Canada EH!
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| posted on 5/8/16 at 07:20 PM |
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sold the locost
I bought a US spec 1972 Triumph GT6, body is mostly good but the oily bits are rubbish. I have owned BMC and Ford of England products in the past but
never a Triumph. I need to find a useful forum like this one to guide the impending work.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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Theshed
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| posted on 5/8/16 at 07:29 PM |
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"body is mostly good but the oily bits are rubbish"
You are lucky its that way around!
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ReMan
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| posted on 5/8/16 at 07:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Theshed
"body is mostly good but the oily bits are rubbish"
You are lucky its that way around!
If only, we could do this all day long
www.plusnine.co.uk
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 5/8/16 at 09:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Canada EH!
I bought a US spec 1972 Triumph GT6, body is mostly good but the oily bits are rubbish. I have owned BMC and Ford of England products in the past but
never a Triumph. I need to find a useful forum like this one to guide the impending work.
Thanks in advance for any help.
worth looking at two uk based clubs,
TSSC, triumph sports six club, and Club Triumph
there's a couple of usa based ones too.
GT6 are really fairly simple, and several people here know a lot about them
best hint I can give is get the proper workshop manual
also look at this thread for inspiration... A New Project, GT6 aluminium body
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/4/viewthread.php?tid=178173&page=1
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 6/8/16 at 03:22 PM |
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http://vitessesteve.co.uk/
that site has all sorts of official publications in PDF format. Bear in mind even if your model is not specifically covered, there is huge crossover
with the Vitesse MK2 in terms of engine, gearbox, suspension and rotoflex rear, and spitfire in many other respects.
There will be many many Triumphs your side of teh pond, that is where the vast majority were sold. So forum support should be good.
I would suggest the CT site, there is one chap who is restoring a GT6 in the states at the moment.... and more active than TSSC (though that
isn't bad)
http://club.triumph.org.uk/
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 6/8/16 at 06:56 PM |
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Thanks for the info;
been looking at Canley Classics and Rimmer Bros for parts, fuel pump packet it in this week.
There seems to be some differences between the UK and US spec vehicles as mine has low compression and modified Stromberg CD carbs.
Note in the owners manual says engine is from a 1971 don't know if this makes a difference.
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