Phil Jacklin's Shakedown Run.....

[lancelot link]

This is a cool bit of footage...Filmed from the pass. seat but has little tease glimpses of the car as well...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07F3cqfZJG0


THANK YOU FOR SHARING IT WITH ME PHIL....

[Patton]

I know what it's like now myself great stuff phil! Let the A and Minor roads beware Yahooooo, Pat

[mulberry]

pat, your not wearing them flying goggles to r you ???

[Mister Towed]

Wow, loving the roar of the straight six on the final straight.

Why spend twenty grand on a Caterham when you could build four Spyders and still have change for a holiday?

[Patton]

Yep, leather flying helmet and goggles just looking for a silk scarf with a wire coat hanger stuck in it so I look like I'm doing 60 waiting at the lights...PAT

[PaulC]

Uuuuurggghhhhhhhh.........

Guys, please get a camera mount. That made me feel queasy

[lancelot link]

Phil has emailed me and asked for me to post up some pictures of his car for him....

This is a very nice example .....enjoy...

[lancelot link]

Looking at the pictures , I think this is the only other Spyder I have seen other than Ol' 66 that has painted headlight rims ....I really like the painted rim look , looks early.

[tlrtone]

looks lovely. Great example, and one to aspire to!

Looking at the bonnet, I am thinking that bonnet bulges/scoops are mandatory for the 6 cyclinder versions? I seem to remember Davecymru adding a bulge to his.

I am coming up the to the bonnet fit stage, and thinking I may be adding a bulge or scoop or both!

[Mister Towed]

[QUOTE=tlrtone;28337]looks lovely. Great example, and one to aspire to!

Looking at the bonnet, I am thinking that bonnet bulges/scoops are mandatory for the 6 cyclinder versions? QUOTE]

Hopefully not mandatory - Phil's original bonnet 'scoop' was added to clear a radiator cap mounted directly on top of the thermostat housing. I believe he's now changed that setup due to the cap still fouling the inside of the scoop.

Having said that, I've not seen a scoop or blister bulge that didn't suit the Spyder bonnet, it's a very versatile design in that respect. I'm going to see how mine looks sans scoops first although I'd like to add some rivet detail here and there to add to the period racing look.

[davecymru]

I think that it comes down to how you do things and what you've got to work with.

In reflection i think that my mods were largely driven by how i'd routed the plumbing, my previous false starts positioning the bonnet and possible some subtle differences with mine being a GT6 engine. Although i've been told that they are just about identical to the Vitesse 2L, I'm not totally convinced that anything on Triumphs of that era is that simple

That said, i do quite like my bulge (phanaar) although it is a bugger to polish

[garyh]

Does it take two hands to polish, Dave!