Adding lightness to ‘t Kreng
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With the DHC away to get it’s paint sorted at last, I have been able to
pick up the thread, for ‘t Kreng, were I left it more than a year ago. As
you have ...
Riveting stuff!
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I was in danger of grinding to a halt with the work on the race car last
weekend but thanks to the load of a compressor and an air powered riveter
(thanks ...
Interior
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Despite my desire to finish the engine and start the car before Stoneleigh,
it was not to be. The pallet shims that I needed haven't arrived, so I
decided ...
A light serving of swarf sir?
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Well, at least things have improved since the last time I updated the blog.
Charging the battery on a slow battery conditioner for a week did the trick
an...
Up and running
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...with Megajolt Lite Jr. v.4.
Started with this map - copied from one of the users from sideways-tech
forum.
Hasn't been on the road yet and need some new ...
Steam, smut and storms
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As we pulled into the last station of the day, the chap across the aisle
finally managed to slide his window shut and grinned. "Any day behind steam
is a g...
Det bli´r vist ikke bedre
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Så kom der fart på processen. Det snyder lidt at der sidder et okkerfarvet
lag på delene, når de er færdige. Men efter en højtryksrensning ser de ud
som d...
Back on the road again
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A couple of weeks ago I had the MOT booked in and it passed with no
advisories. The car is now road legal, but there is still plenty of
finishing to be don...
Progress in polyurethane!
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The biggest limitation I've faced with moulding polyurethane components has
been bubbles of gas trapped in the finished components. This has meant
quite a ...
Næsten færdig
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Her er så instrumentpanelet til Heralden, som her har fået 4 gange lak
indtil videre, med 3 ugers tørretid imellem. Det skal lige ha lidt mere
inden stump...
The big stuff is out of the way
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Becky II's road tax is due at the end of this month so I've renewed it
online. I debated over whether to get 6 months so it doesn't fall due at
the same ti...
2nd Place Again & Nachrict Prep
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Last Friday evening saw us out again in the Sprint participating in the
Chelmsford Motor Club Tendring Hundred Rally. It was I think, my most
challenging ...
Scary noise, but sorted now!
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I'd only driven the Spit a few miles since the gearbox and clutch were
fixed and the car was back on the road, when I started to hear a nasty
sound similar...
Disco heavy metal
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Fun weekend of playing with big hunks of machinery otherwise known as
LandRover bits. Ken Bryant was the main man - I was his willing assistant
and dogsbod...
Rear Doors
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What a lovely sunny day today turned out to be! Got the car out of the
garage and finished off the n/s front door (got some new clips!) and then
started th...
Triumph Renown Owners Handbook
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Thanks to Dirk from the club Triumph forum for coming up with this manual
for the Triumph Renown. I have a few more from him that I will uploading
soon.
MOT Pass but Click click click still there
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The GT6 now has a full MOT again, unfortunately it had gone past the 10
working days now strictly enforced by the VOSA for re-tests and had to have
a full ...
The spaghetti incident
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Something that annoyed me since the first day I own the PI is the bodged up
electrics by Mr P.O. He did some rewiring on the car and decided it would
be cl...
Shed news
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Whats been going on in the shed recently...lots of stuff this happend last
week which was good fun ..
http://burtlemc.blogspot.com/2012/02/first-meeting.h...
Mild Panic!!
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Went into the garage this morning to be confronted by a very wet floor!
Initial investigation showed that the Stag had dumped the contents of the
new heade...
Its been a while....
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My goodness, it's coming up for a year since I updated this blog. Shocking.
So, what have I been up to?
Well I went and got married last June which is what...
More Pictures from the NEC Classic Motor Show 2011!
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At the time of writing, it's covered with snow outside and it's absolutely
freezing. I spent some time working on the car this afternoon but it's not
easy ...
Clearing Out
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An imminent house move means that I'm clearing out any bits that aren't
needed for the Vitesse re-build. Up first is the rotoflex suspension and
spring......
It was never gonna turn out bad, and it did'nt!
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Sitting here at the PC when I should be out in the garage, however it’s a
tadge parky for any spanner action!
