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11 hours ago, stuart said:
Not flimsy just not 100% accurate in one or two areas. But the only place where you can buy a complete shell.
Stuart.
I see, so handy, but then requiring handiwork and adjusting, like the fiddling with repro panels.
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1 minute ago, John Morrison said:
Shell built by North Devon Metalcraft
John.
so, irony? Meaning they are flimsy, or just a fact?
CiO
David
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25 minutes ago, iain said:
Revington’s…..made in Australia by Mackay. They fit very well and have a 3 year warranty. (Not often you see that…I hadn’t realised.)
https://www.revingtontr.com/search.asp?for=rtr1474-2k&cartype=tr3
Iain
Thanks Iain!
Very helpful to know.
Ciao
David
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On 2/14/2022 at 3:07 PM, BlueTR3A-5EKT said:
Training Video on TR6 TR7 TR8 Lucas wiper motor.
Refers to Jag and MG but the basic motor is the same.
Great! Thanks, will copy link asap
Ciao
David
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On 2/14/2022 at 3:48 PM, stuart said:
Unless its an NDM shell in which case you can almost just undo the DZUS fasteners and lift the screen straight up, their scuttles are too narrow and Ive had to shim the tenon plates out before now
Stuart.
Stuart, please excuse my IGNORAMUSness, but what's a "NDM shell", when it's at home?
Ciao,
David
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7 hours ago, BlueTR3A-5EKT said:
Not really a list David.
As I come across stuff in the garage I will list it here. I am in the process of slowly sorting along the shelves.
PM me for any specific items you are seeking I may be able to help.
Peter W
Thanks in advance, Peter!
Best,
David
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Lads, at 1:39 can you see a little rod, securing screen to scuttle x2?
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3 hours ago, stuart said:
Depends on how long ago the screen came off and how straight everything is and whether they were fitted dry, its do able on your own but some masking tape on the scuttle helps, even with two of you be careful as quite often one side starts to slide forward before the other, also be careful when the lower rubber meets the wiper stubs.
Stuart.
Thanks, Stuart!
I had already tried only once, slightly scratched the scuttle, by going too far forward, beyond the stanchion plate guide.
OUCH!
Very small speck of undercoat appeared, really careless. You describe so well exactly what happened, including the rubber bit. I seem to be a try it first, don't listen, mess it up, and don't look for who to blame because you already know, kind of person.
Yesterday, cold as it was, I took off the driver's side sidescreen too. Much nicer with both off. (Reminds me of what it felt like on a motorbike.).
Otherwise, I can report that everything turns out to be well aligned and there is no sign of rust under the stanchions. Judging from the 1980s restoration photographs, those areas were cut out completely from the scuttle. I woefully put a little grease there now. I guess I can "spot" the damage with a fine sabre brush, black first, then body colour over that to achieve the same tone of dark blue.
And YES to masking tape! Why didn't I think of that?
Ciao,
David
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4 minutes ago, RobH said:
I managed it OK but mine is a later car with screwed fixings, not Dzus. It's probably safer for the paintwork with two pairs of hands though.
Thanks Rob! I got as far as unscrewing the Dzus, and scratching the paintwork on one side. Next time, cardboard underneath, or my pal John suggested taping the danger area first. It's the only thing stopping me. (Plus I don't have the tax and insurance discs that screw in to the stanchion bases.). But I could maybe put the docs in the glove box, anyway.
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Late night shopping for coffe beans. A new fad in Ireland. You know where they were farmed and by whom. My stash had run out, so I nearly panicked. But there's one little old fashioned shop on the old Blackrock Road, where my wife grew up, that is open until 9pm seven days a week. So the panic is over. Inspired by Roger's comment, I tried again. (You can see Pee Wee's aluminium aeroscreen brackets, still awaiting the aeros. Is sliding off the windshield a one man job?
KST's Webers don't like too much stop-starting, that's for sure. But my flushing out the rad and putting in de-ionized water (and plenty of non OATS antifreeze) gave me a good feeling, if only that.
No, I think the Webers are still not right. I have my doubts. Anyhow, after reading Phil Brown's tale of woe about the nuts not being wired, I copied Hamish and took a picture from below. Phew! Though I can't tell if the brackets are tight enough to stop the nuts from working themselves loose. Did I check both? No!
