Peter Truman
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Here's an article from our local Club Mag TV on my DIY solution to the oil head leak on the daughter Mk2 Spit, i have subsequently lifted the head and correctly fixed the oil leak, but our Ed loves having a shot at engineers solutions. It was a well engineered BODGE, the cloth/wrag was held in place by a stretched spring over the top of it which was clipped to two hooks held by two of the bell housing bolts all very neat and easy to service!!! Hope it amuses, where there's a will there's a way!
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You forgot one input BLOOD, I dare not count the number of stitch's my Dr has sewn me up with after cutting and tearing flesh, scared for life maybe I'm just clumsy!
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Ref Omega watch glass yep mine scratch's easy too so I give it a polish with Autosol and it looks new, tickety boo! Daughter brought a 2yr old Mazda CX5 last month the centre console PDNR plastic cover had an etched stain in it around 2in long (nail varnish remover or possibly Covid disinfectant alcohol?) 10min with Autosol and plastic covers like new, she's happy!
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Hey the radio face is called PATINA! I have an Omega Seamaster Watch I brought in 62 aged 16 duty free in Copenhagen waiting for my dad to fly in from Aus on a 2 day business trip, I still use the watch every day and get it cleaned and serviced every 3 years the face has sun spots on it so a while ago I asked my little Jewish Jeweler to source a new face for it he said definitely NOT its the watch's patina, it's showing it's age with pride!
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OK for Trunnions?
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I thought the engineering rule was there should be 1 to 2 full threads protruding from the nut!
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I think that’s also why I used the threaded bar joiner threaded barrel nut to get the extra length of threaded end reqd. I did also locknut the threaded barrel nut.
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Gearbox Tunnel insulation - that old chestnut!
Peter Truman replied to trigolf's topic in Bodywork & Fittings
I’ve just completed the Vitesse’s Fibre glass gearbox cover with Dynomat on the inner and a 1/2in fibre carpet bitumen covered underlay on the outside. Dynomat is a thick bituminous sheet with a thick aluminium flexible outer which is easily moulded to the shape required and sticks like hell never to be removed. The fibre underlay was a kit I brought for a Herald locally here in Aus off eBay a full kit good quality and fitted well. Where the kit was made I have no idea but each section was individually sealed in a plastic bag with sticker saying where it went the bituminous cover stops it fraying too much. -
I fitted one to daughters Spit around 15 years ago (Delco) still going strong initially she carried points etc in case, but now there is a spare Accuspark with rotor and coil in the space behind the battery. Thought it wise to get a spare as Delco distributor Accuspark units not as easy to get & just in case they went out of business! Similary the Vitesse has a spare but that’s a long story which involves a Sprints incorrectly advertised unit?
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Just come up on ebay here in Aus and advertised as a Herald Radio $20 start price Item 255468629952 Radio obviously not the usual one fitted in the 70/s big saloons, it's obviously early 60's vintage. The face lists the available stations of the time by the Aus States
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Never heard of deprived areas getting discounted fuel, what and who defines deprived, I lived & worked in Stockton & Middlesbrough area so am I deprived? Seeing the disparity in pricing btwn deprived and NORMAL areas, think I'd be annoyed! Our Australian federal govt has just cut their fuel excise tax in half by > 20c per litre (around $1.78/litre now) to help ALL us deprived citizens! Oh there's a Federal Election in less than 2 months, aren't I cynical!
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I've found the old style Spit Mk2 seats quite comfortable & can go 3hrs without a stop, they have been re-upholstered with new foams and covers by a local upholsterer (daughters car and her FIL is the upholsterer.)
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My Mk2 has a washer (around 1/16in) on the stub axle locknut & it's never been removed in 54 years, had the beast 50 of those years!
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Here's a similar graphical representation of Iain's table of the different needles profile variation that I did when converting a Spit 1500 from a single 150CD Strom carb to twins, and I only had twin SU carb needle references.
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I had a similar problem eg it’s my Sprint it has graphite or something ht cables and the distributor end the cable is held/connected with little pins/needles these burnt around there connection point cut the cable and traffic all ok for a few days then again. solution was some new cables made by the local ignition people
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Re soldering of spade or bullet connections question what do you do when you splice a new wire in I twist the two wires together and solder then shrink wrap.
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I buy from a wholesaler over the counter so I see the product. like you I use eyelets that have been crimp plastic after removing the coloured plastic cover and solder them with shrink on to reinforce joint.
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Colin a pity I'm so far away about 10 years ago I brought packets of 500 brass solder/crimp 6.4mm spades and a pkt of 500 slip on clear plastic covers, I reckon I still have a hundred left after supplying members of my local club here. Hate those coloured crimps, not protected enough, and look cheap and amateurish. Must admit since buying a good quality crimper I have been crimping some the brass spades, where the two wings fold into each other as per originals, failure rate about 1 in 5, so then I solder!
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Just had to buy another dozen double (4way) bullet bayonets as my last foray under the dash of the Vitesse resulted in the old bayonet inner spring clips breaking! I also where I could cleaned the bullets with the Dremmel and small wire brush then copper grease for easy installation & hopefully longlevity. luckily found a local supplier at 70c ea a lot cheaper than last time ex UK with postage
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Ditto on a daily driver 2500TC in 78 fortunately I had the Vitesse in the garage and temporarily ratted the pieces till I organised spares.
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Vitesse Mk2 Front N/S quarter Aluminium bumper trim.
Peter Truman replied to Phil C's topic in Parts Wanted
I think some Aus CKD models were given chrome over bumpers in place of the rubber ones they looked good! -
Been there but cheated! I cut the thread off leaving around 3/4in on the cable end then threaded the cable thro and used a female threaded bar barrel joiner to reattach the threaded bar I’d cut off with 1/2 nut locknuts. Where there’s a will there’s a way, looks tidy and works, but if you can do it as John says it’s original and obviously better.
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I fitted a 1500 throttle assembly to the daughters Mk2 Spit with std carbs just to get rid of that oorible heavy rod n lever system which jerked the throttle every time I went over a speed hump! As Pete says use a bike cable as there stainless cables you cannot solder the nipple on need a solderless nipple on the carb end. Re mounting the 1500 pedal assembly it was easy can’t remember where the bracket was mounted on the vertical I think, after sorting out where I wanted the hole in the horiz part of the bulkhead for the cable to pass thro it works smoothly and has been there 20 years. keep thinking of converting the Mk2 Vitesse to get rid of the organ pedal!
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I thought more about the diodes and I reckon your correct, the Lucas hazard flasher disconnects the ign supply to the column indicator switch and uses a battery supply to a separate hazard flasher can, the buzzer is connected to the two flasher wires RH & LH at the same point as the hazard supply connects to both wires, by 2/4 way bullet connectors one in each wire. I use LED rear flashers ie min load could that be the issue.
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I brought 3 sets, quick delivery to Aus and i fitted one today worked well quite audible buzzer BUT there is an issue when fitted in conjunction/parallel with the original Triumph Lucas push/pull 4 way emergency flasher when using the emergency flashers the buzzer beeps too! but ok emergency flasher doesn't activate when indicators used normally . I think Diodes in each feeder wire from the buzzer to the main LH/RH feeder wires, could fix the problem or otherwise wire buzzer maybe into 3rd pin of flasher can ie dash indicator light source. Pete L I've got 9 spare Scotch Locks give me a postage address!! Back to the drawing board.
