A lovely spring Sunday
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Last weekend I stayed away from my Triumphs again. Instead I enjoyed a
lovely walk through the southern area of my hometown. A few pictures taken
during th...
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Saturday 13th/Sunday 14th April. Club Triumph Historic Counties Rally. - Due to engine problems, I had to retire from this event last year not far from the start, so hopefully this year there wouldn't be any such issues. My c...4 days ago
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Albert Farnell Limited of Bradford - Triumph Car Dealers 109 - Albert Farnell Limited were based in Bradford, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. The firm sold cars over a long period of time. For many years the firm operated...6 days ago
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Grab Rail Added to my T500 - My 1975 T500M is painted and restored to look like a 1973 T500K. One detail that was fitted to the T500K but was omitted by Suzuki on the T500M was a re...1 week ago
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Model Rambut Wanita untuk Wajah Lonjong: Gaya Terbaik untuk Menyenangkan Bentuk Wajahmu - Memilih model rambut yang tepat untuk wajah Anda dapat membuat perbedaan besar dalam penampilan Anda. Untuk wanita dengan wajah lonjong, pilihan model ...1 year ago
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You need a good horn - Christmas was good, my dear mum bought me a great present, a set of Fiamm airhorns, non-musical, just bloody loud. On the Vitesse there's a few places to...1 year ago
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Long overdue update!! - I seem to have completely forgotten to update my blog for a few years, so I thought it was time to let everyone know whats been happening! Lots...............3 years ago
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Supply Chain! - I have now been an owner of Triumph motor cars since 1982 and have almost certainly spent money with many suppliers of parts from three types of supplier, ...5 years ago
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Tried to start it. - Having to the crankshaft and camshaft in the correct relative positions, I set the static timing as per the Haynes manual (they were much better back in th...5 years ago
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It's been 8 years since my last post... - That's a long time. Progress on the 2000 has been non-existent since then. I have worked on other cars, but am now facing the fact that I'm 54 and probabl...5 years ago
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a little diversion - Not much has been happening on the triumph front , but i've had a little diversion..i bought a fiesta A 1991 5door 1.4 GHIA with 46000 miles from new...a ...6 years ago
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Practically all demonstrated data about gravity forms v2.1.1.8 nulled plus more WPnulledplugins.com - Typically XREF tables have only two columns with no Principal Critical. That’s correct, the two columns jointly make them one of a kind. They are the two O...6 years ago
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Converting a Triumph Herald to EFI (Part 7 - IAC Valve Update) - Back in an earlier post I mentioned that I was having trouble getting the Bosch IAC Valve to function correctly, not wanting to be beaten by this I started...6 years ago
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Summer Fun with the Spitfire - I looked at the title of the previous post and thought this new one would be a timely update. Well that was until I noticed the date - over a year ago, no...6 years ago
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Progress on Morgan - Fortunately "Morgan" the Triumph (named in honour of its saviour) had been loved once. Inside the car and boot was virtually every part from its partial d...6 years ago
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Ingen huller! - Ind imellem utallige istandsættelsesprojekter på hus og hjem, ture land og rige rundt til gymnastikopvisninger og ditto konkurrencer- og så alt det andet ...6 years ago
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A bit of DIY and a positive result - Having got PMW back I changed the oil and filter. The family business from the 60s through to the turn of the century was a country garage in Derbyshire an...6 years ago
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BOB's Day Jar Voo - So, here it is, a full revolution of the clock! 10 years 11 months since BOB's odometer looked so 00000ey. Remarkable fuel efficiency - look how little...7 years ago
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On yer bike! - Two big things I did in 2016 were get a job in New South Wales, and buy my first motorbike. The two are related - unlike in Queensland, learner riders in N...7 years ago
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September 2016 Cruise - In the 2nd week in September we had another week on NB Centurion, just Gill and I this time, we arrived mid day at Welton Hythe Marina in light rain, afte...7 years ago
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Just when I thought it was all over - I had got the Sprint to the stage where I thought that all I was left with was those niggly little jobs:- Check gearbox oil level Check diff oil level etc ...7 years ago
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GT6 delivered and time to move on - A couple of weeks ago I delivered the GT6 to the new owner in Swindon, who then drove it the rest of the way to London, so for the first time in almost 19 ...7 years ago
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What’s gone wrong with Trousers? - It’s been a while since the last blog update ..not because I haven’t had plenty to comment on/be grumpy about… Christ we have had an Election and several ...8 years ago
