Roger

The tax disc is useless for all TSSC members living abroad. I would prefer the sticker you had in 1991!

I really recommend an ozone generator if you want to get rid of smell. They are very effective: Ozone generators

Welcome to the forum Wim, nice car! 👍

Phil, I did attend Stratford this year but unfortunately not with my Vitesse or Herald. But attending a local pub meeting (arriving in a Triumph) is on my bucket list despite a 2600 miles trip! 🙂

Welcome Phil, I wish I had a local group 3 miles away! 🙂 You will find this forum very friendly and useful. Br Roger

I find this page very useful when identifying a carb (given that I have the number) Zenithcarb The models you mention seems to be correct.

There are several companies arranging ice driving in Sweden. Too expensive, this is more like the "home made" version I'm used to... You might not understand what they say (well John who used to live in Sweden for a while might understand a few words) but you can hear on the laughter and screaming that they have fun 🙂 Sorry about the thread drift Ian!

I have only driven on the Baltic Sea. Lake driving is popular in northern Sweden and Finland. I havent done it in recent years, the Winters have been too warm. But I recommend to try it if you ever get à chance, its fun! (Insurance do not cover anything when we are on the ice its on your own risk)

Yes, I bought it about four or five year ago (still have my Herald too). Drove the Vitesse for only a year, after that it has been "a project" so most of my driving experience comes from a Herald. And I have to add that I was 18 and immortal when I drove my Herald. I was in my late forties when I finally got my Vitesse and I have never pushed that car in corners as I did with my Herald in my youth. The only thing that happened in my Vitesse was that the passenger door flew open in a bend (saloon doors in a convertible) but that was very easy to rectify. Just lean over and close the door, no worries.

Yes, it was a pleasure John. I haven't had fish and chips for a decade or so, I will remember that meal! No lean in corners I agree about, but there is a indeed a little bit of grip if you have studded tyres. There are usually cracks in the ice also, and when you hit them going sideways then you learn a lot about swing axels 🙂

I have to add that the driving experience I refer to is to 97ish% driving a Herald 13/60. The Vitesse engine has the weight "of a small planet" as someone wrote on a forum which can explain why we have a different feeling when cornering? 🤔

Very interesting thread! Personally I’m not too worried about ”tuck under”. The thing that really scares me is that these cars sometimes loose a wheel a while driving. It can be front or rear, trunnions or drive shafts. I bought my first “swing axle” Triumph when I was 17 (I’m 52 now) and I have been driving these cars for 30+ years. When I was young I used to drive my 13/60 “as if I had stolen it” most of the time. Never ever experienced any “tuck under” (and I would prefer not to go into details about how I used to drive it). Maybe I was a bit more experienced than the average 18 year old since I bought my first car when I was 14 and I drove on the ice during the winters and I learned (usually the hard way) about “brake before the bend, accelerate when you go out of the bend” as described in this thread. Ian, I have a MkI Vitesse and if I improve my rear (or front) suspension then I would focus on keeping the wheels attached to the rest of the car rather than worry about “tuck under”. I’m not saying “tuck under” can’t happen, but you really have to push it to the limits before it happens. That is my experience, just some thougths. /Roger.

Not to my knowledge. Great video, thanks for posting @JohnD Quote (2:50) : "One thing less desirable is that it gets quite warm inside, its like having a cast iron stove inside the car". I know the feeling 🙂

I’m not 100% sure but I think @dave.vitesse wrote an article about arials in the Courier. Or was it in the Herald 13/60 section? Will check later...

Welcome to the forum Craig, you will find it very useful and friendly.

Is green the original color for the scissor jack? My herald 13/60 scissor jack is grey from factory 🤔

The main reason that it took so long is the fact that we had our own Brexit a long time ago (long story). Everything we import or export to the island has to go through customs with endless bureaucracy and delays. If you plan to buy any parts cars from abroad then make sure you do it before Brexit! Anyway, the inlet manifold looks great, thanks a lot George! Now I just need a pair of SU carbs, I hope I can find them in Sweden and then smuggle them to the island in my car on the ferry 🙂

Not yet, its a looong way from the UK to the Åland Island 😀 I will let you know if it has not arrived next week. Br Roger

Here is an example of a thread that would fit in this category: using heater fan motor from Nissan Micra (or the motor from a Smart Car also described in this thread which seems to be an even better option) Spitfire 1500 heater motor upgrade I believe that a lot of the parts for the breaks where also used by Ford and Saab used Triumph engines in the first generation of Saab 99. There are probably quite a lot of Saab spare parts that fits in our trimphs. @KevinR , please advise. /Roger.

Just to clarify: I was mainly thinking of non-triumph parts that fits (or fits with minor modifications). I know a lot of Triumphs have been saved by using parts from Subaru, Volvo, Ford, Saab or Jaguar etc. Personally I prefer to keep my Triumphs close to original spec, but if the original part is no longer available then I have no problem using something else. But also how we can change parts betweeen the models.

Hi All, I guess one of the most frequent questions we have here on the forum is ”will this part from model X fit into my model Y”. One of the blessings with our Triumphs is that we can use parts from other models than the one we have (the 1296 engine block in my 13/60 is from a FWD 1300...). I think the forum “interchangeable parts” on the Sideways forum is brilliant. Could we have a similar forum here? I learned a lot on Sideways. This for instance http://sideways-technologies.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/7202-lightweight-saab-clutch-cover-for-a-triumph/ Anyone else missing this? Just a thought... /Roger.

Welcome to the forum Bfg!

Thanks for the input Clive and Nick. I will not buy a TR250 manifold then, I will try to find one from a Saloon.

Thanks! I will send you an email tomorrow.

Hi All , @Nick Jones is there any chance to find out if this TR250 inlet manifold on ebay is one of those that will fit my 2500 PI engine by looking at the part number that can be seen on one of the photos? TR250 inlet manifold, ebay I guess the TR250 did not have the engine tilted 6 degrees, that would be a benefit. If it fits? Thanks in advance! Br Roger.