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Peter Truman

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  1. Agreed my Vitesse UK produced FG cover had terrible flanges not flat nor wide enough to get the hold down screws in, but the Spitfire was better moulded with no bottom flange screws required the H anti scuttle frame clamps the FG flange onto the floor pan flanges & all seals well.
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    I like the last bit a portable seat or better still a movable seat pulled along by the dog! The wonders of science the future’s here today!
  3. Re electronic Courier for us ex pats fully supported but re cheaper membership as far as I'm concerned not necessary, yes we can't use all the clubhouse facilities but just the Forum & the support from other members makes up for that. I already use the Courier access on the club website to read the mag early generally within a week of it's issue, rather than waiting up to 3 weeks for the hardcopy to arrive. PeterT
  4. Well before I take the Spit back up to my daughters 350klm away, after seeing the debris in the old filter I decided to replace it with a similar right angled inlet to outlet pipes. How I wish I hadn't bothered! Went to 3 Motor Factors first only had filters with inline pipes, second only a Cooper with 5/16in piping OK for the Vitesse so I got it, the third had a box of Ryco units with stepped pipes on both inlet and outlet so both 1/4 and 5/16 hoses could fit, so I brought 3 of them. Got home and thought I'd fit one, what a Bug**r of a job, I cut the 1/4 in pipe off the filter outlet using 8mm hose it fitted the filter outlet pipe and the fuel pump inlet nice and tightly, so all good, went to fit the inlet 1/4in hose onto the 1/4in pipe barb, no way would it push on, yes the 1/4in inlet hose is old and a little hard with age but still fit for use? so I checked the Outside diameters of the old and new Ryco fiilter, the old original dirty noname unit the 1/4in pipe was 6.3mm , and the 5/16in 7.9mm, whereas the new Ryco was 7.3mm for the 1/4 in pipe and 8.4mm for the 5/16in pipe, nearly 1mm difference in OD for the 1/4in pipe? the Cooper was 7.8mm OD for the 5/16 in pipe OK. So I had to make a 1/4in to 5/16in reducing adapter, I had pulled apart an old Vitesse Fuel pump eons ago and pulled out the male swetted in 5/16in brass pipe tits, I also had a length of old fridge brass piping which was 6.3mm OD, 4.5mm ID so I drilled down a short length of the 5/16 in brass tit and soldered in a 1.5 inch length of the fridge piping I now had a 5/16 to 1/4in reducer, the 1/4 in length fitted the old hose snugly and the 5/16 in end with a short length of 5/16 or 8mm hose joined up to the filter inlet. Job done all tight no leaks but I did need another 2 pipe clips, and a little waste of time of which I have ample nowadays. It's the old story things ain't made to the same quality as the oldens even if they have a reputable name?
  5. Interesting wonder what the label says? actually looks a tidy unit nice and clean, and shiny Next time your there have a look Colin
  6. Clear Plastic for me they come with stepped pipe barb each end to fit either 1/4 or 5/16 in pipe for the larger pipe just cut the smaller diameter length off they also have a right angled piping centre at the inlet or bottom and side outlet at the top which makes for a very neat fitment at the pump inlet. so cheap I replace every couple of years and. Carry a spare Must try and get a few spares as I bet the Motor Factors don't stock them any more as modern cars are fuel injected with high pressure metal filters and there's little turn over for the older style classics types!
  7. All my recent moderns it can be switched off but it reactivates every time you start afresh When I accidentally forget to deactivate it it’s amazing what it’s connected to even the steering and you just have to touch the steering wheel to restart the engine so it’s very complicated what the idle restart is connected to like all things modern far to complicated don’t think my sons 2014 VW Polo has it as I can’t remember getting frustrated when I drive it
  8. The son does ice hockey and as a goalie has broken a few sticks where the shafts are made of carbon fibre, so thinking they wouldn't rust I cut the rectangular shaft diagonally, so I got an angle. I thought they cleared the front located battery posts but in a darkened garage you could see a slow red glow burn, an arched file cut out for greater clearance cured that, but interesting DIY initial fail.
  9. My daughter the Spitfire owner lives in a coastal holiday township of Paynesville near the VIC/NSW border on Weds the children were bused home early from the local city Bairnsdale some 15klm away because of the threat of bushfire smoke from the west, that night they were hit with a torrential downpour of over 100mm and the local river the Mitchell has risen by around 6mts so Fri no bus’s due to possible flooding of the main route where the road runs along the side of the Mitchell for around 5klm so the kids will be off school again. what was it Henry Lawson said in his poem of Australia “Australia the land of droughts and floods” but not usually in 3 days!
  10. Same topic but a little drift following my son in the early 00’s in his modern and noticed the rear lights on both sides were very dim I initially thought of the earth but on close inspection found someone had fitted 24volt bulbs?
  11. Don’t forget to make sure the body is central on the chassis or the wheels are the same in each wheel arch Don’t ask how I know after getting all the gaps right I suddenly noticed?
  12. Pete it happens accidentally sometimes when I knock the jam jar I’m bleeding into over! So might as well do it intentionally as you said!
