From ponobill at gmail.com Tue Jul 1 13:40:55 2025 From: ponobill at gmail.com (Ponostyle) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2025 12:40:55 -0700 Subject: [Fot] Ambro for sale In-Reply-To: <755683DC-F4BE-455B-88E8-2ADDF75E19BA@gmail.com> References: <755683DC-F4BE-455B-88E8-2ADDF75E19BA@gmail.com> Message-ID: <4ED31DDD-4A9A-4F8D-BB4D-3A41E3646D6B@ponostyle.com> I?ve listed Ambro 001 for sale on Bring-A-Trailer. It?s up with no reserve. I?m going to include a ton of parts with it if the buyer wants them?I?m building a TR3 hot street car but I have tons of stuff I don?t need. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1958-ambro-race-car-001/ I had big plans for Peyotifying this car to make it as fast or faster than Peyote. But it?s just sitting in my shop gathering dust. Bill Babcock Beach Bum bill at ponostyle.com https://www.Ponostyle.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robertlangtr6 at yahoo.com Thu Jul 3 08:25:37 2025 From: robertlangtr6 at yahoo.com (Robert Lang) Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2025 14:25:37 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Fot] Wanted: TR6 Main Bearing Caps References: <256307363.2288030.1751552737016.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <256307363.2288030.1751552737016@mail.yahoo.com> Hi, An acquaintance brought a seized TR6 engine to my local machinist and somehow I got in the loop. I sold the guy a complete lower block assembly that should be rebuildable... blah blah blah. In the loop conversation, the machinist told the customer that the original block was probably okay, but the caps were junk because they were hot enough to turn blue. Customer had the oil gauge line blow off the block and ran the engine dry until it seized. In any case, The lower assembly I sold the guy should be rebuildable as is the original engine would be IF we could source a set of main caps that can be assembled and the block align bored. My preference is to try to keep the block I sold the guy "complete" as a core for an engine project and I have a couple of cranks that I can sell to the customer. So, I'm looking for a complete set of 4 TR6 main bearing caps in serviceable condition. I told client that his best bet is to score a complete engine and strip off what he needs, he didn't seem to want to do that. Go figure. The situation is "self explanatory". But if you have some TR6 main caps lying around, drop me a line. Regards,Bob Lang339-927-4489 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rkramer56 at gmail.com Thu Jul 3 10:15:14 2025 From: rkramer56 at gmail.com (Bob Kramer Gmail) Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2025 11:15:14 -0500 Subject: [Fot] Wanted: TR6 Main Bearing Caps In-Reply-To: <256307363.2288030.1751552737016@mail.yahoo.com> References: <256307363.2288030.1751552737016@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <953ECEAE-44AE-41D9-BB1E-249A5CEFC047@gmail.com> IMHO just getting a set of main caps that are close to the engine alignment in the current block is a needle in a haystack scenario. That will mean line boring after machining the caps and then a line hone. I can?t imagine that the price for that would be anywhere as cheap as finding another donor engine. I recently recycled two TR6 blocks that I got with cars due to the missing bearing caps. You only get one chance at life, make it a TRIUMPH. > On Jul 3, 2025, at 9:41?AM, Robert Lang via Fot wrote: > > ? > Hi, > > An acquaintance brought a seized TR6 engine to my local machinist and somehow I got in the loop. I sold the guy a complete lower block assembly that should be rebuildable... blah blah blah. In the loop conversation, the machinist told the customer that the original block was probably okay, but the caps were junk because they were hot enough to turn blue. Customer had the oil gauge line blow off the block and ran the engine dry until it seized. In any case, The lower assembly I sold the guy should be rebuildable as is the original engine would be IF we could source a set of main caps that can be assembled and the block align bored. > > My preference is to try to keep the block I sold the guy "complete" as a core for an engine project and I have a couple of cranks that I can sell to the customer. > > So, I'm looking for a complete set of 4 TR6 main bearing caps in serviceable condition. > > I told client that his best bet is to score a complete engine and strip off what he needs, he didn't seem to want to do that. Go figure. The situation is "self explanatory". > > But if you have some TR6 main caps lying around, drop me a line. > > Regards, > Bob Lang > 339-927-4489 > _______________________________________________ > fot at autox.team.net > > http://www.fot-racing.com > > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot > Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/rkramer56 at gmail.com > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tr4 at wi.rr.com Thu Jul 3 12:35:15 2025 From: tr4 at wi.rr.com (tr4) Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:35:15 -0500 Subject: [Fot] Wanted: TR6 Main Bearing Caps In-Reply-To: <953ECEAE-44AE-41D9-BB1E-249A5CEFC047@gmail.com> Message-ID: I wonder if you would even find a machine shop that would take on this job.? A set of caps from a different engine will be off in both x and y dimensions.? Much better off finding a replacement.Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S23+ 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone -------- Original message --------From: Bob Kramer Gmail via Fot Date: 7/3/25 12:18 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Robert Lang Cc: Triumph FOT Subject: Re: [Fot] Wanted: TR6 Main Bearing Caps IMHO just getting a set of main caps that are close to the engine alignment in the current block is a needle in a haystack scenario. That will mean line boring after machining the caps and then a line hone. I can?t imagine that the price for that would be anywhere as cheap as finding another donor engine.?I recently recycled two TR6 blocks that I got with cars due to the missing bearing caps.You only get one chance at life, make it a TRIUMPH.On Jul 3, 2025, at 9:41?AM, Robert Lang via Fot wrote:?Hi,An acquaintance brought a seized TR6 engine to my local machinist and somehow I got in the loop. I sold the guy a complete lower block assembly that should be rebuildable... blah blah blah. In the loop conversation, the machinist told the customer that the original block was probably okay, but the caps were junk because they were hot enough to turn blue. Customer had the oil gauge line blow off the block and ran the engine dry until it seized. In any case, The lower assembly I sold the guy should be rebuildable as is the original engine would be IF we could source a set of main caps that can be assembled and the block align bored.My preference is to try to keep the block I sold the guy "complete" as a core for an engine project and I have a couple of cranks that I can sell to the customer.So, I'm looking for a complete set of 4 TR6 main bearing caps in serviceable condition.I told client that his best bet is to score a complete engine and strip off what he needs, he didn't seem to want to do that. Go figure. The situation is "self explanatory".But if you have some TR6 main caps lying around, drop me a line.Regards,Bob Lang339-927-4489_______________________________________________fot at autox.team.nethttp://www.fot-racing.comDonate: http://www.team.net/donate.htmlArchive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fotUnsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/rkramer56 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Much better off finding a replacement. > > > > Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S23+ 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Bob Kramer Gmail via Fot > Date: 7/3/25 12:18 PM (GMT-06:00) > To: Robert Lang > Cc: Triumph FOT > Subject: Re: [Fot] Wanted: TR6 Main Bearing Caps > > IMHO just getting a set of main caps that are close to the engine alignment in the current block is a needle in a haystack scenario. That will mean line boring after machining the caps and then a line hone. I can?t imagine that the price for that would be anywhere as cheap as finding another donor engine. > > I recently recycled two TR6 blocks that I got with cars due to the missing bearing caps. > > You only get one chance at life, make it a TRIUMPH. > >>> On Jul 3, 2025, at 9:41?AM, Robert Lang via Fot wrote: >>> >> ? >> Hi, >> >> An acquaintance brought a seized TR6 engine to my local machinist and somehow I got in the loop. I sold the guy a complete lower block assembly that should be rebuildable... blah blah blah. In the loop conversation, the machinist told the customer that the original block was probably okay, but the caps were junk because they were hot enough to turn blue. Customer had the oil gauge line blow off the block and ran the engine dry until it seized. In any case, The lower assembly I sold the guy should be rebuildable as is the original engine would be IF we could source a set of main caps that can be assembled and the block align bored. >> >> My preference is to try to keep the block I sold the guy "complete" as a core for an engine project and I have a couple of cranks that I can sell to the customer. >> >> So, I'm looking for a complete set of 4 TR6 main bearing caps in serviceable condition. >> >> I told client that his best bet is to score a complete engine and strip off what he needs, he didn't seem to want to do that. Go figure. 