An utter TRIUMPH
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Dug the old crate out of the garage to loosen her up a touch in preperation for some dramatic use this year.
No pictures of the generous owner who went inside for a lie down while I went out in his pride & joy!
The brakes need a bit of sorting and the idle is a touch lumpy which i'm informed is normal (caused by the camshaft profiles and the use of independent throttle butterflies which need calibraing properly).
The noise is special in a serious way...
But Oh My God, the throttle response is just fantastic! I coughed and it piled on another 1000rpm instantly!
The steering is bloody heavy at low speeds but goes an awful lot lighter as speeds rise. I always imagined it to be an absolute pig to move around but it was rather nice actually.
Now all I have to do is wait for warmer weather and for the owner to hit himself on the head again and i'm there!
No pictures of the generous owner who went inside for a lie down while I went out in his pride & joy!
The brakes need a bit of sorting and the idle is a touch lumpy which i'm informed is normal (caused by the camshaft profiles and the use of independent throttle butterflies which need calibraing properly).
The noise is special in a serious way...
But Oh My God, the throttle response is just fantastic! I coughed and it piled on another 1000rpm instantly!
The steering is bloody heavy at low speeds but goes an awful lot lighter as speeds rise. I always imagined it to be an absolute pig to move around but it was rather nice actually.
Now all I have to do is wait for warmer weather and for the owner to hit himself on the head again and i'm there!
Throttle response on any multi-carb car is always sharper than a modern single-butterfly injection job, chiefly because the butterflies are so much closer to the inlet valves.
With the Lucas PI system, though, not only are they close to the valves, there's also one butterfly for each cylinder, plus enrichment that doesn't depend on vacuum. Get one with all the slack balanced out of the linkages and it's so sharp it can be quite hard to drive smoothly, particularly with the 150bhp cam.
I had two 2500PI saloons - nice engine to sit behind.
With the Lucas PI system, though, not only are they close to the valves, there's also one butterfly for each cylinder, plus enrichment that doesn't depend on vacuum. Get one with all the slack balanced out of the linkages and it's so sharp it can be quite hard to drive smoothly, particularly with the 150bhp cam.
I had two 2500PI saloons - nice engine to sit behind.
Edited by Nick_F on Monday 29th January 00:54
Nick_F said:
Throttle response on any multi-carb car is always sharper than a modern single-butterfly injection job, chielfy because the butterflies are so much closer the the inlet valves.
With the Lucas PI system, though, not only are they close to the valves, there's also one butterfly for each cylinder, plus enrichment that doesn't depend on vacuum. Get one with all the slack balanced out of the linkages and it's so sharp it can be quite hard to drive smoothly, particularly with the 150bhp cam.
I had two 2500PI saloons - nice engine to sit behind.
With the Lucas PI system, though, not only are they close to the valves, there's also one butterfly for each cylinder, plus enrichment that doesn't depend on vacuum. Get one with all the slack balanced out of the linkages and it's so sharp it can be quite hard to drive smoothly, particularly with the 150bhp cam.
I had two 2500PI saloons - nice engine to sit behind.
The throttle response is razor sharp. This car has he 150 cam in it. It's a corker of an engine though, so full of character as i'm sure you're well aware.
Can't wait for warmer weather now though!
Nice car Combover who's is it?
Just noticed the le mans sticker on the back bumper is it just for show or has it actually been to le mans.
Bet it's not seen more than 3500 rpm in the last 20 years, you know what classic owners are like! Spit and polish brigade, give it a decent thrashing Combover!!
Just noticed the le mans sticker on the back bumper is it just for show or has it actually been to le mans.
Bet it's not seen more than 3500 rpm in the last 20 years, you know what classic owners are like! Spit and polish brigade, give it a decent thrashing Combover!!
Went to Le Mans in the 70s where I believe it may have strayed over 3500rpm.
Its only covered 7500 miles since 1976 mainly avoiding gun-toating Gendermes and speeding fines. It was driven with great care and attention in this time though (in order to avoid hitting oncoming cars somewhere in France...He never did get the hang of driving on the right - intentionally or not
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If only the owner still looked as fresh now though...
Its only covered 7500 miles since 1976 mainly avoiding gun-toating Gendermes and speeding fines. It was driven with great care and attention in this time though (in order to avoid hitting oncoming cars somewhere in France...He never did get the hang of driving on the right - intentionally or not
) If only the owner still looked as fresh now though...
Combover said:
Went to Le Mans in the 70s where I believe it may have strayed over 3500rpm.
Its only covered 7500 miles since 1976 mainly avoiding gun-toating Gendermes and speeding fines. It was driven with great care and attention in this time though (in order to avoid hitting oncoming cars somewhere in France...He never did get the hang of driving on the right - intentionally or not)
If only the owner still looked as fresh now though...
Its only covered 7500 miles since 1976 mainly avoiding gun-toating Gendermes and speeding fines. It was driven with great care and attention in this time though (in order to avoid hitting oncoming cars somewhere in France...He never did get the hang of driving on the right - intentionally or not
) If only the owner still looked as fresh now though...
Christ he's not old as well is he? Is his face as red?
jonseyworld said:
Bet it's not seen more than 3500 rpm in the last 20 years, you know what classic owners are like! Spit and polish brigade, give it a decent thrashing Combover!!
You should come see my classics - usually filthy, but they work (most of the time) and seem to have a habit of surprising people who think classic owners drive like you suggest we do, and especially surprising other classic owners who really do in fact drive like you suggest we all do!
Lovely TR though. There's a good article in the current Classic and Sports Car about the whole TR family.
cen said:
Fabulous car in its day nd still looks the part now. 7500 miles since 1976 is criminal. Wish I still had my old TR4 which I sold in 1978 for £150 yes 150 grrrrrrr
Ahhh yes, but this is the year it comes out to play...
£150 is astonishing. At that rate it probably wasn't worth selling (just to make you regret it even more!
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