Colin



Why do you think I moved to Sydney?

That's right, there are plenty of dry cleaners here!

How did we get so far off the subject?



One last tale about my father's car. After 40 years of working at Rolls
Royce, everyone knew him and knew what car he drove. 6 months after he sold
it, on a very wet morning the new owner inserted a light pole between the
headlights and half way up the bonnet on the road that crosses the Runway on
the airfield where Rolls Royce is located. Dad fielded concerned phone
calls all morning about his welfare after "his" accident which of course had
nothing to do with him. Needless to say, that was the last we ever saw of
that car.



Cheers David



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And muddy rugs are hard to clean.

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It rains a lot in England !

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G'day David

Having only owned a Sprite at the same tender age, I don't understand the
need for room and comfort. It's much roomier outdoors, a nice rug makes for
comfort, and in cooler weather body heat warms not just the soul.

avagoodnight
Colin

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I assume that you already have a picture in your head of what may have been
the reason behind my roomy and comfortable comment.

You are correct.

Back to the car for a minute, I am glad that others have fond memories of
these vehicles. This was my father's second Triumph replacing a mallard
green 1968 mk1 2000 model. The 72 2500PI did 140,000 miles, never had the
head off, was still on it's original clutch and had no sychromesh left on
second or third gears. My father bought it when 4 years old and was happy
to maintain it but run it into the ground as they were practically worthless
in the early eighties. Things started going wrong when I started driving it
(not surprisingly) so eventually he sold it in 1983. I got the hint and
went out and bought my Midget (which I still have).

Cheers

David

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Roomy and comfortable for what, David?
Curious minds need to know.

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Ian,

It was a 1972 Mk11 in French blue. The mechanical fuel injection set up was
a concern to lots of people but my father was the quality manager at Rolls
Royce military engines in Bristol and had access to lucas fuel systems
through his work. He therefore had 2 fuel pumps and 2 metering units which
were set up at the lucas factory. As soon as the car went out of tune he
simply swapped the metering unit over and sent it back to his mate at lucas.
When properly tuned these cars go very well.

I have fond memories of that car from a motoring and a social point of view
as it was good for picking up girls and roomy and comfortable inside if I
remember correctly (I was 18 remember).

Cheers

David

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Subject: [spridgets-aus] Re: Rear axle movement, rear end steering

David, I know that strictly speaking this is an Abingdon product biased
forum but you've got me going all misty eyed now with the mention of the
Triumph...Was it a Mark I or II?

I had an ex police 2.5 but TC not an injection model. Mechanically it was
pretty good (meaning it still had enough stomp to be dangerous in the wrong
hands, namely mine). The police tend to look after their cars but it had
been ex Police for a while and the dreaded tin worm had taken hold. Always
remember travelling down the M4 at night with a gang of apprentices heading
for the Severn bridge at 90 odd all the way from London and decided to pull
off for the services. Half way down the slip road it became evident that we
weren't slowing down at the required rate...the throttles were stuck open
(dodgy Strombergs). Into neutral, slowing now but engine's about to
explode..key off...no lights (10pm)...no steering...no brakes...Into third
clutch up...ignition back on engine revving like a banshee again steering
and brakes back on line somehow we made it through the roundabout, never
thought we would, pulled over, engine bouncing off the rev limiter ie.
points ignition and squidgee valve springs. Key off and ahhhh the sound of
silence - never so welcome...so lucky the steering lock didn't come on...

Somehow that car has always stuck in my memory! I ran it for another year or
so after and it never happened again, the engine survived without injury
too. The same can't be said for my nerves tho' and the other lads were
always bit less keen to travel in it after that!
Thanks for reminding me!
Cheers Ian

>
> Troy
>
> The 22 year old shocks are Spax gas adjustable telescopic units which I
have
> put new bushes on. There does not appear to be anything wrong with them,
> but they may form part of a more expensive replacement option if the
simple
> cheap fix offered by Colin does not eventuate.
>
>
>
> I learnt to drive in a Triumph 2500PI that belonged to my father and the
> rear end of that was particularly wayward. She was a tired old girl and I
> remember needing 2 lanes of a UK motorway to keep it straight at 120mph.
It
> was a strange thing that my father had that car for years and nothing went
> wrong with it, but when I started driving it all sorts of things began
going
> wrong, I can't think why. Needless to say he told me to get my own car.
>
> Cheers
>
> David
>
>
>
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> Subject: RE: [spridgets-aus] Rear axle movement, rear end steering
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>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> My Tiger had a floppy arse too
>
> I think the stepping sideways was caused by a weak spring
>
> 2 new springs fixed it
>
> Tigers have 6 straps per spring
>
> I'm still looking for the magic bullet that makes a Tiger handle like a
> Spridget
>
> 22 year old shockers and performance Midget seem like mutually exclusive
> statements to me
>
> Extra straps on the (1/4 elliptic) springs certainly transformed my
> Sprite arse though
>
> Troy Ryan
>
> ________________________________
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>
> Brains trust,
>
> My MG Midget has a tuned engine and I have become aware that the rear
> end
> seems to move around under hard acceleration. I also get axle tramp
> particularly in the wet. Now there are plenty of high performance
> Sprites
> and Midgets out there and I was wondering if other people worry about
> this
> or know the best way to improve things.
>
> My basic set up is original style half elliptic leaf springs (4 years
> old)
> and Spax telescopic dampers which I fitted in February 1987 (yes 22
> years
> ago). The springs are fitted with hard blue neoprene shackle bushes and
> spring pads, the front eyes are original style but in good condition.
> The
> driver's side leaf spring is beginning to flatten out.
>
> The most obvious time I notice the problem is when changing from 1st to
> 2nd
> under hard acceleration where the back end twitches sideways slightly. I
> do
> not think this is dangerous but it is certainly disconcerting.
>
> Does anyone else experience this and what have people done (if anything)
> to
> overcome this?
>
> Regards
>
> David Baigent
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