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On 12/14/2021 at 9:33 AM, BlueTR3A-5EKT said:
Still available
Peter, do you have a list of sidescreen odds and ends for sale? I am coming to the TR REGISTER WEEKEND in August, come what may, and could pick up from there, as an arrangement. Ciao, David
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On 1/5/2022 at 11:14 AM, doretti said:
FREE - a collection of TR Action magazines starting at No.77 onwards to No.320
Not a continuous run, but approx. 200 - free pickup from Northwich, Cheshire.
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If you are planning to go to the TRIUMPH TR REGISTER WEEKEND, I would gladly accept your gift and we can give some money to a charity of your choice, ciao, David
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5 hours ago, Roadster64basket said:
Coraggio, Marco!
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11 minutes ago, Roadster64basket said:
hi Davi, even here in Italy to fix the carburetors are very expensive ... we call them jewelers,
Marco
Dite bene! E certo! Nessuno li sa mettere a punto. Io sì, ma solo in teoria. E non ho la come dire? Spavaderia. Meglio i Dell'Orto o Mikuni, detto fra noi, entrambi versioni migliorate rispetto ai carburatori di Edoardo Weber, reggiano, lo sapevi?
Ciao,
David
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5 hours ago, RogerH said:
Hi David,
it sounds like you had a lovely day and everything went well.
I like the Black & White pics - very period.
Roger
Thanks, Roger! Yes I did! It was amazing, and made me forget all the planning, waiting, and frustration (my lack of time, lack of technical know how).
I hope to meet you in person at the Triumph TR and MG Weekend. My first car was an MGB Roadster. A big disappointment. I sold it and bought an MG Midget. Also disappointing. Then I saw this strange car in the August edition of Classic and Sportscar, 1986. I remember the tone of the article and something clicked.
Oddly enough, the car was (and is, fingers crossed) a TR3, and was photographed, I think, though I may be mistaken, not far from Galway. The kids' BMXs date the photos too. I just had to have one. I went to see a red 3A that belonged to Glen Hewitt's father-in-law at the Classic Car show in London. Well used, member's car, at a good price: £3,500. Sorry, it has already gone, he told me.
At the TR Register Weekend, Ken Munford was selling an immaculate white 3A he had just completed, for £6,000. I recall him driving around the area with his skinny young daughter sitting in the back. The price seemed too steep. What a fool I was (and still am, I suspect).
I even saw a beautiful BRG long door TR2 belonging to Bill Piggott, who took me for a test drive (with him at the wheel) and we did a ton on the motorway — look, no scuttle shake — Bill pointed out. The top was down, the sidescreens were off. £4,500. A good price too! OK. The paintwork wasn't perfect, but my oh my, what a nice one? Did I buy it? No.
Then I saw Stuart Jenkins's OGB 800 in TR Action and bought it after he had crashed the front end and welded up the chassis (which I didn't know then). I later got an as-new Californian chassis from Glen, but that's part of another story...
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Oops 2: a belated happy (post) birthday, my friend!
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10 hours ago, Roadster64basket said:
Hi Ralph,
The mechanic tells me that he found the thin flexible earth wire connecting the movable plate base in the distributor broken. He processed to replace it and Monday we try and hope this the problem ...
Thanks, Marco, Bologna, Italy
Beato te che il meccanico ce l'hai! Qui in Irlanda sono rari. Ho una TR3 coi Weber e nessuno li sa mettere a punto. Finalmente mi trovo un'officina specializzata in auto d'epoca, ma si immaginano che uno con una macchina del genere deve essere per forza un miliardario! M'hanno spennato!
Ciao, David
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In my tenure OGB 800 had a bonnet episode. I was easily distracted and one day I forgot. Next thing you know, I''m driving down from Mill Hill, London, when it flies over and luckily the kind lady driver stopped in good time. So I strung it up and went to Manor Road, Cox and Buckes who did a fab job.
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KST 277 got new licence plates. The point is that KST 277 will always be called KST. I know, it's being sentimental about an inanimate object. But I also know that I am not aloneWith hindsight, having seen John Reilly's, the digits are too small. My preference would be raised white ones, but I think they are hard to come by these days. You never know! I remember seening an assortment at the Beaulieu Autojumble many moons ago. But Covid-19 has not made it possible to visit local autojumbles, nor has KST.