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The rims are 5.5? wide It is difficult to find street legal performance tires for 13? wheels. Some manufacturers sell the 175?s & some sell the 185?s but few sell both, & those that do, may only sell both using different model tires. I hate to mix 2 different tire models on the same car. If I go with a 205/60-R13, I get basically the same diameter/circumference as both the 175 & 185 tires, & there are a number of track performance tires, & even the old BF Goodrich Radial T/As available. The 205?s would look great! >From some old on line posts, it sounds like the 205/60?s will work fine on the rear, with some very slight interference on the front at full turn lock. That would be easy to deal with. Some charts I have seen say that a 5.5? wide rim will take up to a 205, but some say only up to 195 widths are acceptable. Your thoughts? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark at dieselperformanceparts.com Mon Jul 7 14:38:02 2025 From: mark at dieselperformanceparts.com (Mark Craig - Diesel Performance Parts) Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2025 20:38:02 +0000 Subject: [Fot] Tires In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hey I can?t figure out how to post on FOT it has been a long time and I got a bunch of Sptifire and GT6 bonnets and other stuff I want to sell to the membership versus facebook or eBay etc., Can you tell me how? [cid:image001.png at 01DBEF55.0B543C10] Mark Craig Diesel Performance Parts, Inc. 411 Allied Drive, Nashville, TN 37211 https://www.dieselperformanceparts.com/ [cid:image002.png at 01DBEF55.0B543C10] Phone: 615-834-0066 Fax: 615-834-9923 Email: mark at dieselperformanceparts.com From: Fot On Behalf Of Mark Haynes via Fot Sent: Monday, July 7, 2025 2:26 PM To: fot at autox.team.net Subject: [Fot] Tires While not specifically a triumph question, I hope I get get some info here. I have a ?73 Lotus Europa John Player Special. The car only weighs about 1500 pounds. The tires that came on the car are: 175/70-R13 Front 185/70-R13 Rear Because of the weight, the specified air pressure is only 20 pounds. The rims are 5.5? wide It is difficult to find street legal performance tires for 13? wheels. Some manufacturers sell the 175?s & some sell the 185?s but few sell both, & those that do, may only sell both using different model tires. I hate to mix 2 different tire models on the same car. If I go with a 205/60-R13, I get basically the same diameter/circumference as both the 175 & 185 tires, & there are a number of track performance tires, & even the old BF Goodrich Radial T/As available. The 205?s would look great! From some old on line posts, it sounds like the 205/60?s will work fine on the rear, with some very slight interference on the front at full turn lock. That would be easy to deal with. 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I have one TR3 I?m completeing but other than the parts that go on it I?m going to get rid of as much of my tons of Triumph stuff as the buyer wants. So this is more like bring a box truck. Probably going to go cheap in about 13 hours. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1958-ambro-race-car-001/ From tomstrange5 at gmail.com Tue Jul 8 07:30:19 2025 From: tomstrange5 at gmail.com (tom strange) Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 09:30:19 -0400 Subject: [Fot] GT6 bits needed Message-ID: I think I've located the bits I need. Bonnet hinge tube & bonnet hinge bracket assembly, both L & R. Any help? Thanks in advance -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From solarant at hotmail.com Tue Jul 8 07:47:24 2025 From: solarant at hotmail.com (Anthony Parker) Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 13:47:24 +0000 Subject: [Fot] GT6 bits needed In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Spitfire 1500 parts should work. Many, many more of them around. ________________________________ From: Fot on behalf of tom strange via Fot