The Triumph 2000 / 2500 / 2·5 Register Forum

I had a radiator like that on my S with the expansion outlet on the neck on the offside. It usually happens when radiator is recored and the neck is unsoldered from the header tank during the repair, and inadvertantly replaced the wrong way round. I got round it using a small U shape moulded rubber ...

If it's been standing for 20 years, and you haven't done already, I'd be tempted to drain all the old fuel out of the tank from the outlet at the bottom, rather than just add fresh fuel to the old stuff in the tank, then perhaps put a couple of gallons of fresh fuel in to flush out as much of the ...

For the internal diameter of the original pipe, you could measure the outlet from the radiator neck, and for the external diameter, measure the internal diameter of the rubber grommet in the expansion bottle itself. The pipe is a snug fit in the grommet and a tight fit on the filler neck outlet.
I ...

Here's a later Mk1 in Cactus - F reg so 67-68.
I'm not sure its all original as it has earlier door cards and a 2 tone dash, but it certainly looks well and very 'period'.
It's a lot more work changing a vehicles colour without leaving tell tale signs of the colour change - personally, I like ...

Here are a couple of pics showing the two different trim clips - the right one for the door cards, the left one for the gear lever base cover on the centre console.

Slight correction there Charles - the gear lever base uses similar clips to the door cards, but they are actually different.
The door card clips are a bent piece of single strand sprung steel, whereas the gearlever base clips are oval shaped. I find the correct clips grip the holes better in the ...

Not had to do any tobacco stain removal any time recently, but I recollect using Ambersil Groom fabric / upholstery cleaner in the past. I've used many different upholstery cleaning products previously, but Groom definately seems to be one of the better ones.

At the end of the day though, you have a result! I must say I admire your determination / enthusiasm to remedy the issue which you appear to have been successful in doing! Well done!

I'm glad you now appear to have sorted the issue, although I don't quite see the connection between the handbrake adjustment and the front brakes binding - or have I missed something???

This other paint code listing is from the an original Triumph Workshop manual ( blue loose leaf ring binder).
Original copyrighted in 1964, there were several issues - this being the 3rd issue, which also covers the 2.5PI which was introduced in October 1968.
This listing also shows shades of the ...