  13. Aren't the Spitfire rear wheels if Minilite replica's are fitted a PITA to put on! the wheels tuck under when jacked up so they have to be lifted up and held on the studs or the wheel falls off the studs all whilst trying to centralize the wheel holes with the studs as the wheel holes are larger than the stud dia and then trying to get the chrome nuts on without cross threading, took me 5 min each and I was bug***d last week after having to remove the wheels to bleed the rear brakes! Wagger I think I agree with you re new tyres and punctures, my mate brought his wife a new top of the range Merc, which has NO spare and special run flat tyres which Mercedes say can't be repaired. In the first 3 months 3 flats that required new run flat tyres at $800 each, Mercedes want $5k to replace the run flat tyres and their special rims with 5 standard tyres and normal rims., Mercedes won't give him a credit for any of the replaced tyres/wheels. I can get him normal Michelin correct fitment tyres at 50% off under $800 for 5 tyres, so he's tyring to source the correct Merc wheels at a reasonable cost, no one wants the near new run flat rims! fortunately he has a very large garage/shed for 8 cars so he can store them, hey in time they might become collectable?
  14. Must look up UK & USA drop box's, yes I brought a new Spit brake master cylinder from Hawkswood very helpfull and there was some arrangement for NZ to Melbourne supply as delivery at around NZ local delivery rates, didn't fully understand? they quoted an Aussie web address? https:// classiccarpartsaustralia.com.au.php?route=account/order/info&order id= then the specific order item No. hey I was happy and would trade again, but payment had to be by NZ Trade Me account or universal credit card, as NZ don't appear to use PayPal, it's never quoted or able to use there, what's the story.
  15. I had assumed it was eBay ripping us off Don't think I've brought anything off ebay for nearly a year, the main driver being postage costs. Pefer to buy off the UK major Triumph suppliers, find MD most helpful.
  16. What’s going on with UK overseas parcel postage eons ago used to be reasonable then a sudden jump around 5 years ago to a min of just over 20 quid then recently I noticed min of over 30 then just now light weight small items being quoted at over 80 quid? obviously they don’t want to sell overseas, fortunately there’s a very good and Triumph comprehensive Trade Me seller in NZ who whilst parts are initially a little dearer postage isn’t bad but NZ use payment option called Trade Me and I don’t want another payment type/risk but last thing I brought I had to use credit card but overall the costs less than quoted and less thanAus local.
  17. As reported previously I've converted my daughters Mk2 Spitfire from Type 12 Calipers to Type 14, the upgrade requiring a new larger Master cylinder with larger reservoir, but the same 5/8in piston, I used the type 12 master cylinder rod should it have been changed, is the type 14 rod different?. I initially had bleeding issues ie getting fluid through to the calipers but loosening the fixed to flexible pipe joints got the fluid through, but there was a major air lock with a lot of air, normal bleeding got pedal pressure through, But I didn't bleed in the correct sequence I did the front first, then the rear then the front again but not at the same time, a day between the rear to front bleed. Hopefully another bleed tomorrow in the correct sequence will remove the last bit of sponginess? My issue is with the original type 12 set up the pedal was rock hard with little pedal travel, now with the type 14 calipers the brake pedal appears to travel further which appears to give a softer pedal. The brake pedal travel is logical to some extent as the master cylinder piston is the same diameter but the caliper piston is say 50% greater in dia and hence volume so you have to push more fluid. The new brake pads need bedding in too. Can any one advise the normal Type 14 pedal travel & if a different master cylinder push rod was used.
  18. my daughters Mk2 Spit was rebuilt in the 90's and had accident damage to the front driver's side necessitating a replacement chassis, the owner in error fitted a Herald turret which raised the engine height, which was a clearance problem so to fix it I fitted a Spit turret which cured the height, but the new turret required a square shim washer between the chassis top flange and the turret underside, so yes shims may be required. The new S/H chassis was fully checked by a Triumph guru here for straightness and alignment on a rig he has and was spot on!
  19. Well done no rain, where's the leprechauns in the light beams? dash looks good and headlights illuminate well. Bet you were on a high after that
  20. So has my 68 Mk2 Vitesse, I was told by someone that the two separate bolts are due to the Rotalex rear axle?
  21. Beware lots of current new spring washers are Chinese rubbish and break on tightening. The older wide wire ones as used by Triumph appear OK. Pete L comments interesting
  22. what happens at the sides of the rear vertical backrest and the area over the top of the wheel arch the backrest doesn't appear to be profiled over the wheel arch, like the saloon is?
  23. Don't know and he's now halfway across the Nullarbor so no way will he turn back it's nearly 3500klm from here (Melbourne) to Perth by road and 3hrs time difference, it's a looong way, thats why we fly.
  24. A club member who's driving from Melbourne to Perth then further north was diverted due to an accident in South Aus and came across this Series 1 Landie monumented in Keith SA, up a pole, wonder if it's been ratted for parts? I like the heavy chain securing the pole.
  25. Just seen on ebay a very tidy powder blue Herald 13/60 saloon in Mansfield for 5000quid item 166336214261, plenty of pic's
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