Sent: Tuesday, July 8, 2025 9:30 AM To: FoTTriumph Subject: [Fot] GT6 bits needed I think I've located the bits I need. Bonnet hinge tube & bonnet hinge bracket assembly, both L & R. Any help? Thanks in advance -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sjanzen at me.com Tue Jul 8 08:01:20 2025 From: sjanzen at me.com (Scott Janzen) Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 10:01:20 -0400 Subject: [Fot] Ambro on Bring A Trailer In-Reply-To: <52A49FF6-D9F5-4E53-A1C0-70E88B0B0464@ponostyle.com> References: <633815B8-5619-49E7-8A4F-BA71BD815217@gmail.com> <52A49FF6-D9F5-4E53-A1C0-70E88B0B0464@ponostyle.com> Message-ID: <4B169766-EF26-4B9D-977F-4AD19492DEEC@me.com> wish this was on the East Coast. A coast to coast hauling trip is too much for this guy. On Jul 8, 2025, at 12:08?AM, Ponostyle via Fot wrote: Mine. Comes with a LOT of parts, not just for the AMBRO. I have one TR3 I?m completeing but other than the parts that go on it I?m going to get rid of as much of my tons of Triumph stuff as the buyer wants. So this is more like bring a box truck. Probably going to go cheap in about 13 hours. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1958-ambro-race-car-001/ _______________________________________________ fot at autox.team.net http://www.fot-racing.com Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/sjanzen at me.com From sbarr at McCarty-Law.com Tue Jul 8 08:27:11 2025 From: sbarr at McCarty-Law.com (Barr, Scott) Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 14:27:11 +0000 Subject: [Fot] GT6 bits needed In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Does anyone have a good photo or diagram of a GT6 MkI front frame crossmember with the bonnet hinge assembly? A little more context here. Some of you might remember the car in question ? my dad?s red MkI GT6 racer. Effing terrifying car to drive with the swing axles. It was really OK to drive as long as you didn?t need to, you know, brake. Or, god forbid, brake while turning. Dad pulled it off the track roughly 20 years ago and began rebuilding it on a ?71 GT6 MkIII frame that I had lying around. He only got the car so far before he was no longer able to work on it. And then he had the temerity to go ahead and die and leave me to finish the car. I?ve gotten it back to pretty much ready to drop the spare engine and trans into it and send it off to Tom in Vermont for him and his grandkids to mess with. As I think about putting the bonnet back on, it occurs to me that dad must have cut off the normal MkIII bonnet hinge boxes that mount on the front frame crossmember, in preparation for adding the MkI bonnet hinge assemblies to the MkIII frame. Here?s where we are right now?(see below or attached pic). [cid:image001.png at 01DBEFE9.6DAE27B0] From: Fot On Behalf Of tom strange via Fot Sent: Tuesday, July 8, 2025 8:30 AM To: FoTTriumph Subject: [Fot] GT6 bits needed I think I've located the bits I need. Bonnet hinge tube & bonnet hinge bracket assembly, both L & R. Any help? Thanks in advance -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 823046 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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John Lye) Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:22:03 -0400 Subject: [Fot] *****SPAM***** Re: Ambro on Bring A Trailer In-Reply-To: <4B169766-EF26-4B9D-977F-4AD19492DEEC@me.com> References: <633815B8-5619-49E7-8A4F-BA71BD815217@gmail.com> <52A49FF6-D9F5-4E53-A1C0-70E88B0B0464@ponostyle.com> <4B169766-EF26-4B9D-977F-4AD19492DEEC@me.com> Message-ID: <1751991723.x5pcn6fym8kc0c4g@webmail.lumos.net> Me too! While I would love an Ambro, and am looking for another project, hauling to Virginia is just a bit too much for me. John ? On Tue, 8 Jul 2025 10:01:20 -0400, Scott Janzen via Fot wrote: wish this was on the East Coast. A coast to coast hauling trip is too much for this guy. On Jul 8, 2025, at 12:08?AM, Ponostyle via Fot wrote: Mine. Comes with a LOT of parts, not just for the AMBRO. I have one TR3 I?m completeing but other than the parts that go on it I?m going to get rid of as much of my tons of Triumph stuff as the buyer wants. So this is more like bring a box truck. 