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Triumph Spitfire | Triumph World Magazines
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How To Do It. Raquo; Triumph World Magazines. I’m after the following Triumph World magazines, if anyone has some going spare. Don’t recycle them, I’ll come pick them up! All issues from 2008 except Sep – Dec. I’ve also got some duplicates to trade in case you need any, send me a message via the contact form if you have any magazines going spare or want to trade. Next Post →. 2 Responses so far. May 14, 2011 at 11:24 am. Message for you on TSSC message board re this. May 21, 2011 at 1:45 pm.
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Triumph Spitfire | On The Web
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How To Do It. Raquo; Archive by category "On The Web". Posted by Rick Baines. In On The Web. Followed with Comments Off on 1500 Block Walkthrough. MG Midgets used the same engine as the Triumph Spitfire by the late 1970s, when BL decided to install the Triumph 1500 unit in both cars. Here’s a very informative video of what a 1500 looks like after it’s imploded, and some discussion of useful modifications such as expanding the oil gallery to the centre […]. Stainless Steel Wheel Trims. In On The Web.
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Triumph Spitfire | VYX 76S
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How To Do It. Raquo; VYX 76S. Here’s a little info on my current Spitfire. First registered on the 1st June 1978 (the day the world cup started), it was actually finished on the 4th January 1978 according to the BMIH archives. Production had started on the car the previous year, and by the 22nd December the bodyshell was finally completed. Trim prep commenced on the 29th, which shows just how quickly cars were being put together at Canley. For all we know my car could’ve been in there that day. After thi...
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Triumph Spitfire | How To Do It
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How To Do It. Raquo; Archive by category "How To Do It". Uprated Brakes – long pedal travel mystery solved. Posted by Rick Baines. In How To Do It. Followed with Comments Off on Uprated Brakes – long pedal travel mystery solved. Polishing Takes Bloody Ages. Posted by Rick Baines. How To Do It. Followed with Comments Off on Polishing Takes Bloody Ages. Thinking About Electronic Ignition? Posted by Rick Baines. In How To Do It. Followed with Comments Off on Thinking About Electronic Ignition? I’ve tr...
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Triumph Spitfire | Wanted Parts
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How To Do It. Raquo; Wanted Parts. Here is a list of parts I’m currently on the lookout for. If you have any to give away or for sale, please let me know! 160022 – Bulb clip and mask – this is the bit that illuminates the heater controls. Was never fitted to UK Spitfires but USA cars had them (also USA TR6s I believe). 312183 – Skid plate. Alloy gearbox bellhousing from early Spitfire. Alloy water pump housing for Spitfire/Herald engine. RKC4042 – Motolita factory steering wheel (mid-1978 onwards),.
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Triumph Spitfire | PKW 155M
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How To Do It. Raquo; PKW 155M. Parked outside his old house at Ivanhoe Road, Bradford, with his friend Phils Austin Healey Sprite. It had a pair of Lucas LR8 driving lamps fitted. In the Yorkshire Dales. By now it was owned by his mate Howard, who had painted the sill black. If anyone has any information on the car I’d love to hear about it, according to the DVLA it was last on the road in 1988 and hasn’t been taxed since. It also appears to have been repainted in red! Date of First Registration.
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FRANCE & SPAIN 09
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Tom's Gap Year Travels. FRANCE and SPAIN 09. In the Summer of 2009 Tom, Sarah, David and Caz set off on a Classic Car Road trip from the UK; driving down the West Coast of France, over the Pyrenees and into Spain, reaching the holiday destination of Lloret de Mar! Here we rented a villa will 4 other friends who flew out for the week before driving back again. We did this road trip in a 1974 Triumph Spitfire and a 1989 Porsche 944. For the Kit List of the trip. Day 1 Sussex – Caen. We also used the 2 way ...
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Triumph Spitfire | Fuel Injection
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How To Do It. Raquo; Archive by category "Fuel Injection". Megasquirt Two Months Later…. Posted by Rick Baines. Followed with 1 Comment. Lots to report since the last post – the car has been in use as a daily driver once again, and there have been quite a few things I needed to iron out. Firstly, I had trouble with the fuelling percentages – they weren’t repeatable. I maintain that the SD card logging feature of the […]. Switched to Direct Coil Control over from EDIS. Posted by Rick Baines. Had the car o...
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Triumph Spitfire | Links
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How To Do It. Triumph Sports Six Club (TSSC). 8211; the biggest club for Spitfire owners? 8211; “the club that does! Spitfire and GT6 Magazine. 8211; great resource site too. 8211; lots of excellent walkthroughs on here. 8211; Geof Bush’s Spitfire site, some really helpful tech tips on here. Next Post →. Will's Spitfire Blog. Uprated Brakes – long pedal travel mystery solved. Megasquirt Two Months Later…. Switched to Direct Coil Control over from EDIS. Warmup Enrichment (wue) Self Tune.
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Triumph Spitfire | Interesting Facts
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How To Do It. Raquo; Archive by category "Interesting Facts". Posted by Rick Baines. Followed with 1 Comment. I was digging through an original copy of the parts book today and noticed that the 1500 Spitfire had an 88 degree (celsius) thermostat listed (GTS106) not just for the US cars but for ALL cars. It seems that by the mid 70s, the push towards efficiency and reducing emissions had encouraged Triumph to make […]. Posted by Rick Baines. Followed with 1 Comment. Posted by Rick Baines. An interesting f...
