6 manual, as hopefully the brakes (all round) and front suspension and uprights have been upgraded to GT6 items.

Yes, the purpose of the slave cylinder sliding against the back plate is to cause upper contact with both shoes. For rotation that would cause forward movement of the vehicle, the forward shoe, being the leading shoe, does most of the work. Not having the cylinder slide properly looses 75% of the efficiency of the handbrake.

The trailing shoe should push backwards, and when it contacts the drum it will then ‘react’ against the slave cylinder via the handbrake lever arm and cause the slave cylinder to slide forwards so that the leading shore also contacts the drum. As pointed out earlier, any Vertical wear grooves In the back plate under the slave cylinder will cause the handbrake lever pivot arms to snag in the wear grooves and prevent the cylinder from sliding forwards and hence loosing most of the efficiency of the handbrake. The backplate under the slave cylinder MUST be free from vertical wear marks and the cylinder must be free to slide forward.

Jeff, You will only find them 2nd hand from places like SpitBitz, TriumphRecycler, Chic Doig and others. Have you considered helicoiling the damaged thread.

For both shoes to move, the slave cylinder need to slide slightly. The wear groove in the backplate stops it sliding and reduces the handbrake efficiency

If the TR6 brakes are anything like the small chassis Triumph brakes, then the Slave Cylinder must be free to slip from side to side, with NO wear groove from the handbrake lever underneath it.