Ah, cheers for the compliment on the blog
I enjoy writing about the work I've done, even if not many people read it. I think sometimes when you undertake a project gradually it's easy to loose sight of how far you've actually come - looking back over a blog or photos etc can really help put things in perspective and provide a bit of motivation to carry on towards getting it finished. Not that a Triumph will ever be finished of course - there'll always be something to do...
Having said that, the project's actually taken a slightly different turn since I last wrote - hence the lack of any recent posts. Completely by chance I stumbled upon a local breakers yard that had taken in a white 1977 2500S from an old fella who just wanted shot of it. It's in pretty good nick - a bit of rust at the front of the driver's side sill which will need attention and the interior isn't great (the carpet is brown yet the seats are red and ripped) but I decided it was actually a more viable project than my existing car due to its fairly presentable paintjob and the fact it won't need a full strip down for a colour change in the future. It's got factory AC and power steering fitted and the S is more desirable to me than the TC.
I wrote a bit about it here:
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So it turns out that all of the work I have undertaken on the blue car has been a bit of a practice run. As the new car hasn't seen the road in at least a decade I plan to strip all of the new brake parts off of the blue car and put them onto the white car, likewise with the spin-on oil filter kit, the new tyres, the good interior etc. That'll leave the blue car as pretty much a stripped out shell which I'll have to make a call on once it gets to that stage. The wife is keen for me to reduce the fleet back down to one so it'll most likely have to go - hopefully someone will see it as a viable project and take it on.
I've just ordered some parts in from Chris Witor to rebuild the carbs on the new car - I'll reuse some of the new bits from the carbs on the blue car but the jets are different - so work should be re-starting soon. First job is to drain out the 10 year old fuel which is remaining in the tank, the carbies will be rebuilt and then I can sort out the brakes and interior. Watch this space...