Alan's Triumph Related Blog!

This is a running blog of my life....... which mainly seems to revolve around Triumph motor cars. At the moment, I am restoring "DEL 33", which is the prototype Stag Estate, built by Ian "Del" Lines of Atlantic Garages, Weston Super Mare. This car was featured in "Motor" in 1973 and was the start of the Lines Stag saloon and estates of which he built approx 26 of.

Thursday, 26 March 2009

New Tyres, New MOT....... one breakdown!

So........ I decided that the fuel starvation problem was due to a clogged up tank...... I took out the fuel gauge sender unit and had a pee...

Tuesday, 24 March 2009

MOT........ FAIL !!

MOT this afternoon, and it failed. On tyres and a steering rack gaiter!!!! New tyres on order, ready for Thursday, gaiter is on the shelf so...

Sunday, 22 March 2009

Ready for MOT !!!!

The blue 2000 is now ready for an MOT! Stripped the front brakes today, thinking I would have to put new discs on. The discs were rusty but ...

Sunday, 15 March 2009

Nearly finished!

So, what do you think the most useful tool you have in your toolbox is??........ 9/16th Spanner? 1/2" spanner? Flippin' big hammer?...

Sunday, 1 March 2009

More work on the Blue 2000........

More work on the Blue 2000 on Saturday. Stripped the rear brakes and replaced the shoes, wheel cylinders, flexihoses and had a couple of new...

Tuesday, 24 February 2009

No Polish used........ honest!!

Took off one of the carbs this afternoon, and spent a pleasant couple of hours cleaning the gunk off it, and all of the old petrolly waxy cr...

Sunday, 22 February 2009

Another one?!??!........

Another 2000 arrived at "Polishing Towers" today. 86k, one owner from new 2000 MKII saloon. Very original and unmessed with, but a...

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