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by docdelete
Thu Sep 20, 2007 5:14 pm
Forum: Body and Trim
Topic: Seat cover replacement
Replies: 0
Views: 2724

Has anyone got any experience of swapping saloon seat covers. My PI has some a nice powder blue interior but the driver\'s seat frame has sagged. I\'ve got a pair of later black cloth seats with headrests, and I\'m tempted to stick the blue covers on these later seats.<br><br>A while back, however ...
by docdelete
Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:18 pm
Forum: Body and Trim
Topic: Child door locks
Replies: 5
Views: 7082

[QUOTE=Trevan]Could it be so that the doors were the same for RHD and LHD? Or maybe so you could leave the kids inside when you popped into a petrol station or whatever and that they\'d be where you left them when you got back?
Best wishes
Trevan[/QUOTE]<br><br>Yes, and they surely would\'ve pushed ...
by docdelete
Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:07 pm
Forum: Modifications
Topic: 6-3-1 or 6-2-1
Replies: 3
Views: 5508

Thanks for the replies - sorry I\'m late in getting back, my email notifications seem to have gone astray.<br><br>JohnD - I guess I thought with the 6-2-1 already having a \"2\" bit in it this would be better to facilitate two full length pipes going to the back, not just an artificial split near ...
by docdelete
Tue Nov 07, 2006 6:11 pm
Forum: Modifications
Topic: 6-3-1 or 6-2-1
Replies: 3
Views: 5508

Right - here\'s one for the BHP experts...<br><br>Which would be best for on-road performance (not race) - a 6-3-1 manifold feeding into a conventional system with only the rear silencer OR a 6-2-1 manifold modified to feed into a bespoke twin system with two rear silencers??<br><br>The latter would ...
by docdelete
Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:26 pm
Forum: Modifications
Topic: 5 Speed
Replies: 32
Views: 32132

Hi Alec,<br><br>A few years back I googled for \"triumph\" and \"rover gearbox\" and somehow came up with a description on a New Zealand (I think) club website. I contacted the club to ask about the conversion and received the reply that I posted as a JPG (scanned from a hard copy I did -I\'ve lost ...
by docdelete
Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:10 pm
Forum: Modifications
Topic: 5 Speed
Replies: 32
Views: 32132

Chaps! Read this message I got from someone who\'s already done the gearbox swap... Any good?? Regards, Ken.<br><br><img><br>
by docdelete
Fri Sep 01, 2006 3:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Triumph 1600, 2000 and 2500 blocks
Replies: 3
Views: 4896

[QUOTE=Alec]Hello DD, <br>
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I think the only difference is taht the 2.5 block is taller.<br>
<br>
Alec<br>

[/QUOTE]<br><br>Thanks Alec - apparently you\'re *almost* right. For anyone that\'s interested this is just in from David at Canley Classics...<br><br><ul><li>The dimensions that count are ...
by docdelete
Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Triumph 1600, 2000 and 2500 blocks
Replies: 3
Views: 4896

Sorry but this is a little bit OT, but it\'s about the six so here goes...<br><br>I have a friend with a \"special\" that\'s been constructed to look like a vintage car. It currently has a Vitesse 1600 engine mated through to an MGB diff (at around 3.9:1). The problem is that the car is fitted with ...
by docdelete
Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Who drives what?
Replies: 148
Views: 133707

Time to move this thread to \"technical\" boys!&nbsp; <IMG>
by docdelete
Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Who drives what?
Replies: 148
Views: 133707

Radical counterbalances on the crank?