update on the triumph - United Bimmer Community

**BMWags** · 06-07-2005, 03:11 PM

for those few of you who may be interested. i got back to work on the triumph last week. did some body work, but the fun part was gutting the interior

bad driverside floor pan. not looking forward to that

ok so heres the seatbelt mounting points 3 per seat. ( 6 in total)
6 point 11/16ths bolts ( about 17mm) slightly over an inch long, and covered in the worlds most bad ass thread locker.

check out what i had to use to get them out

yup. a shit load of PB blaster ( anyone who has used it knows it kicks WD-40's ass then has sex with its mother) both sides of the bolt ( other side is exposed under the car, and in the wheel well) multiple applications, over several days
a 6 point socket (11/16ths)
a 3/8 breaker bar
and a 28inch length of pipe
the dollars there for scale, the bolt is also next to the dollar. still took almost all my body wieght. but anyway

some of the few spots of remaining good quility original paint BRG (british racing green for those of you who dont know.)

and, just for the hell of it, the other little part of england at my house

and to keep in tradition of all my other pic threads heres the shiv of the day 8 1/2" total length. 4 1/2" blade

**Turbodefrost** · 06-07-2005, 04:07 PM

That's a big project!

**xsperf** · 06-07-2005, 08:47 PM

hows the motor on that? and btw is there like a dealer nearby, or how else would you get the parts?(internet isnt such a good source for rare cars)

**Rooz** · 06-07-2005, 08:51 PM

wow, good luck on that, looks like it's a good long project

**TerryY** · 06-07-2005, 09:14 PM

Which Triumph is that?

I used to have a TR3 and my wife had a TR4

**BMWags** · 06-07-2005, 11:53 PM

77 spitfire.
its got a good condition MG 1500 engine

it may look trashed but its mostly dirt, not rust

webber down draft carb. ( home made air filter)
performance headers.
headers flowing into a one piece exhaust

i can get parts from a number of internet companys ( cult car) and theres a few local foriegn auto part stores

side pic, before sanding

http://www.bimmerwerkz.com/forum/ind...=post&id=18802

**Turbodefrost** · 06-08-2005, 12:04 AM

Seriously, that is a Major classic

**TerryY** · 06-08-2005, 07:04 AM

AH

You do have a Personal relationship with LUCAS- PRINCE OF DARKNESS

**BMWags** · 06-08-2005, 11:06 AM

haha, not yet ( assuming your talking about lucas lamps) i heard they suck badly. but im sure i can get soemthign else

**spiff** · 06-08-2005, 11:41 AM

wow sounds like fun, good luck with that buddy

**TerryY** · 06-08-2005, 02:18 PM

Most if not all of the electrical parts in English cars of that era are manufactured by Lucas, not just the lights

to the Prince!

Do you know why the British drink Warm Beer? The refrigerators are all made by LUCAS

That said, I may go hunt for a TR3 as a project.

**BMWags** · 06-08-2005, 09:36 PM

theres an orange TR7 here in town. i was thinking about it as another project... but id rather get something like a porsche

**Linds** · 06-08-2005, 11:00 PM

I like old Triumph's! My dad might buy one this summer!

**Longhairedhippy** · 06-08-2005, 11:05 PM

my dad's first car was a chocolate brown '76 spitfire. on the way home from the dealer (brand new) the fan cut a hose and the car broke down right then and there. three cheers for british engineering. ironically, the electrics were the one thing he never had to fix.

**TerryY** · 06-08-2005, 11:13 PM

The only electrics with a worse reputation were Magnetti Marelli on the Italian cars.

Lucas couldn't stand the competition and bought them out