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Alan - have you seen this on ebay? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226094750013?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11304.m43.l1120&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=e6bb05ea87894312959cae3a45249ca5&bu=43498925878& cheers Rich Crewe-Read

Nick - probably on an outright straight sale basis as I've got a small stock of sets and they take up a lot of space John - it took a while to work out a method to restore the original vinyl/foam - this is what takes a lot of time and quite honestly I doubt if it would be viable/cost effective on a commercial basis as with age, as there is usually so much vinyl/foam damage which needs stabilising before covering. Putting a thin foam over the whole item before covering just doesn't look right as it makes it bulkier so the finish on the part has to be totally smooth before gluing

Guys - my understanding is that the trimmer TRGB employed to do these parts retired a few years ago and they haven't been able to replace him - hence they haven't been able to provide this service for quite some time. I have been regularly checking with them and that was still the case when I last checked fairly recently so maybe that has just changed. Be good if it has. In the meantime, I'm working on doing some complete sets of these myself which would include the dash top, the switch plinth, the left hand grab handle and right hand crash pads, and the H frame, but it is a very time con

Great day and weather excellent - too busy to see much of the racing but some incredible sounds coming from the track - Gordon Murrays new car was pretty amazing and also sounded it. My highlight though was spending 45 mins with John Watson taking him around various parts of the site for interviews etc and then having him sit next to me in the buggy to take him to his car park - chatted as if we were good friends and talked at length about his terrifying Monza crash in the McLaren! Brilliant! Cheers Rich Crewe-Read PS Didn't see any TR old farts so they must all be fit!

Dave et all - I'll be on site for my usual buggy driving for those with mobility issues ( most of us old farts now ), so if you see me, start limping and I'll give you a lift! I'm on the PM shift so hopefully I will bump into some of you Cheers Rich Crewe-Read

I thought I'd read somewhere that it's flammable - I wouldn't want to drive around with a gallon of petrol strapped to the front of my rad, if it's true! I don't think they allow it in race cars, maybe for that reason. Cheers Rich C-R

28% A types are not standard in any Triumph models as far as I am aware, but are sourced from other models of the period like Jags, Jensens, Rovers etc . Quite a few Stag based TR boxes have had this upgrade done, and indeed my TR4 has just this set up. John - do you mean just the OD unit or a gearbox and OD unit combined - typically when rebuilt, I would expect a Stag/TR OD unit to be worth a premium of around £300 over standard TR OD unit and maybe £100-150 for the 28% upgrade to the OD unit - these are newly rebuilt prices. Once used, then values fall quite a lot compared to newl

Aldy- it would be worth investigating why the blockage occurred in the first place, because if it's happened once, it could easily happen again. Possibly rust debris which will need dealing with - have a look in the tank and see whats there! cheers Rich C-R

Chris - no message received - I have an original black with white piping seat which I think is a passenger one which is in fair condition and a drivers seat which was red and has been vinyl coloured black so the piping is also black , the covers of which are pretty poor so I don't suppose these will be any good PM me again if of any interest cheers Rich

What colour are you looking for or doesn't it matter? Cheers Rich

I thought Pete Burgess specifically stated not to use waterless coolant with his engines/heads but I might have been dreaming it! Cheers Rich C-R ( Crewe-Read)

Hi all - I need to source some wiper motor rubber mounts( as in photos below) which are part number 17H5431 - I thought this would be straight forward but it appears these are very difficult to find on their own - there are plenty of kits about which include the rubber mount, the stud, 2 heavy duty washers and 2 nuts, but I only need the rubber mounts. Anyone know a source or have some lying around for just the rubber mounts? I've done a batch of nice powder coated metal bulkhead motor brackets which I thought I would make complete by adding the rubber mounts but my plans are stalled

John - presumably for a TR, not a saloon? Cheers Rich

If you grab the driveshaft each side of the rubber gaiter and twist in opposite directions and can feel “ play” in the splines, you will almost certainly get a clonk when you set off cheers Rich

Hi all - just a quick heads up that I have just listed for sale a TR4 front inner body tub in Classifieds. It is a bit of an oddball in as much it appears to have been fitted with replacement inner wings and a front panel at some point in it's former life which look like TR5 panels. The whole thing was sand blasted and then treated to an anti rust protective coat - I'm not sure what it was but it looks like a Jenolite type phosphoric acid treatment - I've had this for many years during which it has been dry stored - don't now need it so it has to go for space reasons. Could onl