Resold!

I noticed my old MkI 2000 sold on eBay this week...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140899671274

HERE I HAVE FOR SALE...
A TRIUMPH 2000 MK1 , 2 LITRE SALOON IN SLATE GREY No68..
WITH MANUAL OVERDRIVE WITH RED INTERIOR AND LEATHER SEATS..
IT COMES FITTED WITH GENUINE 6" X 15" MINILITE WHEELS, CHRIS WITOR SINGLE BOX EXHAUST SYSTEM.
POLY BUSHES, NEW REAR DAMPERS, WITOR 475LB REAR SPRINGS,
ALTERNATOR CONVERSION, REBUILT DISI, NEW H/D ENGINE MOUNTS..
NEW FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS..
THE ENGINE HAS RECENTLY BEEN REBUILT.....
WITH RE-GROUND CRANK AND NEW AE GLACIER SHELLS,
NEW PISTONS,
NEW LATE 2.5 OIL PUMP,
UNLEADED HEAD ETC ETC..
THE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY AN AUTO..
IT WAS CONVERTED LAST YEAR TO A J/TYPE MANUAL OVERDRIVE,
REBUILT GEARBOX AND OVERDRIVE,
PROP,
NEW UJ's,
PEDAL BOX,
FLYWHEEL,
NEW CLUTCH ETC ETC..
BECAUSE IT WAS AN AUTO ORIGINALLY, IT CAME AS STANDARD WITH THE DESIRABLE 3.7-1 DIFF RATIO, INSTEAD OF 4.1-1..
THE J/TYPE IS 25% RATIO...
WITH THE DIFF AND THE GEARBOX THE CAR CAN CRUISE EFFORTLESSLY..
IT HAS HAD A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT,
MINILITES WITH BF GOODRICH TYRES WITH GOOD TREAD..
THE BODY WORK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION THROUGHOUT , WITH NO HOLES THAT I'M AWARE OF..
THE PAINT WORK HAS GONE DULL AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE FALL OUT FROM MY WOODBURNERS CHIMMNEY..
IN THE LAST PHOTO YOU WILL SEE THAT SOME JOKER HAS MADE A VERY BAD JOB OF PUTTING A PLATE OVER A VERY SMALL HOLE..
IT IS IN THE O/S ENGINE BAY JUST BELOW THE FUSE BOX..
THE QUESTION YOU ALL WANT TO KNOW........................................
ARE THE SILLS ROTTEN......... "NO" THE SILLS ARE NOT ROTTEN...........
THEY HAVE HAD A BIT OF WORK ON THEM AT SOME POINT IN THE CARS LIFE... BUT, THEY ARE VERY INTACT AND MANY YEARS LEFT IN THEM..
THE CAR DRIVES AND GOES ROUND CORNERS VERY WELL..
THE MOT RUNS OUT JANUARY 10TH, AND THE TAX RUNS OUT ON NEW YEARS EVE.. BUT OF COURSE ITS FREE TAX..
IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFO, GIVE ME A CALL..
THE CAR NEEDS TO BE SEEN AND DRIVEN TO BE APPREACIATED..
I'M 2 MINUTES FROM JUNCTION 27 M1..
CALL JAMES ON 07866 426825 ..
ANY TIME OVER THE CHRISMAS BREAK.. BACK AT WORK ON THE 2ND OF JAN..

4WD Triumph - Dragoon Gearbox

I've had nearly 12 months off from working on my Triumphs, but received a message this week from "That Man" on the Club Triumph forum, with some diagrams of the Triumph Dragoon gearbox.

Toothed Belt Drive

I spotted this on eBay and it looks a worthwhile modification to remove the problem of belt slipage.

On the Triumph setup, the toothed belt would replaced the twin v belts, but the v belt for the water pump and alternator would be retained.

The pictures show an interesting "outer" bearing.

Food for thought...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140743457718

Sold!

The 2000 sold a month or so ago - apologies for the delay in updating my blog.

Triumph 2000 MkI Anyone?

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 to be honest, with the driver's seat all the way back, and the way kid's car seats are so blinking massive, there's really not much room left to make it a comfortable experience.

It's a 1969 MkI 2000 in Slate Grey with a red leather interior. During my ownership, the car has been transformed into a really useable car with the following modifications -

• Static rear seat belts (inertia reels already up front)
• Motolita leather rimmed steering wheel
• Superflex bushes at the rear
• New rear springs and shocks
• New boot carpet
• New 15" x 6J Minilite rims
• Alternator conversion
• J Type overdrive gearbox conversion from Canley Classics (originally auto)
• Replacement cylinder head from Canley Classics
• Chris Witor stainless steel exhaust system (manifold still the original cast item)
• New rear lights

The car has just passed it's MOT requiring new steering rack gaiters and a wheel bearing that I just fitted.

Back in 2008 the car completed the RBRR, with footage of the entire event recorded time-lapse style compressing 48 hours of driving down to just 1 hour. (Thanks to my co-driver Mark). Video here -

http://9700vc.blogspot.com/search/label/timelapse

We're down Wiltshire way (M4 J16/17). If you're interested, let us know. You can drop us an email at triumph2012@gingell.com.

Here's a few pics from during my ownership, I'll try and upload some recent ones in a day or two...