For Sale (again x2)

Still for sale in Gatwick, although the price has been dopped by £500. Might yet me tempted to buy it back myself....

Triumph 2000 2.0 MANUAL OVERDRIVE 46.000 MLS PETROL MANUAL 1969/G
grey 43000 miles STILL FOR SALE DUE TO TIMEWASTER

£3,450.00

STILL FOR SALE DUE TO TIMEWASTER, SEE WHY BUY THIS CAR SECTION ON WEB SITE, This Triumph is grey with red leather , it had only 4 owners and covered a genuine 46.000 miles , it is in good useable condition and very solid , it has had some nice modifications including sports stainless steel exhaust system 15" Genuine Minilite alloy wheels , uprated suspension with fast road springs back and front , it runs and drives very well and has also had a recent engine rebuild which runs superbly , it would make a great classic road rally car or just an excellent useable classic car - the values of these early cars are rising all the time !

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-2000-2-0-MANUAL-OVERDRIVE-46-000-MLS-PETROL-MANUAL-1969-G-/281127810874?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item417485f73a

(same pictures as 3rd May 2013 blog post)

For Sale (again)

This time for sale in Gatwick...

1969 TRIUMPH 2000 MANUAL OVERDRIVE 43.000 MILES MINILITES AND MORE : £3,950.00

This Triumph is grey with red leather , it had only 4 owners and covered a genuine 46.000 miles , it is in good useable condition and very solid , it has had some nice modifications including sports stainless steel exhaust system 15" Genuine Minilite alloy wheels , uprated suspension with fast road springs back and front , it runs and drives very well and has also had a recent engine rebuild which runs superbly , it would make a great classic road rally car or just an excellent useable classic car - the values of these early cars are rising all the time !

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1969-TRIUMPH-2000-MANUAL-OVERDRIVE-43-000-MILES-MINILITES-AND-MORE-/281098838632?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4172cbe268

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..

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...

Recession? What Recession...

Finally got a reconditioned cylinder head for the 2000 saloon this week.

Removal of the old head confirmed my suspicions as to why the car was lacking that certain 'umph...

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Triumph 2000 MkI Overdrive Switch

Having discovered that the Lucas part number of the column mounted Triumph 2000 MkI overdrive switch is 34713, my saved search on eBay eventually turned up trumps with this new old stock item -

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330483955931

An absolute bargain at £8.51 !

Just need to remove the steering column cowling to fit it - although I've heard it's a pig of a job!

Manual Overdrive Conversion

Here are all the parts collected so far for my impending gearbox conversion...

Reconditioned gearbox and overdrive from Canley Classics...



NOS Master Cylinder...



NOS Slave Cylinder...



Pedal box, courtesy of Tim Bancroft...



Flywheel courtesy of Mark Bland...





A few other bits, and I can't remember if these came from Tim or Mark...



Clutch release bearing - not sure if it's knackered with that chip?!

Load Adjusters

A job I should have done a while ago, but have only just got round to, was ditching the shocking "Load Adjusters" on the back of the 2000. Any caravan-pulling 2000 owners want them (!) let me know before they go in the bin.

Hopefully the rear end will now settle down a little.

Clutch Master Cylinder

Found a new-old-stock master cylinder on eBay, so that's the second item crossed off the list for the manual overdrive conversion on the 2000...

Wiltshire Air Ambulance

Forget about those staged shots down at Lands End on the RBRR with the helicopter looking like it's about to land on your car roof...

This thing came down pretty much in our front garden this afternoon when one of our neighbours was taken ill...

Auto to Manual O/D Gearbox Conversion

It looks like days of the auto box in the 2000 are numbered, as I've just managed to source a manual overdrive gearbox. I've had problems with the auto box getting stuck in 2nd gear when cold (yes there's plenty of oil in the box), and it's slowly getting worse. I have enjoyed the auto, but my preference is manual/overdrive. Just need to sort out all the other bits required for the conversion...

Cracked It

It's a year since I bought the 2000 off eBay and things have gone pretty smoothly. A few weeks back the exhaust started to blow somewhere around the downpipe gasket. Except it wasn't the downpipe gasket. As you can see it was a little more terminal than that. Fortunately I was able to source a replacement manifold. Funny thing is the Vitesse manifold cracked in exactly the same place during my ownership.

Moto-Lita

As a reward for passing the MOT last week, and also because I was fed up getting filthy hands on damp mornings from a worn out steering wheel, I've treated myself to a really nice Moto-Lita for the 2000.

At 15" diameter it's a little bit smaller than the original wheel, but you get a little more leg room in return. The thicker, chunkier rim makes the car feel much more confident than trying to grapple with the skinny rim of the original.


Purchased from Bryan Jones Autoquip Ltd
Trading on eBay as Classic Steering Wheels

MOT Passed!

I took the 2000 down for an MOT this lunchtime. The MOT tester appreciated something out of the ordinary, and I'm glad to say it passed with just an advisory on a front wheel bearing!


Highly recommended if you're looking for a friendly MOT station in north Wiltshire. You can also watch the Hercules fly overhead and land over the road at RAF Lyneham while you're waiting.

Frankham Motor Services
Chippenham Road
Lyneham
Wiltshire SN15 4NX
Tel: 01249 890809

Local Map

The Plough to Blyth Services

HD Time lapse of Craig Gingell and Mark Bland in a Triumph 2000, driving from The Plough to Blyth Services on the first leg of the Club Triumph Round Britain Reliability Run 2008.

The Plough to Blyth Services (HD Version)
from Craig Gingell on Vimeo.

RBRR Route and Sponsorship

For anyone looking to follow the route of this year's RBRR, here's a handy link showing the suggested route through each of the 14 control stops, courtesy of Google Maps -

www.gingell.com/triumph/rbrr

Having spotted a few other entrants using the Justgiving website to collect sponsors, I've decided to follow suit in an attempt to gather sponsors from those family and friends I won't be seeing before the event.

If you'd like to sponsor me, please go to -

www.justgiving.com/gingell

Any amount - however small - would be great.

Thanks

Craig

UPDATE : Sponsorship from 2008's RBRR totalled £548 between myself and my co-driver Mark Bland. Thanks to everyone who sponsored us!