Me and John O'Reilly met up at last a few days ago in our two TR3s.
John finished his restoration not so long ago and this, once black, TR3 has been brought back to life over several years. The body was rotted out, panels needed major surgery, left to a pro, as was the paintwork changed to Primrose Yellow, and John did the mechanical part himself, no mean feat from my place of ignorance.
John suggested a loop and what a great drive we had, down the N71, the Bandon road to Kinsale and Innishannon, past the river Lee mud flats running parallel to the road and slotting off into winding side roads, where I had ample opportunities to test the steering (sound) and road holding (also sound).
Several times, I felt like stopping, or at least looking for where we might do that. Waders, for sure, but too far from the road to see them clearly. No doubt about it: you don't have to travel far to find beautiful countryside here.
John suddenly signalled and immediately pulled over.
I had barely the time to stop. We took a few photographs, but the light was going by then. What a nice person. We enjoyed each other's company.It drizzled, but who cares? KST is my "daily driver", preferably, top down most of the time. (The other car is my wife's Honda). I have fitted Pee Wee's aluminium fixings for aeroscreens, but need to get disc holders that screw on to the stanchion assemblies first. Or not. Just have the docs available in the glove box? Maybe it's just my excuse.
It was exhilarating, and equally exhilarating, to see, once again — what a feast for the eyes — another sidescreen TR through the windscreen, right in front of me on the road, and hear the unmistakable TR exhaust note, from a 2,138cc with 87mm pistons, I'm told.
We missed being three sidescreen TRs by a whisker. Yes, a TR3A from Bandon was to join us, but the timing didn't quite come off, so that's for another day.
What has kept me so long? Figuring out how to tell it, the story, I mean. I have decided that any which way is my way.
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On 1/24/2022 at 7:19 AM, EliTR6 said:
The 1970 650 now sporting a smaller tank with a DIY paint job, UK spec bars, new tyres and an h4 halogen headlamp. Ready to rumble!
It looks even better. What a nice bike! [Not to mention the Norton!!! :)]
Ciao,
David
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5 minutes ago, BRENDA1 said:
Not for me, how to spoil the front of a triumph much prefer the front of the TR4-4A and 5.
Mike redrose group
+1
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16 hours ago, B Fitzpatrick said:
Great stuff DavidBee and it’s great to see John’s 3 looking resplendent- looks like you had a dry day for the event although a bit cold - well done for getting out so early in the year
See you in Stafford, then, B Fitzpatrick!
John mentioned someone might drive over in a van for getting autojumble TR spares and such like? That would be ACE!!
It was actually not that cold down in West Cork, unseasonal weather, I guess. I haven't bothered yet with the Mickey Mouse electric heater you plug into the cigarette lighter. Then again, even when I had my 2, I rarely did. I'm toying with the idea of fitting the aeroscreens too. My excuse not to is that I don't have the tax and insurance display disc holders that screw into the stanchion bolt holes. But then you'd lose the side mirror too.
Certainly these days my impression is that you feel dwarfed in a TR by all the huge 4×4s, compared to when most cars were smaller. But it is exhilarating to be back in a good one!
Ciao,
David
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4 minutes ago, Hamish said:
That is what I’m learning to do with my new 45’s and it seems to work.
Yes, I have found the same, that's because, as I understand it, there's a built in choke, so automatic. Seems to work fine, but wait and see for when it gets very cold. It's been exceptionally mild here.
TR3 KST 277 update 14 MARCH 2022
in TR2/3/3A/3B Forum
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It does! Because KST 277 has been promoted to daily driver status, I am resigned to the scratches, though the perfectionist part of my nature gets irritated by them. Especially when they're my fault. It rarely lashes down here when it rains, and the other night driving with the top down and no sidescreens was quite lovely. These days, weather predictions are usually reliable, so, I'm inclined to do it. Though I most probably will only have just the top down, when coming to Stafford for the Triumph Weekend. I remember that years ago my TR2 was more reliable for being a daily driver and, as now, my only car.
Ciao for now,
David