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13th October 2015, 13:31
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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!
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13th October 2015, 14:02
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Bonnets can swing both ways (ooh errr)
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13th October 2015, 16:34
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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?
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29th October 2015, 13:23
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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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29th October 2015, 15:13
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looking good and coming along nicely.
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16th November 2015, 09:41
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Especially for Mr Towed to drool over:
Spotted at the Classic car show NEC:
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16th November 2015, 12:28
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that's really pretty
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16th November 2015, 16:36
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that's really pretty
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And what a glorious colour.
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16th November 2015, 20:21
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Agreed, it does make a change from red or yellow!
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17th November 2015, 14:07
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what colour is that ? - it looks too dark to be normal silver
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17th November 2015, 15:17
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I'm not sure, but I once saw a Cobra in a similar colour
and it was described as "gun-metal grey"
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17th November 2015, 15:40
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17th November 2015, 16:54
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Hmm yeah looks close
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18th November 2015, 11:04
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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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18th November 2015, 11:21
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How is the ring gear on the flywheel? Has it suffered?
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18th November 2015, 12:03
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That looks untouched Ox, I suppose they make the bendix gear from softer steel on purpose!
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18th November 2015, 13:01
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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.
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18th November 2015, 13:38
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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.
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18th November 2015, 16:35
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Quote:
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That looks untouched Ox, I suppose they make the bendix gear from softer steel on purpose!
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It is more likely that the starter pinion is a low grade aftermarket part.
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18th November 2015, 20:29
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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.
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