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No Triumph was ever rust free even from day one so......... * 1 round tail stock Spitfire bonnet, also very very good condition * 1 each left and right front wings "fender portion" of a square tail bonnet that for some reason were cut off a square tail bonnet. For potential repair for a damaged bonnet maybe?? Don't know why I have them, LOL! * 1 GT6 parts car, rusty and missing lost of stuff but the basic car and engine is still there. * 1 square tail Spitfire parts car, again pretty rusty but lots of stuff to fix up a race car or street car. * 1 GT6 square tail frame totally stripped frame, frame only. Other stuff I don't even know I have, but these are the big bulky parts that need a home. All of it is in Nashville, Tennessee at my office. I can meet there on weekdays or weekends you can see it all and look thru the 5-7 pallets of other parts I have too. I have 2 square tail race cars that will be gone thru one more time before I retire myself from racing, so some parts stay with me but EVERYTHING else is for sale. I want to offer this to the membership first as you are the guys that keep the Triumph world alive and deserve first pick!! Can't tell ya how much you all and the site has helped me thru the years. Also a HUGE AIR CAPACITY 120 gallon, 4 cylinder two stage, Champion air compressor, 220V single phase, a 4 foot bead blast cabinet, a 6 foot long steel workbench made from river barge plate steel. A 220V single phase hot water pressure washer fired by kerosene, a ALC 100-pound capacity pressure pot sand blaster and more all in good operational condition. I have a forklift to load too. My contact info is below in my signature. [cid:image001.png at 01DBEFFA.C34CE2E0] Mark Craig Diesel Performance Parts, Inc. 411 Allied Drive, Nashville, TN 37211 https://www.dieselperformanceparts.com/ [cid:image002.png at 01DBEFFA.C34CE2E0] Phone: 615-834-0066 Fax: 615-834-9923 Email: mark at dieselperformanceparts.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 18269 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 791 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: From tomstrange5 at gmail.com Tue Jul 8 12:39:36 2025 From: tomstrange5 at gmail.com (tom strange) Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 14:39:36 -0400 Subject: [Fot] New Member Message-ID: Mark, and all, I would like to add another name to our list. I just got off the phone With Rick Mathis. 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From seanhenry84 at gmail.com Tue Jul 8 20:29:44 2025 From: seanhenry84 at gmail.com (Sean Henry) Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 22:29:44 -0400 Subject: [Fot] MYLAPS X2 racekey Message-ID: Hey there. I?m headed to PITT vintage race this weekend and really looking forward to it. Unfortunately my racekey is defective and won?t update my transponder. Anyone going either to race or spectate that has a working X2 racekey? If you do please bring it with you. Hopefully with a hot spot and my computer I can get the darn thing updated so I can race. My names Sean Henry and I drive the green #10 Spitfire. I really appreciate it. Fingers crossed someone has one that still works. It seems they are all bad these days, I?m starting to think it?s by design. Thanks again Sean Henry -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <1F915571-2E11-4928-AB31-F827A1D00B22@dieselperformanceparts.com> Second for Rick Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 8, 2025, at 9:09?PM, Mark Bradakis via Fot wrote: > > ?Okay, Rick is on the list. > > mjb. > > _______________________________________________ > fot at autox.team.net > > http://www.fot-racing.com > > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot > Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/info at dieselperformanceparts.com > > From fmccjr at aol.com Tue Jul 8 21:57:09 2025 From: fmccjr at aol.com (fmccjr at aol.com) Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2025 03:57:09 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Fot] MYLAPS X2 racekey In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1426517994.1601028.1752033429832@mail.yahoo.com> Sean, Mine fully?crapped out just after I signed up for a 5 yr subscription renewal, and I ended up getting a replacement that is a different design (no race key). Once I registered?it (?),?lo and behold, it works! The racekey version worked about 3 times in 5 years. That?s about?one more time than my car did? (but improvements are presently manifesting). Good luck with yours. I?ll see you at Lime Rock! Rick McCurdy Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 11:11 PM, Sean Henry via Fot wrote: Hey there. I?m headed to PITT vintage race this weekend and really looking forward to it. Unfortunately my racekey is defective and won?t update my transponder. Anyone going either to race or spectate that has a working X2 racekey?? If you do please bring it with you. Hopefully with a hot spot and my computer I can get the darn thing updated so I can race. My names Sean Henry and I drive the green #10 Spitfire. I really appreciate it. Fingers crossed someone has one that still works. It seems they are all bad these days, I?m starting to think it?s by design. ? Thanks again? Sean Henry?