KevinR

I assume you are referring to the measurements shown for dimension 46 on the Spitfire drawing several posts above. I'm not convinced that the reference line "YY" is the bottom of the front cross member. On the segment of chassis I've just measured, the distance from the bottom of the cross member to the horizontal section of the pivot box is about 158mm The bit of chassis is original.

Colin, If using the "solderstick" branded items, then the tubing starts to shrink at 80C, and the solder starts to melt at 138C. Other manufacturers products have different temperatures at which things happen, so always check the data sheet before trying to vaporize them with a paint stripper heat gun.

Colin, it’s probably because you are using a hot air paint stripper gun which heats to >500C, rather than a much cooler heat shrink gun which heats to only about 250C - 300C. The wrap around hot air nozzle deflector is also important as it directs the hot air all the way around the device rather than only on one side.

I’m sorry, I have to disagree, if the heat shrink sleeves with a band of solder in them are used properly they are brilliant. they need to be heated with a proper heat shrink heat gun, with a wrap around fitting to evenly distribute the heat. If using with PVC insulated wire you need to be careful not to melt the PVC, but with aerospace grade wire with PTFE or ETFE insulation there is no problem with the insulation melting.

Pro-Tap splices, AKA "Scotch locks" are another item that are the spawn of the devil and should never be used for making any electrical connection.

Paul, the problem with the GT6 diagrams is that they are prepared for the MK1 and Mk2, with some vague details about the MK3, which can easily mislead. I completely agree that dimension 3 is correct. My comment concerns the pictorial representation that is not correct for the MK3- even if many of the dimensions are correct. When working on the front end of a MK3 GT6 chassis, I always work from the Spitfire mkiv /1500 chassis diagram (except radiator mounts) as it is pictorially correct. it would be nice if someone could draw up a pictorially correct MK3 GT6 chassis as a complete item.

I believe that the attached diagram is NOT for the MK3 GT6. The bonnet hinge box dimensions for the MK3 GT6 is identical to the MKIV and 1500 spitfire.

@Tom Hartley @Triumph948 Is a larger version of this badge to use as a Grille Badge something we could commission for the Club Shop ?

Stories like this make one thankful that Triumphs are easy to work on.

Mike, The image I used is from the Club Shop picture of the Enamel Lapel badge - https://shop.tssc.org.uk/product/club-enamel-lapel-badge Kevin

Assuming that the OEM carpet in the Vitesse is the same as a Spitfire of similar vintage, then it is a looped pile carpet, and was "moulded" for a proper fit. For the last 20+ years, the only manufacturer of moulded carpet sets for Triumphs (and many other classic brands) is Newton Commercial - even though they "distribute" via many of the well known traders, Newton Commercial are the actual manufacturer. Unfortunately, the carpet that they supply is NOT the same style as the OEM looped pile carpet - its a very short cut pile. If you want a looped pile carpet, then you will either have to pay an absolute fortune to get it custom stitched and fitted (to mimic being moulded) or you will have to tolerate a poor fit of a "normal" stitched carpet - and they can be an awful fit over the gearbox tunnel. I dont believe that sales volume of moulded carpets would ever warrant Newton Commercial re-tooling to mould a looped pile carpet. The moulds are very very expensive and they would have to sell thousands of sets to recoup the cost of new moulds.

Martin, The Spitfire 1500 diff (3.63 ratio) is an excellent diff to fit to a 2L car. Although it only has a 4 stud spring fixing, the casing can be drilled and tapped to add the extra 2 studs that you should really fit if you are using a Rotoflex spring.

Alex, It looks like the message about exceeding the attachment quota and the posting a linked picture are two separate things. Try posting another picture link as "Plain Text" and see what happens - I've converted the link in your last but 1 post into plain text and it shows the picture.

Strange one, linked images should not add to the attachment quota, I'll look into it.

Adrian, as has been stated multiple times before, and I will state again now, the TECHNICAL areas of the forum remain open for ALL forum users to post to, they have NOT been restricted to only TSSC members. The only limitation in this area is the volume of pictures that NON TSSC members can store on this site has been restricted to 200Mb, which is still a huge amount, especially when compared to similar forums. If any non TSSC member exceeds the 200Mb limit, then they can host the pictures elsewhere and link them into the thread - not exactly difficult

Just post the url without [img] tags

If you've fitted CV drive shafts instead of the Rotaflex ones, then you should be able to fit "normal" shocks, without the need for the conversion kit. The whole point of the conversion kit was to get the shocks in a position where they cleared the rotaflex donuts. Without the donuts in the way, shocks will fit the same way as they do on Heralds and Spitfires.

Just a quick reminder, the TECHNICAL areas remain OPEN for EVERYONE it’s only a number of the chat areas that have been restricted to TSSC members. however, a word of warning, “chat” topics that get posted by non TSSC members in any of the Technical areas (including General) will be moved to the correct relevant chat area, which could mean that the OP is no longer able to contribute.

That might be part of the problem. I’m sure Pete will elaborate the reason, but it boils down to the machining process for the new ones that makes them slightly misshapen. Good old ones are far preferable to new ones.

It’s all about giving the people who pay membership subscriptions that support the Forum something extra.

If you are hell bent on welding in a repair section, then you could always cut one from a new wing 😜

Sandy, If you are not yet a TSSC member, its well worth joining to get the TSSC to agree the insurance valuation of your car. In addition, there is a development in the policy offered by Peter James Insurance , that includes "Member to Member" cover, so other Club members who are insured by Peter James can drive your car and still have the full comprehensive cover as though it was you driving. If you are already a TSSC member, then please edit your profile to add your membership number and I will get you transferred into the TSSC Member group, which will open up many more areas of the forum for you.

@Piglet The forum is run and paid for by the TSSC. Until recently, all forum users had the same allocations, but recent changes to give TSSC members an advantage (as their membership fees are paying for the forum) has resulted in some restrictions being placed on non members. one such example is the storage space allocated for pictures. Even now, after the restriction has been put in place, the TSSC forum is still more generous than other similar forums, but has limited the storage space for pictures for non TSSC members to 200Mb. TSSC members get unlimited picture storage.

TSSC Members get an unlimited allowance for posting pictures. The "Forum User" members of the Forum now have an allowance of 200MB of pictures, with a maximum of 10MB of pictures in any single submission, and the ability to delete pictures elsewhere. There are also a limit of 48 hours for "Forum User" members to edit a post - again, TSSC Members get an unlimited time to edit a posting.

As Tom has already posted, he has now set the profile status of all Forum members who have an email address that matches that used for their TSSC Membership. There are now several sections of the Forum that have been locked down so that only TSSC members can access them. If you are a TSSC member, and have not had your profile status updated to "TSSC Member", please email please email info@tssc.org.uk with your membership number and your forum username and we will get you profile updated to give you TSSC Member access.