Scottie on the road - Page 12

Scottie22 · #**221** 13th October 2015, 13:31

Come to think of it Mick, if I remember correctly, the main reason I did not have a flip front,was because I knew I wanted the car very low at the front to get the look I was after, and that being the case, it would not have opened up enough to get to anything, as the nose would have bottomed out on the ground first.
I do remember trying to figure out some sort of cantilever hinge affair that would lift the nose at the same time as raising the front up, and I failed in that ,so just went for the fixed front in the end, kind of knowing I would regret it!

WorldClassAccident · #**222** 13th October 2015, 14:02

Bonnets can swing both ways (ooh errr)

Scottie22 · #**223** 13th October 2015, 16:34

The pictures on your overheating thread never came out for me WCA, and the pics on your last post, on my thread here never came out either, but I don't seem to have trouble with other peoples threads as the pics are fine, is there a problem with your last couple of posts picture-wise?

Scottie22 · #**224** 29th October 2015, 13:23

I finally did get round to checking the timing on the engine, and found that it had been set at top dead centre by the previous owner.
I had never checked it before, as the car had always started first time and ran with no problems then.
However, as the more astute of you will know, a Triumph 1500 engine needs to be set at 10 degrees before TDC to run at its best,
so I put the gun on it and did just that, in fact, I advanced it a wee bit more, and now it runs a lot better.

It now does 0 to 60 in about 2 weeks, as opposed to about a month before the changes!

I went to visit Mick O'Malley to have a look at his Tribute D Type
the other day, and can report that it is looking good.

It looks very authentically "D" and has Mot, and is well road-worthy.

He has made a damn good job of it. It is powered by a two litre straight 6 engine and he says it is quite fast being so light.
He's also gone to the trouble of equipping it with a period number plate, which adds to the authentic look.

He still has one or two jobs to do to finish it off, like painting it and so on.

Here are a few pics for the interested:

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deggsy · #**225** 29th October 2015, 15:13

looking good and coming along nicely.

Scottie22 · #**226** 16th November 2015, 09:41

Especially for Mr Towed to drool over:

Spotted at the Classic car show NEC:

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Roadster · #**227** 16th November 2015, 12:28

that's really pretty

Mister Towed · #**228** 16th November 2015, 16:36

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that's really pretty

And what a glorious colour.

Scottie22 · #**229** 16th November 2015, 20:21

Agreed, it does make a change from red or yellow!

Car photographer · #**230** 17th November 2015, 14:07

what colour is that ? - it looks too dark to be normal silver

Scottie22 · #**231** 17th November 2015, 15:17

I'm not sure, but I once saw a Cobra in a similar colour
and it was described as "gun-metal grey"

IanA · #**232** 17th November 2015, 15:40

Looks like 106-M-73 Marrone Dino Metallizzato ...

Car photographer · #**233** 17th November 2015, 16:54

Hmm yeah looks close

Scottie22 · #**234** 18th November 2015, 11:04

Way back last year while I was still building my car, the starter motor jammed up, and took it off, and found the bendix was really mucky and worn.

I cleaned it up and put it back on, so I could start the car and drive it back into the build tent as it was raining at the time, which was a bit of a pain.

I could see it was on its last legs, so I bought a new motor, but never got round to fitting it, as the cleaned-up one worked perfectly for over a year after that.

However, it jammed up again recently so I reckoned it was fitting time for the new one.

This job was made a bit easier for me as a friend had been chucking out a perfectly good carpet, which I claimed and put under the car in its build-tent- now-garage.

It’s never much fun upside down under a car, but it’s more fun on a carpet than on cold dusty concrete!

Having removed the faulty motor, I was a bit surprised at the amount of wear on the Bendix gear compared to the new one. It really was badly worn and a wonder that it ever started the engine in that state at all.

Anyway, the job is done now and here is a picture of the two motors together:

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oxford1360 · #**235** 18th November 2015, 11:21

How is the ring gear on the flywheel? Has it suffered?

Scottie22 · #**236** 18th November 2015, 12:03

That looks untouched Ox, I suppose they make the bendix gear from softer steel on purpose!

IanA · #**237** 18th November 2015, 13:01

It doesn't look as if it's been engaging fully. Maybe that collar on the shaft is a little too long. The collar on the new one looks shorter.

Paul L · #**238** 18th November 2015, 13:38

Scottie - Well you can't really blame that old starter motor for giving up.

I am sure the carpet makes a big difference, my bit of pink yoga mat certainly does.

Cheers, Paul.

landmannnn · #**239** 18th November 2015, 16:35

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Originally Posted by Scottie22

That looks untouched Ox, I suppose they make the bendix gear from softer steel on purpose!

It is more likely that the starter pinion is a low grade aftermarket part.

Scottie22 · #**240** 18th November 2015, 20:29

I measured them Ian, thinking along the same lines as you, but they were identical. Bit of an optical illusion.
I guess Landmannn was probably correct, that old started motor was a crappy cheap part!
It came with the donar car, and had obviously been on it a very long time, but apart from a couple of hiccups, worked perfectly every time.