_______________________________________________ fot at autox.team.net http://www.fot-racing.com Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/fmccjr at aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hakhutch at roadrunner.com Wed Jul 9 05:32:17 2025 From: hakhutch at roadrunner.com (hakhutch at roadrunner.com) Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:32:17 +0000 Subject: [Fot] Tires Message-ID: <31cae9c1ab5b484f3979cd4b820a8247ee14a853@webmail> I am running 205/60R13 BFG T/A tires on stock TR8 alloy wheels on my TR7 FHC. I believe they are 5.5" width rims. I am having no issues with this set up. Driven spiritedly and occasionally autocrossed. While it is not a Europa, I have no rubbing issues on lowered springs with this extra tire width. Perhaps someone can verify the rim width on the TR8 factory alloy wheels? I do think they are 5.5".Tim HutchisenNorway, ME -----------------------------------------From: "Mark Haynes via Fot" To: fot at autox.team.net Cc: Sent: Monday July 7 2025 4:44:08PM Subject: [Fot] Tires While not specifically a triumph question, I hope I get get some info here. I have a ?73 Lotus Europa John Player Special. The car only weighs about 1500 pounds. The tires that came on the car are: 175/70-R13 Front 185/70-R13 Rear Because of the weight, the specified air pressure is only 20 pounds. The rims are 5.5? wide It is difficult to find street legal performance tires for 13? wheels. Some manufacturers sell the 175?s & some sell the 185?s but few sell both, & those that do, may only sell both using different model tires. I hate to mix 2 different tire models on the same car. If I go with a 205/60-R13, I get basically the same diameter/circumference as both the 175 & 185 tires, & there are a number of track performance tires, & even the old BF Goodrich Radial T/As available. The 205?s would look great! From some old on line posts, it sounds like the 205/60?s will work fine on the rear, with some very slight interference on the front at full turn lock. That would be easy to deal with. Some charts I have seen say that a 5.5? wide rim will take up to a 205, but some say only up to 195 widths are acceptable. Your thoughts? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ponobill at gmail.com Wed Jul 9 08:26:54 2025 From: ponobill at gmail.com (Bill Babcock) Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2025 07:26:54 -0700 Subject: [Fot] Ambro In-Reply-To: <857211462.1705078.1752064544162@mail.yahoo.com> References: <857211462.1705078.1752064544162.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <857211462.1705078.1752064544162@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <893870BF-4010-434C-8274-9CAC891A2A5B@gmail.com> Yes, it was bought by Jim Whitmer, who was a former owner. In fact he was the owner who sold the car to Doug Karon. So yes, I?m quite pleased. The car comes with a LOT of ancillary parts, many of them have nothing to do with the Ambro. I?m trying to make my metalworking wing of the shop a bit more orderly and getting rid of 50 years worth of Triumph parts accumulation will go a long way to aid that. I?m restoring a TR3 I bought many years ago, and reserving the parts necessary to complete that project, but otherwise everything that fits on the trailer is headed to Oklahoma. I hope he does what I planned to do, which was to Peyote-ify the car. I always thought it could be as fast or faster, and pretty at the same time. Bill > On Jul 9, 2025, at 5:35?AM, Robert Lang wrote: > > Hi, > > I know this is water over the dam, but from the comments in the BAT auction, sounds like the Ambro went to a good home. I, like any number of other FOTers, would have loved to grab that project but the logistics were not in the cards. > > I always had a special liking to that car when Doug Karon was the caretaker. > > Anyway, congrats on moving it to a new home. > > Regards, > Bob Lang -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From triumphsix at yahoo.com Wed Jul 9 14:06:41 2025 From: triumphsix at yahoo.com (David Gott) Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2025 20:06:41 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Fot] MYLAPS X2 racekey In-Reply-To: <1426517994.1601028.1752033429832@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1426517994.1601028.1752033429832@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1524405183.1034745.1752091601580@mail.yahoo.com> Hi Sean, I?ve got one of those race keys that worked last time I tried. ?The subscription is no longer active on it, but I?ll bring it with me! ?