purplebargeken Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 I purchased something front wheel drive just after the Galaxy. This was before my self-imposed ban on buying anything else car shaped for the foreseeable future. It is blue. Four door saloon shaped. Has a bonnet that opens up back to front. It has a wooden dash with a black plastic instrument binnacle. It has rather interesting window winders. Any guesses? Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Cadillac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeEP Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Triumph 1300? Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleon-Fonte Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Triumph 1300. Edit: I was beaten to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Neue Klasse BMW. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 a black plastic instrument binnacleNot a Triumph, then. I'm also struggling to think of what would make window winders "interesting". Unless the interesting bit is that there aren't any, and you have to rip the doorcard off every time you need to open/close them? chaseracer and purplebargeken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Oh, hang on - is the thread title a clever* pun? Did Rover 75s have forward-opening bonnets? purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Like this you mean? purplebargeken, wuvvum, Junkman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Oh, hang on - is the thread title a clever* pun? Did Rover 75s have forward-opening bonnets?No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleon-Fonte Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Not a Triumph, then. I'm also struggling to think of what would make window winders "interesting". Unless the interesting bit is that there aren't any, and you have to rip the doorcard off every time you need to open/close them? Looks black and plasticky to me. Junkman and Yoss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted September 15, 2017 Author Share Posted September 15, 2017 LOL. Yes, it's a Triumph 1300 FWD, well done to all the correct guessers, although my clues may not have been the most difficult lol. oldcars, Cavcraft, Lacquer Peel and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Well, that's something(s) new I've learned today. Also, top purchasing. purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddeliveryboy Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Triumph 1300s are great little cars for the money, comfortable and not slow in TC form! Precursor to Project Drive when the cars were rwd'd. purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Neue Klasse BMW.Not FWD. Yep. Oops. Been a long week... Richard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 More details the. And pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted September 15, 2017 Author Share Posted September 15, 2017 Ok, this little beastie was bought from a woman in deepest darkest Essex. Well, near Chelmsford. She'd had it for a while and it had been MOT'd in March of this year but due to a gearbox issue it wasn't driveable anymore. It had been sitting since. The engine runs, it goes into gear but despite the speedo fluttering slightly, no motion is achieved. No grinding or other untoward noises made. It was delivered to my lock up in Edmonton and given a more thorough going over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Sounds like the input shaft. They are quite well known for it. They either strip the splines or snap completely. Ive put a 1500 box in mine as they uprated the shaft. I have some somewhere though ideally you need to change the gear that the shafts goes into. I'm off to bed now but can give you more details and pictures tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Ace, these are loverly wee things. If only they had come in two door...... Rubber driveshaft doughnut thing broken? If it is the input shaft, that can be changed from inside the car; there is a little hatch just in front of the gear lever. Lets you change the clutch without removing, well, anything much. purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted September 15, 2017 Author Share Posted September 15, 2017 The front wings be fucked, unusually they have both gone in the same place at the top. Rimmers do the more common passenger side for a very reasonable 60 quid, a mate is supplying the drivers side. Rightyho. Findings thus far. From the front to the back: engine is spaffing oil from the rocker cover. Easy peasy. One headlight chrome ring is corroded. The front bumper has a fucking huge ding in it.The bumpers on these are not pleasing to me and it will be removed for that bare front end look. The front valance looks happily solid.Sadly, the bonnet is fecked due to large bits missing due to being eaten by rust. I have a replacement lined upvia another mate. Brake servo is fitted which is a first for any 1300 FWD that I have owned previously, there have been a few. The battery is a huge fecker. Looks ancient though. Oddly the original dynamo is still in place. I will consider this. All else is good. Rad is in good nick but could do with a repaint. Rad hoses are fine. Most of the other hoses are age hardened and will be replaced. Stainless stuff will be used where appropriate. Rust. There is some. The drivers side suspension turret is corroded on 2 1/2 sides. This should have been an MOT fail in March but wasn't even mentioned as an advisory,nor was the lower steering column bush.It will need a smaller repair in the side of the inner wing too. That bit is no biggie. Nice flat patch will see it right. Doors are present and correct. Drivers door has a rust bleb in one corner. Boot lid is fine. Reversing light is fitted. Rear bumper is dull and pitted, bye bye rear bumper too. Roof is good. Rear 1/4 panels look good. Sills have had work but look tidy enough. Interior. Hmm.The seats are not great. The passenger seat is fucked. Carpet....present but fucked. Coverdale does a nice replacement. Headlining is covered in the usual brown glue stain. No biggie.It will be cleaned and emulsioned. This gives a virtually perfect factory finish. Dash looks ok, door cappings need redoing. CBA. Modern radio fitted. The engine and gearbox will need removing and the replacements fitting. I have started to remove some of the ancillaries. The bits have been tagged and bagged properly. All threads have been cleaned up. Stainless will be used (as mentioned earlier) where safe to do so. puddlethumper, Sigmund Fraud and Coprolalia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted September 15, 2017 Author Share Posted September 15, 2017 Yes, the opinion is that the input shaft may well be the culprit. I have never fettled with the gearbox so might be out of my depth. Actually, I WILL be out of my depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Love these cars. Here's my old one: Aston Martin and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted September 15, 2017 Author Share Posted September 15, 2017 That looked pretty tidy. I've had 4 Valencia Blue ones, One black one and a Dolphin Grey one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted September 15, 2017 Author Share Posted September 15, 2017 Have never been a fan of the black plastic binnacle or the add on ashtrays.They look totally out of place and a real after thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngarty Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Pictures or it never happened Sigmund Fraud and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 14 and 47, please. purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Yes, the opinion is that the input shaft may well be the culprit. I have never fettled with the gearbox so might be out of my depth. Actually, I WILL be out of my depth. Do those have the usual Triumph removable gearbox tunnel ? If so, it should be a fairly straightforward job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Bet kgf paper mats add £2000 to the price of your motor. purplebargeken and Aston Martin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 If you start the engine and then try putting it any gear without the clutch that should confirm it. This is because there is no longer a connection between the engine and box. I once managed to shatter a clutch plate too, which had the same effect, but that might just be my driving style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 This is the gearbox end of the input shaft.The first one had snapped completely on the circlip groove because not only is the splined area too short to handle the power they decided to put a groove in it to weaken it further. The second one is the more usual failure where the splines just wear out. As they wear it exacerbates the play between the shaft and the bearing it sits in until one day you bring the clutch up and all the splines strip. If this happens you really need to replace the bearing too. The third one is a 1500 FWD shaft. The splines are considerably longer to spread the load and the circlip groove has been moved to the right end where it should have been in the first place so all the power* of the engine doesn't have to go through the narrowest part. Christine, Sigmund Fraud and Asimo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted September 16, 2017 Author Share Posted September 16, 2017 Are the 1300 and 1500 shafts interchangeable/adaptable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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