Having got the GT6 back from Dave Pict...
couple more jobs
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Thought i'd pretty much got the saloon sorted..but then we know these are
triumphs and sorted never lasts
Did a night rally sunday night.Katie couldn't g...
10CR part 3, Spa to Calais to UK
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We left Spa and headed north through Germany in a BIG thunderstorm, and
arrived in Holland at Rolduc!
Rolduc is an old Monastery now a Hotel, Amazing Pl...
Triumph 2000 MkI Anyone?
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After a lot of thought, I've decided to part with my 2000. I bought it 4
years ago, hoping it would be big enough to fit Callum and Chloe in the
back, but ...
Another year awaits us
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With 2012 well and truly under way we can start to look forward to this
seasons shows events auto jumbles and of course Le Mans Classic.
During the last 12...
Overdrive Modification
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As one or two of you may know I was having overdrive problems just before
the last 10CR and tried (unsuccessfully) to fix it at the time.
After the run ...
Urban Navigation Part 2
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Getting a bit lax at this blogging, heres the second part of our Urban trip
on the canals.
We spend day having a look around the Black Country Living Museu...
coming soon
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It's been a while since I have updated this blog but winters here, my funds
have nearly dried up. so it's time to update this blog over the next few
weeks ...
Smooth running
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Spent a little bit of time getting BOB running nicely.
When driving down from Bundaberg (4 hour trip) things didn't seem 100%.
Stalled a couple of times. ...
Applecross 2011 - Take Two
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Following last year's aborted trip round Scotland we're aiming to finish
the job in 2011.
Dave's Spitfire hasn't made it back to the road yet so this year ...
Rebuilding rockers
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Work beginning by giving two old set of rockers a sonic bath
Hopefully there will be enouigh parts to make one good set.
When this is done I will swap out...
Update
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So the car went through the MOT. I have now covered nearly 1800 miles
including making round trips from Southampton to Wales, Norwich and
Hertfordshire. Pa...
Updates and SU Spring Info
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I have moved the reservoir to the firewall until the new header tank
arrives from Merlin Motorsport. Conversion looks much cleaner now and with
the new tan...
Forum Busted
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Beyond my skills to fix, can't seem to get any traction on a repair? No
clue about this stuff?
If you're interested in repairing it / taking it on. You're ...
Tally ho!
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That's it, I pronounce the car ready and packed, sleep tonight then load up
and off to the Isle of Wight for beer and sunshine, OK well beer anyway :-)
SANREMO RALLY STORICO 2011
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*Sinceramente non avevamo idea di cosa ci aspettava al SANREMO RALLY
STORICO. In origine avevamo programmato di partecipare al rally con la
no...
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Well the Herald has been on the road for some time now and the shakedown
tests all went very well with only a handful of jobs to put right - eg.
broken acc...
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J'ai mis un peu de temps à récupérér après un week-end intense ! Le Mans
Classic est vraiment un événement fantastique et il est nécessaire de
féliciter Pa...
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*THE ENGINE GOES BACK IN.*
With all the new shiney bits, and new brakes.
Now looking forward to using it and doing the final touches before the
round Briati...
2 big steps forward
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Last weekend saw the arrival of some sunshine over Morecambe Bay, which got
me keen to progress work on the Stag. The first task I decided was to look
at ...
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Finally Got around to finishng the cage
Decided to make the bars down to the front turrets removable - looked at
loads of routes through the bulk head
So ...
Marina's Gone...but...
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Well, the Marina is gone and being driven daily. Yea!
However, the disposal of the 2000 Mk. I Sedan didn't work out...so...it's
going to stay for a while....
Answering a few Questions
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I've received an email from someone who is in the process of fitting a Zetecengine into a Spitfire and he has asked me a few questions so I thought I
would ...
Top Hat Masters
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Well, sure enough I did go to the Top Hat Masters series with a few friends
from uni, and we did go in the modern, but hey ho.
What started as a bright day ...
Been a While
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Well, it has certainly been a while since I last updated the old blog. A
lot of changes have happened between times, with a lot of changed plans
thrown in!...
New (ish) door
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The new door's on, red, but on! And I really need to practice my clutch
control!
only thing is the door now show's up just how much the bonnet is off center!
