[TR] what is the most stressful thing to do on a Triumph?

[ashleys]

Hi!,
Fitting a rebuilt engine to a TR6.When running in at 2000 revs a bad harsh 
sound coming from engine,oil pressure normal,not good so out came engine had 
a good look at shaft,pistons etc no fault found.Went ahead and rebuilt 
another TR6 engine only used rebuilt cyclinder head.While the block was away 
getting rebored/shaft grind i spent more time to see what was causing this 
strange sound.
Guest what,a simple fault was found.When i pulled this engine some years ago 
i found that the short oil pipe fitted to the oil pump was loose at the lock 
nut.When refitting the shaft and oil pump i did not check to see if there 
was clearance between gauze and bottom of sump,so on inspection the gauze 
had a flat spot and shiney,like wise the sump bottom had awee wear mark.
At 2000 revs the oil pump gauze was beating the sump like a drum- get the 
drift.
I went ahead with the fitting of the replacement engine,now run in and no 
such noise,a pleasure
to drive.  I now have a rebuilt short block TR motor for sale.

When rebuilding TR 6 over 8 years i had to by in [19] new inner panels,rear 
and front panels ,rear deck,b posts,sills,not one panel was correct size,one 
inner left guard was 32mm short in the arch area,my supplier told me that 
the other 5 inner they had in stock were the same,the supplier didnt what to 
know.I was given 40 UK pounds credit for me to correct,as for the other 
problems,tough luck you get what you get.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Induni" <308gtsi at roadrunner.com>
To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] what is the most stressful thing to do on a Triumph?


> Most frustrating thing for me on ANY car I restore is crappy replacement
> body panels! I haven't found one source yet that can supply decent (I 
> didn't
> say perfect did I?) panels that I don't have to slice, dice, and reshape.
> Case in point - I ordered a rear valance for my '63 MGB from Rimmer 
> (figured
> it was close enough to the source to get it right) and ended up having to
> totally reshape it to get the correct curve in it. No, it wasn't just a
> little off - the curvature of the panel was so far off that didn't allow 
> the
> bumper to fit and I could stick my hand in the gap between the boot lid 
> and
> the edge. Dog legs, fender repair panels, and so on - all the same crappy
> work.
>
> Seems to make sense to buy a shrinker / stretcher and make my own panels.
>
> Stepping off the box now...
>
> Brian
>
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