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New engine and Club Triumph National Day - MOE is doing ok the new engine is just run in, still a bit smokey on start up, as the valve guides and head are fairly new I think a little carbon build up...8 years ago
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The future's bright... - ...the future's green. Actually very green. My much-delayed "other" Spitfire finally made it back from the paint shop last week and it's not just green but...9 years ago
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A new bit of bling! - Decided to change the Mercedes header tank on the Stag for two reasons, firstly it has developed a leak along one of its seams, and also because I've alway...10 years ago
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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...10 years ago
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Android application package file - Android application package file (APK) is the file format used to distribute and install application software and middleware onto Google's Android operatin...11 years ago
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Forrestburn Production Car Trial - March 2013 - Back to trialling and autotests this year. Great score with only 10 penalty points on the day but only enough for 3rd in class. Still the Spitfire held it...11 years ago
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Megadeath plus heavy mods on GT6 bonnet - As the megajolt project was getting really close - everything was in place and wired in. I turned the key, got the engine running fine in limp home node. E...11 years ago
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Dashboard renovation - Not had much time to do any major jobs on the Stag recently and as it's laid up until I get the brakes sorted I though I'd look for some smaller jobs that ...11 years ago
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The Shark! - Sorry for the lack of Spitfire news recently - I've been working on 'The Shark'! That's the nickname my girlfriend's gives my Mercedes Benz 300CE 24! I bou...11 years ago
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Rusty times - I now have the replacement sills and arches to repair my tired bodywork. I've put it off for the last few years, but after several events and done mucky we...11 years ago
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Look what I've found in the shed - It's a brand new engine for my GT6! This has been lying around in my parents garage for too long. Last weekend it was time to release them from the last bi...11 years ago
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Overdrive Modification - 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 ...12 years ago
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coming soon - 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 ...12 years ago
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Updates and SU Spring Info - 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...12 years ago
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SANREMO RALLY STORICO 2011 - *Sinceramente non avevamo idea di cosa ci aspettava al SANREMO RALLY STORICO. In origine avevamo programmato di partecipare al rally con la no...13 years ago
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Answering a few Questions - I've received an email from someone who is in the process of fitting a Zetec engine into a Spitfire and he has asked me a few questions so I thought I woul...14 years ago
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Top Hat Masters - 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 ...14 years ago
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MOT passed - 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. ...14 years ago
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I'm Broken - 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...15 years ago
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New Brake Fitting - 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...15 years ago
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Wing Vents - 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...15 years ago
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Sunday's progress - 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...15 years ago
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Roof woes and TURBO power - 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...15 years ago
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Prescott - 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...15 years ago
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Manifold for the dolly! - 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...16 years ago
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Auntie - 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...16 years ago
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rocker cover fasteners - 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 ...16 years ago
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Long time no reports. - 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...16 years ago
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Welcome Home! - Well, on Friday the 25th May 2007, Delilah rolled happily along the A143 to Bury St Edmunds, and finally to her nice clean garage at her new home! (I've mo...16 years ago
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Transformation almost complete!! - After 2 years of restoration this is what Beth looks like now!! Back in July 2005 Charlie replaced her engine has the old one had had it, and in went a 13...18 years ago
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Hello mate, I'd love to get onto this list, to try and improve on my mere 4 followers haha, thanks for the follow by the way. I was in need of some triumph bearing friends.
ReplyDeleteTake it easy.