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Mar 16, 2024 20:19:59 GMT
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Well, the only thing that springs to mind with similar layout is the Smart….. Not exactly a powerhouse though. Or reliable/durable! Honda Goldwing conversion maybe, yoeddynz is blazing the trail 🙂
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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Mar 15, 2024 21:52:49 GMT
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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Mar 12, 2024 18:21:47 GMT
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“Could be worse I suppose.”
😳Seems quite bad enough from where I’m sitting - I mean, how are we going to get to see your paint progress without a camera…..🙁
Better than total loss though obviously 🙂
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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Obviously I’ve not been paying proper attention….. hadn’t realised you have the Healey!
What else lurks?
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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How much pressure do you actually need and how much pressure is it actually producing?
Sometime uprated pumps produce too much flow for the stock relief valves so you end up with excessive system pressure when demand is low, which is most of the time. This generates excess heat and kills pumps prematurely.
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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Also meant to say (seems I’ve lost my editing rights?), does it actually feel like a clutch pedal to your foot - ie can you feel it going over-centre about mid-travel? It’s not unknown for the friction plate to rust to the flywheel ion vehicles left standing….
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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Girling or Lockheed hydraulics?
Girling are typically pretty easy to bleed and generally fairly obliging. Lockheed….. not so much. The Lockheed clutch hydraulics on my 2.5PI sorely tried my patience on several occasions.
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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The law of unintended consequences got you good there….the gods are ever-vigilant!
But led to a very classy save. Nicely done sir! Must have taken you ages!
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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Feb 24, 2024 16:38:51 GMT
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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Feb 22, 2024 21:24:25 GMT
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I’ve been using Falken lately (SN832 in 175/70R13 on the Triumphs which just astonishing good in the wet) and recently put a pair of 205/60 R15 Sincerra SN110s on the front of the A6 which I’m also happy with.
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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Feb 14, 2024 19:17:26 GMT
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Also consider that same engine is used in Fiestas, Foci and Fusion TDCIs (both 1.4 and 1.6) and I was seeing a fair bit of positive comment when looking at remapping a 1.4 Fiesta.
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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Feb 13, 2024 23:12:02 GMT
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Fresh fuel? Injector cleaner?
Great that it’s back out there though🙂
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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This is very exciting. The world’s first (?) flat 6 Imp is imminent 🙂
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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Will be 1/4” UNF I reckon. They are similar enough that you can fit a 1/4” UNF nut on an M6 bolt (bit slack) but not the other way around.
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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I use the elastic sided boots these days ‘cause I can get out of them quick. 🙂
That’s a big job / keep up the good work.
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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Jan 22, 2024 23:02:06 GMT
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All the best for the cataract removal. Dan +1
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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Jan 22, 2024 20:35:12 GMT
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After I build the rotisserie….. just casually tossed in there….🙂
Nice work!
Bit of dry walking and you’ll be itching to get back to it.😛
I hear you on the aches and pains though !
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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Jan 16, 2024 21:20:28 GMT
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I'm actually sad that the chances of me ever seeing this in person are so slim. Incredible work. Hmm. Just another good reason to go to NZ 🙂 What a great update. Feels like it’s getting close now. Exciting! I was was especially tickled by your Nissan battery assistant. Good idea. Must confess I’ve always stuck with the MS defaults for injector dead times. Usually pressure test my fuel rails with compressed air and water bath. Our actual bath tub the first one I did. It leaked. A lot. Anyway, crack on. Looking forward to seeing it in and running.
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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Jan 16, 2024 19:56:15 GMT
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Been seeing this in the Yeovil area for years but this is the first time I’ve been on foot with a camera… Nice. I also regularly see a white Capri Mk3 on the A37 just south of Yeovil.
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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Jan 13, 2024 21:02:31 GMT
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^^^ what he said.
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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