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A pleasant surprise last week, after all of the cutting and prodding and changing to new parts I put everything back together and she started within a minute, didn't leave her too long as I hadn't put in any water but we have power.

I think I would just replace all of it, I'd pick up a reconditioned cylinder (while he still has some) from Richard Crewe-Read and replace the complete pipe. You know it's right then, you can always recondition the old one and keep as a spare.

No thanks, it was pop riveted previously and was fine, gives me a little more adjustment and I can paint before I assemble.

I'm going to bolt mine together when I assemble.

A huge thank you to Rich for the parts, top notch as normal. I'm sure many of you saw the amount of work that has gone into refurbing preloved parts to the highest quality at the show last weekend. Rich, your stand reflected the commitment you have for the cars. I'd highly recommend that all members/forum users try Rich first for parts, if he has it you will know it is top quality. I have no affiliation except as a very happy customer. Important to support enthusiasts who spend so much time making sure these remain available. J

Quietly picking up parts for when I have time to jump back on the car. Visiting Stoneleigh Sunday to pick up a driver's floor, o/s bulkhead panel, oil filler cap and backup slave cylinder from Rich plus whatever else I see. Looking for some used panel beating hammers etc. On a side note I visited the Mini spares show a few weeks ago at Bingley and it was the busiest I've seen it for a long time, hopefully it will be the same this weekend.

Rich, are you still holding the oil filler cap for me? I can pick that up if convenient.

Thanks Rich, I’ll measure up later. Hope all is well. Are you going to be there again this year?

Happy New Year to everyone. I'm starting to think about the Triumph Spares show in Feb and the collection of parts. Does anyone know the length of a new driver's floor? I just about managed to get a front wing into my TT last year and hoping to do the same with the floor. I've also managed to get a hardtop, surrey top and backlight in the car not with the front wng though Thanks

I went with the automotech ramps for mine, don't know how I managed without it. You can see on my profile.

You could cut the pattern out of vinyl, apply and etch. We used to do this with brass key rings.

Possibly an odd question but can I start my car without any coolant? I want to check it will start after the engine out and I want to reverse it out of the garge so I can flush the system through without flooding the garage. I could put all of the pipes back together I suppose and fill with water. Thanks

That looks fantastic.

Thanks for the comments, very much appreciated. I was looking for a bench top lathe, do Boxford do them off the stand? I did look at Warco and whilst they look good on the website they weren’t as well made as I expected when I saw them on the weekend in Coventry at the model engineering show.

Sadly having a break from the TR for a few months have quite a bit of work to get through in work with some tight deadlines. Aiming to pick up some panel beating tools at the NEC in November and the Triumph spares show where I'd like to pick up a replacement floor etc. I'm still lurking but probably won't be posting much. Also looking for a small lathe such as a Myford or Chester if anyone knows of anything close to South Wales.