Antipodean 2000.

[Trumpsix]

Hello from Melbourne!

I’m Stuart, and this is my 1970 Triumph 2000. I bought this car from a wreckers when I was 16. It was my first car, and I’m 50 now, so I guess it is here for the long haul!

It has had a few iterations along the way, but it’s now about where I’d like it to be. It runs a 2500 motor with triple 1.5” SU’s, on a custom inlet manifold designed and built by my late father, he also made the exhaust from top to bottom. It’s a 2” straight through with Lukey muffler. Sounds just lovely. A bit rowdy though. Bigger inlet valves and lots of porting on both sides. Wade 140 cam (about 40/80 as far as timing goes, very lopey, a “bert bert” idle. 11.5:1 compression. Electronic distributor. Goodparts roller rockers. Light flywheel. A type O/D box, 3.45 diff. Still has Triumph half shafts. Cross drilled ventilated Mitsubishi front discs, Corvette calipers. All home grown stuff. Lots of other bits and bobs. I’ll put a few pictures up. 
 

Most pleasingly, my son is in love with it. When was the last time you heard a cammed up six?

[Stratton Jimmer]

Very nice!

[dougbgt6]

Wow!

Doug

[Wagger]

A lovely car and you won't suffer UK type corrosion. My son has a 2500S that he obtained in year 2000 when he was 24. It looks like a 1976 car now, very tired.

[Peter Truman]

It’s a local car and owner here and I can vouch it goes like stink ask Stu how many clutch’s he’s had?

[ahebron]

That will be an "L" in the back window for "Loving it"

[Peter Truman]

No it’s for number one son is a very well established GoKart driver here in Aus, drives for one of the prime Kart manufacturers team.

Stu’s dad had a brake repair business a great guy very practical did a great job never wasted your money and I believe at one time he did the brakes for one of the major V8 Supercars (Commodores and Falcons) here in Aus the cars that race at Mt Panorama.

Thats why Stu’s car has such fantastic brakes.  His dad made the triple SU inlet manifold and it’s a work of art!

There’s petrol running thro the family veins!

 

Edited December 24, 2023 by Peter Truman

[Steve P]

23 hours ago, Peter Truman said:

ask Stu how many clutch’s he’s had?

My tuned 2.5 Vitesse did that regularly, I have this one in now.

 

Edited December 24, 2023 by Steve P

[Paul H]

1 minute ago, Steve P said:

My tuned 2.5 Vitesse did that regularly, I have this one in now.

 

What’s the spec of this clutch ? 
Paul 

[Steve P]

See below, you would think it would be harsh but it isn`t, It`s smooth and driveable, even in traffic.

S

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