MOT passed
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For the first time since I said I would do the track day I can exhale. By
some miracle the car is ready and has just passed the MOT, that’s 2 weeks
early. ...
I'm Broken
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OK, it's a Pantera song, not a disco ditty from the 70's but you get the
idea...
Last Sunday, the neighbours dog escaped while they were out. While
attemp...
Blockage
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I managed to get a second car seat for the little-un so the pathetic amount
of hot air that came out of the Suzuki's heater and the resulting minus
degre...
vrruuuu - oooooooooomph
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That’s the noise a 2lt straight-six makes, right? It’s nice. The 2000 is
back on the road and working now. If anyone can remember back far enough I
found o...
New Brake Fitting
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Brake stuff arrived yesterday, so decided to put it on today. Very easy
nice trade over, nipped up the bearing and new split pin whilst at it. I
love worki...
Wing Vents
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Been thinking about fitting wing vents for some time to help improve the
cooling, couldn't really find something that looked right. Finally found
these, ba...
Blue Prints
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Recently donated to our museum was something in the region of 200/300
original factory blueprints.
We are indebted to Roy Ford (formally Triumph Experiment...
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mk3 Wednesday, January 05, 2005 Fitting an Oil Pressure Gauge to a TR7
Fitting the gauge was quite easy, I used a 2″ mechanical Smiths gauge, this
is the s...
Sunday's progress
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Right well we started work on the old lady yesterday. Removing the plugs
and cleaning them all which was definitely needed because they were all jet
blac...
Herald Classic Car Restoration
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2008 - Hi everyone, this is a blog about my car, which I am in the process
of reviving to her former glory!
2010 - I have now finished "Morag" and I am ver...
Roof woes and TURBO power
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Having read an article in PPC magazine, I have decided to pinch one young
chaps idea and "rear end turbo" the Triumph.
The basic idea with a rear end turbo...
Corporeal Tunnel Syndrome
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The gearbox tunnel is out at the moment for a prop-shaft replacement, and
looking at the state of the old one I thought it’d be rude not to replace
it. Aft...
Light Relays
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I finally started work on the relay wiring - it’ll sit next to the existing
fuse box - with the cable going in to the wing. I’ll be using some loom
tape to...
Prescott
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This weekend I had the pleasure of going along to the Prescott Triumph hill
climb event.
What a weekend!!
I guess this could be considered our first offic...
Its About time
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I cannot beleive it has been 18 months since we planned to get the Herald
back on the road.
As you can image the plan never came into fruition. Instead the...
Manifold for the dolly!
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oops, despite bein totaly skint i couldnt help myself buying this! a nice
weber manifold for he sprint, i may or may not use it, im currently looking
at ge...
Engine painting now complete
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It seems like it has taken ages, but i had a few days off last week and
managed to bottom some of the tasks that have been waiting a while. one of
which w...
Auntie
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Here is my old faithful Jag, used as daily transport. I had an S type
before reverting to the XJ. I quite like the shape of the S type but was
dissapointe...
rocker cover fasteners
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I turned a couple of hand nuts for the rocker box on the spitfire during
the week. They replace the domed nuts that currently hold the cover on.
They are ...
Long time no reports.
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Well it has been some time since I made a report on MLE 302D
(affectionately known as Emely.) The last report being in June 2007. Just
after she had passed...
You wait ages for a post, and then two come at once!
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Finally got my Spitfire back on the road after the head gasket let go back
in the summer.
For various reasons connected with work, family, and the crap sum...
Overdue update 3 - Castle Combe June '07
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Back at Castle Combe for the annual Classic and Sportscar track action day.
I love this event. There are always lots of cars to see around the circuit
on c...
Sherpa remote in the car
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This is what the remote looks like in the car (bend in gearstick not yet
welded up):
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Annoyingly the gearstick is slightly too far forw...
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Tim's Triumph Tales of Six Cylinder Heaven
Tadge embarassing- nearly a year since I published an entry for my Blog. No
point stating what I have been up to...
Revenge of the flat caps
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So, I missed Friday testing due to work commitments and ended up arriving
at Silverstone late on Saturday afternoon. The journey had been extended
somewhat...
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