#80 Green TR4. ? Like Rich, I got the newer version and got it hard wired after missing several times laps? See you there!Dave Gott Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 12:24 AM, fmccjr--- via Fot wrote: Sean, Mine fully?crapped out just after I signed up for a 5 yr subscription renewal, and I ended up getting a replacement that is a different design (no race key). Once I registered?it (?),?lo and behold, it works! The racekey version worked about 3 times in 5 years. That?s about?one more time than my car did? (but improvements are presently manifesting). Good luck with yours. I?ll see you at Lime Rock! Rick McCurdy Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 11:11 PM, Sean Henry via Fot wrote: Hey there. I?m headed to PITT vintage race this weekend and really looking forward to it. Unfortunately my racekey is defective and won?t update my transponder. Anyone going either to race or spectate that has a working X2 racekey?? If you do please bring it with you. Hopefully with a hot spot and my computer I can get the darn thing updated so I can race. My names Sean Henry and I drive the green #10 Spitfire. I really appreciate it. Fingers crossed someone has one that still works. It seems they are all bad these days, I?m starting to think it?s by design. ? Thanks again? Sean Henry?_______________________________________________ fot at autox.team.net http://www.fot-racing.com Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/fmccjr at aol.com _______________________________________________ fot at autox.team.net http://www.fot-racing.com Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/triumphsix at yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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My guess is when we take off the old tires on the steel wheels we are going to find that most of these are bent or damaged. Before we drop $1,000 on new stuff, asking the group if there are any sitting in a back corner somewhere looking for a use. We can paint so finish isn?t a major concern for us. Appreciate any leads. Greg Sent from my iPhone From mark at efishers.com Tue Jul 15 14:41:08 2025 From: mark at efishers.com (Mark Fisher) Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:41:08 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Fot] Kirkey seat In-Reply-To: <98D0852D-ED31-48AC-A67A-C198182669E8@gmail.com> References: <98D0852D-ED31-48AC-A67A-C198182669E8@gmail.com> Message-ID: <493725044.1978552.1752612068664@mail.yahoo.com> Anybody from Chicagoland or parts near going to Lime Rock??? On Monday, July 14, 2025 at 05:11:36 PM CDT, Chuck Gee via Fot wrote: Hello all, I just replaced the seat in my TR4 with a smaller one.? As a result, I have a decent Kirkey seat up for sale.? It?s an older seat, p/n 36900, and is 18? across on the inside.? It has the outer cloth covering with the foam.? Please see the pics for condition details.? $150 delivered to Lime Rock, or come get it for the same price.? I guess I could ship it since I have the box from the new seat, but that would be extra. Thanks, Chuck _______________________________________________ fot at autox.team.net http://www.fot-racing.com Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/mark at efishers.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image5.jpeg Type: image/jpeg Size: 86787 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Dean On Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 4:42?PM Mark Fisher via Fot wrote: > Anybody from Chicagoland or parts near going to Lime Rock? > > On Monday, July 14, 2025 at 05:11:36 PM CDT, Chuck Gee via Fot < > fot at autox.team.net> wrote: > > > Hello all, > > I just replaced the seat in my TR4 with a smaller one. As a result, I > have a decent Kirkey seat up for sale. It?s an older seat, p/n 36900, and > is 18? across on the inside. It has the outer cloth covering with the > foam. Please see the pics for condition details. $150 delivered to Lime > Rock, or come get it for the same price. 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