avivalasvegas Posted January 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 33 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said: Agree with Pete - be very very careful on lowering the bonnet. The original SAH rockers were chamfered at each end - see photo - and with a square ended version they may fit the big saloons or Vitesse but be tight in the GT6. Here’s a side by side from the seller. The tallest point of the Triumphtune cover is level with the lowest point of the SAH. I’m confident it will fit but will be careful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Twitchen Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 Support Pete and Colin's observations as I have a Triumphtune one picked up cheap at Stoneleigh years ago, and had to chamfer the front edge for my GT6. It is not just when you, carefully, first lower the bonnet but vibration when driving the car. Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 i have a Bern special from a club bazaar they milled the fins off the front of the black cover to try a fit on a GT6 but it fouled up its now bought for a song on my 2000 saloon Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 It's only the MK3 that has the problem, most ads say "fits straight 6 but NOT GT6 mk3" Some grind the fins off the front to get clearance on the standard box, but it doesn't give you much. Andy Cook has a nice chamfered one, I'm just waiting till his back is turned Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avivalasvegas Posted January 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 3 hours ago, dougbgt6 said: It's only the MK3 that has the problem, most ads say "fits straight 6 but NOT GT6 mk3" Some grind the fins off the front to get clearance on the standard box, but it doesn't give you much. Andy Cook has a nice chamfered one, I'm just waiting till his back is turned Doug Do you have any of those ads? Would love to have a look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 The Club Shop Catalogue Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avivalasvegas Posted January 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 It fits beautifully. No clearance issue whatsoever. Also, the new W78 plugs are in and the car runs lovely. Sailed through its MOT without issue. Next on the list is a new valve cover seal and a set of Magnecor performance plugs leads (the pictured Club shop leads are the resistance type). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Clark Posted January 27, 2022 Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 Glad to hear your GT6 ownership experience is going well! That SAH valve cover looks great. Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 club shop std leads are not resistive they are a modern hi spec made to have the look of the 70's Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avivalasvegas Posted January 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 Park Lane Classics seat foams installed today. What a difference it has made to the harshness over London's roads. I'd share a picture but the leather seat covers have stretched over time and don't look much different to when the foams had perished and disintegrated. Still very usable though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avivalasvegas Posted June 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2022 After stalling in the Rotherhithe tunnel not once but twice, the following reliability/ cosmetic enhancers were completed today: - New TRW Clutch Master cylinder and copper pipe (Girling NOS sourced from Dave Kingerly @ Longbridge last year binned) - New fuel hoses from tank to carb - New Silicone (OE style) coolant hoses - New Heater valve and Valve cover gasket - Knee pads (missing since my purchase) + Smiths black surround gauges (inspired by Mr. Triumph Mr Clark himself) - Gear boot metal surround - New Magnecor plug leads Let’s hope this marks the end of all preventable misadventures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted June 1, 2022 Report Share Posted June 1, 2022 Very nice but is that rad overflow pipe completely full though? Looks not but maybe youve just put the cap back on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avivalasvegas Posted June 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2022 27 minutes ago, johny said: Very nice but is that rad overflow pipe completely full though? Looks not but maybe youve just put the cap back on? Don’t think so but will check again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted June 2, 2022 Report Share Posted June 2, 2022 12 hours ago, avivalasvegas said: Let’s hope this marks the end of all preventable misadventures! Well done, some great upgrades. But, it never ends, there's always something. Doug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted June 2, 2022 Report Share Posted June 2, 2022 i little puzzled out of the list of changes what was the cause of it tunnel stalling as none have much to do with that problem ..... Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted June 2, 2022 Report Share Posted June 2, 2022 14 hours ago, avivalasvegas said: Smiths black surround gauges (inspired by Mr. Triumph Mr Clark himself) What is the pressure gauge for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avivalasvegas Posted June 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2022 4 hours ago, dougbgt6 said: Well done, some great upgrades. But, it never ends, there's always something. Doug Cheers! One can dream…. 4 hours ago, Pete Lewis said: i little puzzled out of the list of changes what was the cause of it tunnel stalling as none have much to do with that problem ..... Pete Fuel line rubber sliver blocked carb. Loss of coolant the other time! 2 hours ago, clive said: What is the pressure gauge for? Oil (Decoration) mostly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted June 2, 2022 Report Share Posted June 2, 2022 those darn slivers are breeding you know crafty ittle sods Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratton Jimmer Posted June 3, 2022 Report Share Posted June 3, 2022 On 27/01/2022 at 18:52, avivalasvegas said: It fits beautifully. No clearance issue whatsoever. The PO of my GT6 had one of these fitted and there is clear evidence of rubbing as shewn in these photographs. Picture 1 shews the small dent in the bonnet. Picture 2 shows where that dent is and picture 3 shows the Triumph Tune rocker box cover with its rubbed corner. As you can see, I reverted to a standard RBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avivalasvegas Posted June 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 Very strange as I have checked again after your post and see zero rubbing. Did you have any sort of bonnet insulation/ lining installed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 The foremost of the three retaining fixings should be a setscrew, not a stud and bolt. Also applies to Vitesse even though the clearance issues apply only to GT6. C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 variations in engine and bonnet mounted heights all make this a variable problem and some do and some dont make contact the GT6 is the worst for being a bit too tight if you find an Rare SAH alloy cover its ramped at each end pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avivalasvegas Posted June 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 Next reliability upgrades planned is the Canley Classics "trunionless" conversion kit. No warning signs just yet but I have heard horror stories of failure and lots of positive feedback on the kit. Jury is still out on the alloy stub and hub front axle kit kit which claims to make bearing care easier. Any experience with these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 1 hour ago, avivalasvegas said: Next reliability upgrades planned is the Canley Classics "trunionless" conversion kit. No warning signs just yet but I have heard horror stories of failure and lots of positive feedback on the kit. Jury is still out on the alloy stub and hub front axle kit kit which claims to make bearing care easier. Any experience with these? I would not bother with the alloy hubs, I suspect they are fine for racing, but are not likely to last longer term. Honestly, stick with the std steel hubs and Timkin bearings. I am not sure if Mr Shackford still sells his bearing spacer kit, but that helps keep the bearings nice and rigid. I really ought to have bought a kit a few years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 11 minutes ago, clive said: I would not bother with the alloy hubs, I suspect they are fine for racing, but are not likely to last longer term. Honestly, stick with the std steel hubs and Timkin bearings. I am not sure if Mr Shackford still sells his bearing spacer kit, but that helps keep the bearings nice and rigid. I really ought to have bought a kit a few years ago. Is this EBay item the spacers you are referring to https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143226142059?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=E1AMaQuhQeu&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=WOrzrqDcRZu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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