The Dove motor is “all dressed up” and we fired it up. A little carb adjustment and she purrs. We’re glad it’s back under it’s own power.

We added some shiny pieces to this TR6.

New Red Calipers

TR6 Rear Sway Bar.

New Front Sway Bar on the Triumph TR6.

This TR6 was a little out of alignment, so we brought out the alignment tools to put it straight.  That brought to light that the steering rack wasn’t centered when someone hooked it to the column, and the steering wheel wasn’t centered when someone attached it to the column, either.  The wheel to column fit wouldn’t be a real issue except it affected the operation of the turn signal switch.  Anyway, we had to separate them all, center them, adjust the tie rods to center the rack so it would have some adjustment leeway, and then put it back together.  Didn’t see that coming when we started.  She’s all straight now.

Back on November 9, we reported that the engine parts had returned from the machine shop. We’re seeing noticeable progress at this point and looking forward to turning the key. Let’s have the pictures tell the tale…

From this

to this…

then here…

to there. We’re making steady progress.

I asked Chip, “What’s this here for?” He said, “The next time you end a question with a preposition, you’re fired.” Ha! No, he didn’t. He actually said, “Well, the customer wants an engine rebuild and a 5-speed, and while it’s out, he’s going to send it to get repainted in the original green, and when it comes back we’ll do the interior.” I said, “So, we’re restoring it?” Chip just looked at me like he wanted to say, “Objection, asked and answered,” but he didn’t because he’s nice that way.

1973 TR6 in for some work.

1973 TR6 interior.

1973 TR6

1973 Triumph TR6

After a bunch of unscrewing, we had this:

About 20 minutes after this picture, it went on the trailer to go to the paint shop. Git-R-Done! (Apologies to Larry the Cable Guy).

The TR4A that was bending in half and was the subject of this post left the shop with the owner at the wheel. Happy Motoring and Happy Thanksgiving from UK Motorsports!

TR4A Leaving Under Its Own Power.

We had a TR6 in the other day that would start and drive okay and then cut off, inexplicably.  Chip removed the distributor cap and found this:

Bad Triumph TR6 Distributor Rotor

If you’ve been here a while, you’ll recognize the maligned rotor with a rivet, the subject of this earlier post. Chip installed the improved rotor. He may have done something else, too, not sure. The car runs much better now. If your car is moody, put the rotor button on the checklist.

The pictures below illustrate one option for folks who like to work on their own old sports cars and enjoy good parts availability. It’s a Toyota caliper mounted on a TR3. We got the rebuilt caliper from Napa. It’s either nifty or sacrilegious… your call.

This is a Toyota caliper on a Girling rotor. The caliper hose has a metric fitting on the caliper side and a standard fitting on the opposite side.

We got the engine block for the Triumph Dove back from the machine shop. The heads are ready to go, also, so assembly shall soon begin.

Engine block for the Triumph Dove.

Boxes and bag with remaining engine parts for the Triumph Dove.

I’m excited. This car has had the entire fuel system refurbished, the cooling system refurbished, the pedals remounted, and a bunch of other things I’m forgetting like replacing half of the frame. See this post for an idea. Now, the carbs are back from Gary Martin, installed, and it runs! It’s a great feeling. I think I heard Chip say we’re going to put tires on it, too. We can’t wait to deliver it back to the owner for him to put some miles on it!

Electric Fuel Pump.  We had already mounted one, but it proved to be inoperable (it was old).

New Transmission Mount in the TR4A.

Waiting for carbs.

Purty.

Purty, the sequel.

Carbs mounted up without the air filters.