What a car

[Moppie]

Originally posted by Backyard Mechanic

Hope that works.I will try to hang here a little more.Hows the weather down there?Send us a little summer Huh?Want to take the hard top off.

Wow! Iv never seen one in person, there is apprently one down this way, but I think its kept well hidden.

Ahhh summer. yes, im peeling sunburn off my back right now.


And welcome along to the forums, the Triumph forum is a little slow im a affriad, so if you know any other owners with a little spare time feel free to send them this way, other wise I recomend getting out and haveing a look in all the other forums, theres a huge mass of differnt people in here from all walks of life and all driving an amazing collection of cars. (we even have a few Lambo owners)
Iv also found the Triumph owners tend to be rather knowledge able when it comes to thing mechanical (nothing to do with having to maintain our cars of course ) and we always aprreciate more technicaly minded people.

[Backyard Mechanic]

Lets try this Vb stuff again.



Heres a pic of one of the trikes my friends build down in Sante Fe.



Lets see if that works.If you guys want to order a trike now,give me a holler.They are putting big blocks in them now.I am trying to go hemi with mine.:bandit:

[Backyard Mechanic]

Ok that worked,heres some more of the big Triumph rally.

[SpitfireNutUK]

The 1500 Spitfire is as close to roadster perfection as you can get. It's beutiful, italian styling combined with the sweet exhaust nose from that 1493 cc four cylinder, a bracing English summer's day and the top down... Heavenly!:flash: :bandit: :alien2: :alien:

[Backyard Mechanic]

It is a fun little car. I have changed the exhaust note on mine just a touch. I cut the flange off the collecter on the Pacesetter header. Then came with 2" from the collecter to the rear with a 12" glasspack and a Pacesetter dual tip resonater. It sounds like a Bumble Bee on steroids. I have so far put a lot of money in this little buggy, It is a daily driver to and from work. Just can't wait for summer so I can take the hardtop off.

[Backyard Mechanic]

The hardtop is off! And the new ragtop is on, after two hours and a sliced finger. Took a little sixty mile jaunt yesterday. Might have to go with some higher rearend gears or OD. Little bugger was heating pretty bad for this early in the year at 65mph. That and everybody does close to eighty on our highways anymore. And it is a little loud, might split existing exhaust before rearend and bring two glasspacks out the rear instead of one.

Then came in to fill up and check milage and the pump nozzle stuck and gave the whole ass end a bath, including me! Put a gallon or two on the ground, the back, the seats, and me! I was pissed to say the least. They (the gas station owner) washed my car for me, but still was pissed, after cleaning and waxing the day before. I estimated the fuel mileage at 28, which ain't bad.....

[Moppie]

Ahhh it getting into summer there isnt it.

Down here most people are starting to think about pulling out thier hard tops.

Be much nicer to drive with the roof off though.
I like the one muffler, must sound great flat out!

Get an OD!! You cant live with out them if you expect to keep with modern traffic, and it makes for such relaxed driver, plus the advantage of having 6 ratios to chose from.

good to hear your getting out and enjoying it to!

I see an old Yellow and brown and green and red MKII most morings.
The body is a mess! but it must be mechanicaly sound, becasue it seems to run alright, and quite comfterblty mangaes 60+mph on the open road.

[Backyard Mechanic]

This weekend I plan on doing a topend on it. I got the feeling that I have a bad head gasket. It has seeped oil for as long as I have had it (what Triunph doesen't mark its ground?) and I feel its due. Afterwards check my timing again, last time it heated like that the timing was a little too far advanced.

It is turning around 3800 at 65, I'm afraid that an O/D won't give me enough as it heats at 55 and 3300 to. I will look around for an O/D for it, but I understand they are not very reliable.

It does sound good, however it starts to get between the ears and mush up what is left of my brain (seventys were hard on me, what I can remember of them.) after 50-60 miles. But stomping on her at around 3 grand will definitly open everyones eyes around. Maybe I could figure out how to download a sound bite on this thing and show everyone? I will take some pics tomorrow.

Have a good winter Moppie and stay warm. Do you live in the mountains? It sure looks purty down there.......I will post some pics of our Rockies later. The local Triumph club has a few outings this summer, one of them is going to the top of Pikes Peak. It will be fun if I can get the Spit in good enough shape to go.

[Ssom]

Aaaaah yes the Spitfire, my teacher back in Standard two had one, I always though it was the shit, until I saw it on the back of a flat-bed truck destined for the Wainuiamata landfill

Oh and Moppie: RE a post you mase about a year ago in this thread- Honda production at Stokes ended in September 1998, with the 6th Gen Accord and Civic being the last cars to be made there..............

[auxiliary2600]

Take a look at that 2000 Roadster, a pair! I saw one in the Cape Cod at British Car Day. Even the Triumph Regisrty has no recorded web sites and only has one car listed, take a good look at that.

I have a tr6 that I am restoreing at a british car garage, called My Majesty's and I have seen some nice Spits.

The owner is building a SCCA racer, body kit andn triple webbers, all the hardcore stuff and it should push 200 HP with High Octane fuel ( I think around 100 Octane).


www.triumphtr6.net ( that's my page)

[Backyard Mechanic]

I am preping the Spitfire for a run up Pikes Peak on the seventh of July. Hope I can keep the heat down. Should be OK, cooler up there in the thin air. Will advance the timeing a couple of degrees, lighten the mixture a little, and carry water. Going to prep it, then trailer it to C/S. Thats just because I like using my new car trailer......

Haven't changed the exhaust yet, may have to volunteer to be the last inline up the hill, so as not to cause any hearing loss in trailing cars. Knowing this bunch though (Triumph Nuts) they will probably volunteer to be behind me.

Will post some pics of the event when I get back.