dave.vitesse

Clive, more digging re the TR6 - The US spec from 1970, CC series, DID have the Black spokes. I stand corrected. Dave

I agree satin black would make sense, so I have had a look in Bill Piggot's "Original Triumph TR4/4A/5/6 book" but they were silver. I remember the problem with the silver spokes was that they rusted and people then painted them. Dave

Standard fitment on Spit MkIV, Early Spit 1500, GT6 Mk3 and TR6. Leather trimmed. The lower one has been painted mat black by PO. It should be the same as the top one. Dave

If its a 2.5Litre - The Stromberg TR6 has a low compression head and a very un-sporting camshaft. So avoid any comparison. Also avoid the 2500s saloon needles, BDB, as they are to weak. Use BAE or BDQ which are weaker. Use either yellow or green carb springs. If its a 2 litre use the standard Mk2 Strombergs with heavier springs. Dave

Only on Jaws. Dave

If you have an intact original cover as a point of reference then I would say yes. If you haven't then it's easier to modify the GT6 type. An approach can be made to the Suppliers through the club by the reg sec to see what response we get. Though I suspect they are being made with the hole for the US GT6 market, this may conflicted with the UK Vitesse, requirement, market. Dave

The Suppliers are giving the GT6 part number for the Vitesse as well as the GT6. So yes it looks like one size fits all. The one size will be due to costs of having two types made and held in stock I guess. Dave

I suspect you may be right re the one size fits all. If yes from my memory there will some fitting problems. The last one I bought had no gear-leaver hole. You had to cut it out yourself! Dave

There are lots of variables involved and without a clear point of known reference points it is difficult to resolve on the forum. You would need to try an original cover as a point of reference to start with and look are a standard overdrive car. The other point is how many have experienced the same problems. However, the main point to consider is that there is a difference between the GT6 cover and the Vitesse cover. The Vitesse part number is 708506. The GT6 is 709862. This is due to the different shape of the bulkhead. Is it the right cover for the car involved. Dave

Understood, It may not be a Triumph part? A picture of the steering column may be useful to all on the forum. Dave

If you have a wiper controlling stalk on the column then it's the later nut that's required. Dave

The later Spit 1500, 1975 - on, has the same nut as the TR7, 13466, and a similar steering column. If I remember its also the same as the Dolomite and maybe the 2000. The good old parts bin again. Its the heat Pete. Dave

Put the car on axle stands, then raise the uprights with jacks. There will come a point when the whole car will start to lift that's when I stop. But by that time the half-shafts will have lilted off the chassis and the drums closer inboard. It all helps. Dave

Yes, jack up the uprights, already covered. Agreed Dave

Hello, agreed. But we have already covered this. Please see above. Thanks, Dave

Yes always a pain getting the handbrake right. Dave

If your Vitesse is a Mk2 check the cable guides are not pushing through the boot floor. Over time due to metal fatigue the tub becomes weak and flexes. If this is the case then it's a welding job. Dave

It's when the dealer goes on about the history of the model and not the history/condition of the car being sold. What are they not saying. The style of a car represent the era it was designed in. Some of the post war 1930's airflow designs to me look superb. But that just my likes which may well be different from others. If you what to get into a debate re the looks of a car as the owner of a TR7, well it's best I leave it there. Mk1/2/3 GT6. Mk1/2/3/4/1500 Spit. They all look great to me, if I had the room I would own one of each. Dave

No, but near that point. In other words leave the cable slack to start with, then adjust up the brake shoes to the correct setting. Then take the slackness out of the cable to the point the drums start to bind. Then back it off until the drums are free again. A jack under each upright to push the axle up can help getting it right. Dave

+1 Dave

The 2 Litre (Mk1) has the centre box. Dave

I agree the right hand one is for the Herald. Dave

I bent up a coat hanger to hook the tensioner back. It better that using it as an aerial! Dave

Non-member +1

They don't look like M16 type. Dave