The Triumph 2000/2500/2.5 Register Forum

Elusive are mk1 Pi’s, I’ve been looking for one for years had to settle for the mk2 in the end. I’m not even after a nice mk1 Pi either, a real ugly one would do me as long it had all the bits and pieces. The search continues.

Welcome to the forum plenty of help on here if you need it. Seems everyone buying estates lately and yours does look very tidy. Makes me feel I need a new acquisition. Hmmm I wonder if he has sold that Valencia Blue mk1 Pi estate I went to view a while back. It is very addictive owning triumphs shou...

Quite week on the CAD day job! The cogs start moving. A tappet adjusting tool which I’ve kinda copied from an American tool company but I’m trying to make it indexable. As one complete turn of a 5/16 thread is 40 thou, I guess a quarter would be 10 thou for the tappet. The Gunson tappet tool I’ve se...

3rd generation classic car enthusiast. Where’s my play doh gone!

Hello everyone the goal of getting the car built up and ready for the sprayer is in sight. Sorted out the radiator mixup. It’s been all hands on deck cavity wax completed and carpets in. Just got some plumbing to do, fill up and bleed the fluids, spray the rocker cover and purchase an accelerator ca...

I’ve just found this one!
Pot Pourri! What a Plonker
Back on the to do list!

Hello John not sure either. I haven’t mixed up any parts and this one came with car, I’ll check as I have 2 spares manuals one up to 74 and another one which is for 74 only maybe it will shed some light if it changed or I’ve got to take it out. Interestingly I found there are two different oil coole...

Over the last couple nights I have managed to get the radiator, vacuum thingy me-gee steering pump and alternator on. Annoyingly I’ve got to take the metering unit off again having two 132 BHP cars dad timed it up the same, but it’s timed on number 6 and you have to get metal rules out and do some s...

Hello All an update on the Pi. Front suspension and engine are in. Some playdoh pinched from my sons stash! https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1QmVrjNyb2CRmCIHqtkmw64dOtNVkfwKa https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1mgLRTqWx0vGY7fAm49g1iIKfX3UiZjSl https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1x_CFAt_t6Yp3PkWyaeCNiahzvqiVOq...

Over the next couple of nights should get the engine in.