R.M.
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missing body tags, a bit worrying?
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you know what folks this is a forum about "TRIUMPH OWNERSHIP" not a statement about world problems, so lets all drop it now and get back to the cars.
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58 minutes ago, RobH said:
I worry about the people who agonise about all this and who help bring about such nonsense.
The way things are going, in the blind panic to fix something that really does not need fixing, they are going to take the world back to the dark ages (maybe literally).
truth told I'm sure you do not waste time worrying about others, its an easy fix, just stop having children.
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FLOP 26.
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only if you plant a tree in repentance for your wrong doing. Mr. blue tr3a.
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ha! i don't think you should worry, just look at the yank cop delegation, eighteen armor plated gas guzzling yank tanks shipped to Rome then to Glasgow, if it's good enough for them it's good enough for the plebs methinks.
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flippin hek a world glut of RHS steering boxes, even i have a spare one, thoughts of retiring on the proceeds of a sale are right out of the window now.
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On 9/24/2021 at 7:36 PM, Z320 said:
Hi all,
next Adrian will fit the cylinder head and my father (worked on MB cars and trucks) gave me this advice when I did that my first time:
"Son, listen, don't slide the head over the cylinder head bolts, because they work like files.
And if there is any coal, rust and crud in the drillings the threds will rasp it out and the crud will fall on you seal.
This can cause you seroius trouble, if you don't notice it! better lay the head on the seal and bolt the studs through the head!"
What did I do? I ignored my fathers adcive and did the job too times.
To remind me the worn seal was a long time in my workshop on a nail on the wall.
I know lots of you slide the head over the studs, and some have problems to get the engine sealed.
Ciao, Marco
wise words, and ones i will certainly follow.
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no but that is what you end up having to do to get things to fit, ok then tap it gently
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i don't wish to stir up a hornets nest but what difference does being an import make? so what if it had lots of restoration work? it may have been good restoration work, after all it was made on the same production line, honestly there seems to me there is a problem with attitudes over UK verses US cars.
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bash it.
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Hey great photo, before and after, he he
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Sat in a Daimler Dart once just to try it out for size you see, the only problem was the windscreen frame was right in my eyeline so i had to either squish down in the seat to squint out at the road or pop my head over the top of the frame and use a bolster cushion so i could see over the top.
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Hey i have the trilogy of Russ Meyers films, odd films, of their time but watchable, in response to the comments about "standoffish old farts at car shows" most are seated by their classic cars scowling at the passers by, i have given up engaging most in small talk or even complimenting them on their cars as i have had so many dismissive grunts in return, possibly many are hard of hearing " being so old" after driving noisy rattling classics, why anybody with such grumpy dispositions would bother showing cars is beyond me, anyway now just smile and pass on down the line, the best response i have ever had is from the TR club who where great to talk to and enthusiastic owners, a nice bunch of fellas, but that was a local club mind you.
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If you ask me the classic car scene has always been way over priced and has been taken from the hands of those who really want a classic car but are not able to afford them, this lead directly to the wealthy including them in their investment portfolios with expensive restorations, the other side of this during the eighty's was the mass buying of old wrecks that may never have been restored and putting them back into the system, and that was a good thing even though it still excludes the less wealthy, a knock on effect was the need for reproduction of parts for these restorations, many of us now enjoy having availability of parts that may never have been made if not for the boom in the market.
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10 hours ago, Don H. said:
It's *perfectly* reasonable to expect a supplier to check quality on an item like this. The profit margins on a £19 selling price on something with probably less than £2 production costs are enormous.
Over here one could buy a road tire for about twice the price of that little gaiter. It has probably twenty times as much rubber in it, plus the steel and synthetic reinforcement. It will last (over here) for about 50,000 miles of driving with *seriously* high quality.
No need to make excuses for poor work.
Thanks, well said, too many excuses made for the likes of Moss for poor workmanship they are there to serve the classic car community no the other way round.
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still nothing beats actually going and buying at the store at least you can at least unwrap and check yourself, i did go to MOSS to buy an Austin Healey rear shroud panel (needless to say a very expensive panel) it rather looked like some fat bloke must have sat on it at lunch break, they still tried to sell it to me like nothing was wrong with it, Cheek.
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the bad thing about this is the fact that the likes of Moss pass this rubbish on to the public, i assume the parts come to them bagged and they are just too lazy to check the quality of the items and repack them.
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Bad Moss, name and shame them, no excuse for shoddy repro's, passing them onto the buying public not having checked the quality themselves, again **** Chinese goods, that is my guess, about time we in the western world boycotted buying from these dictatorship country's. Harrumph.
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1 hour ago, DavidBee said:
But brand loyalty wasn't the point, or was it? De-industrialization of UK industry was the trend since the 1970s, while in Germany this didn't happen. There is glorious heritage to be proud of when it comes to British engineering in general, going back a very long time.
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2 hours ago, Rodbr said:
As a forward for those who really have never touched a spanner in their lives the first Port of call would be the local technical college adult learning dept courses.
They often have DIY motor mechanics for beginners. this a basic understanding. and a good leap off point. The instructors tend to be mature guys that remember the days before module change mechanicing.
To be honest if you have never done much if any DIY car maintenance you could be looking at a significant expense in tools purchase as a hammer, chisel and a tape measure wont really cut it.
Rod
well all i have in the way of tools are the ones you mentioned, so i am really well and truly buggered
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good idea, a real noob guide, i could do with one, and as much as i liked Bobs engine rebuild i could have done with a more step by step guide on how to do it otherwise i will end up taking it to a engine rebuilder and i would rather have the experience of doing it myself. with lots of pictures please.
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like the chrome trim around the wheel spat, very nice, might just do it to mine, make them stand out a bit more, doubt any one will make a fuss about the TSR2 birthday either.
In the shed this weekend.
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now try engraving the top.