gigglepin Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Been having long term issue with fuel tank in my triumph 2000 saloon.it's been an epic saga of cleaning , re-sealing,failure, replacement, ;leakage , repair ,leakage.to finally putting a wanted on here for an ally tank.and getting a reply from Tamworthbay. I picked the tank up in nov.last year...along with a bass guitar that someone else on here had won in a roffle..that got picked up a week later by it's new owner , who just happened to live 3 miles from me i've only , just, got round to fitting the tank ..had to make a stand up for it purplebargeken, Christine, anonymous user and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigglepin Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 and being a bit of a jebend i've posted this in the wrong section Ohdearme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 D'ya want it moving? I can leave it in a thread of it's own if you've got more to post on the matter, or I can lob it into News 24 if it's just a one-off? Bucketeer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigglepin Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 there may well be more ,just thought i should've put it n the autoshite section notthis one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Looking good! It’s a shame the project it was made for had to be canned, but it’s gone to a good home and the money has gone to good use as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigglepin Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 needs a bit more tidying ,secure the fuel lines and pump..then see what sort of range we get ..the previous set up of carbs we were getting about 9mpg ..with new set up i'm hoping for high 20's Tamworthbay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigglepin Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Made and fitted a mount for the fuel pump Plus a bit more tidying of wires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Please tell me that pump has rubber mounts on? If not it will shake the crap out of its self Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigglepin Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 not in this pic ..need to pick up a couple of bobbin ones fordperv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigglepin Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 what with setting up my new shop and work stuff havent had much chance to update thistook it out for a spin .car was running well.. stopped at a pub for a drink [non alcoholic] came back out to nothing ,,no light,spark or sausage cut a long story short.a wire had come off the ammeter,..,on this model , the power for the whole car , except the starter, goes through the ammeter first,,.had to talk to the shedi master in somerset to discover this fact with that replaced i could then do a MPG test ,,,nice little run out , round the lanes , and i get 25 MPG...i have got an air leak on the front carb though it's got 1.3/4 strommies instead on 1.5 with an adaptor plate on a flowed inlet manifold...and these adaptor plates are notoriously tricky o seal also lost overdrive ..which may have impaired the MPG ive got an Austin healey works overdrive gearknob/switch coming and ill fit this instead of the shonky wobbly column mounted original one Christine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigglepin Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 the new gearknob/overdrive switch has arrived..it's actually for an Austin Healey,,but i know works triumphs had them too..ive used them before on my previous cars ..my daughter wants me to sort the wiring so we can have overdrive on ll froward gears ..told her i'd do the next time we do some mountain passes Skizzer, Christine and Asimo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigglepin Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 with the thread in the gearknob 3/8 unc and on the gearstick 5/16 unc i took the bits into the workshed to decide a plan of attackoptions included filling the hole in the gearknob and drilling tapping to 5/16 [couldn't find anything to fill the whole that would be strong enough] weld a 3/8 bolt to the gearstick [couldn't find a 3/8 unc bolt or a 3/8unc die] what i did find ..whilst looking through my stash of shite ..was a 5/16 helicoil kit ...unf though..BUT i just wound the coil into the knob then wound the gearstick in and hey presto ,one firmly attached gearknob Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 it's got 1.3/4 strommies instead on 1.5 with an adaptor plate on a flowed inlet manifold...and these adaptor plates are notoriously tricky o seal also lost overdrive ..which may have impaired the MPG Could you fashion a gasket from thin silicone sheet so there is some 'squish' in it, but it won't rot like rubber does when exposed to petrol? Also more please. Which edge of the gearknob does the toggle switch go? Leading edge, trailing edge or side? where do you route the cables? Do they get cable tied to the gearstick shaft or is there a more elegant* solution? But basically just more. Of everything. Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Any switch way by the look of it ? Stanky, Skizzer and RayMK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigglepin Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 Could you fashion a gasket from thin silicone sheet so there is some 'squish' in it, but it won't rot like rubber does when exposed to petrol? Also more please. Which edge of the gearknob does the toggle switch go? Leading edge, trailing edge or side? where do you route the cables? Do they get cable tied to the gearstick shaft or is there a more elegant* solution? But basically just more. Of everything.im going to try a paper gasket with with a thin smear of silicon next .prob is theres more than one ..it goes inlet manifold ,gasket ,adaptor plate , gasket ,,carband the gearknob set up will be similar to the last pic that christine posted Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigglepin Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 going on whatb stanky said about using something with more squish i went with a silicon instant gasket along with the paper ones and it seems tom have worked Stanky, Rocket88 and Christine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Oi, there was only 40 pins in that bag I bought on Monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 excellent news, glad I could be of help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigglepin Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Oi, there was only 40 pins in that bag I bought on Monday i'll check the other bags tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigglepin Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 excellent news, glad I could be of help! might do the same to the back carb as well Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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