Coupe Roof Packing Pieces

If you thought the only piece of wood on the Herald was the dashboard, think again. Wooden packing pieces were placed on the sides of the coupe roof where it bolts down just past the b-posts. For whatever reason Triumph in their wisdom made them out of chipboard that have over time expanded with damp. I've re-made the packing pieces from a piece of hardwood scavenged from the local tip.

Shorrock Power

Over 10 years ago I bought a Shorrock C75B Supercharger and ran it for a while on my Herald 1200 Saloon. Ever since then I've wanted to fit one to another Herald - and this is it.

It's not necessarily quicker than well set-up twin SU or Weber carbs, but it does sound GREAT!

Problem last time was the insufficient clearance to fit the MkII Spitfire exhaust manifold. This time I'm looking to make a few modifications to the inlet manifold to overcome the problem.

Here's a few pics of the Shorrock in situ.











And here's a few of the rear tub...

Rebuilt Bonnet

The bonnet from my previous Herald was salvaged as that sported two Stanpart original wings. Unfortunately the wings hadn't been fitted too well, so Paul refitted them to another bonnet top, complete with new arches and D plates.



You can just about make out some damage on the NSF wing that occurred when some goon reversed into me while waiting on a petrol station forecourt. I couldn't reverse out of his way as there was a car behind me, and the horn was playing silly buggers refusing to sound !

Rear Tub Update

It's been ages since I first started this blog, so here's a few pictures of the restored rear tub. Paul Cull of Triumph Auto Classique here in Wiltshire is doing an excellent job.