The Triumph 2000 / 2500 / 2·5 Register Forum

Not that I have seen Jim.

Colin.

CRAJ wrote:Not that I have seen Jim.

Colin.

Shame... I was just a couple of hours late on that one

How bout this:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C412962

sparkychris505 wrote:How bout this:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C412962

Yep, saw it last night and I'm trying to get hold of the seller

Thanks for the heads-up!

JimB wrote:

sparkychris505 wrote:How bout this:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C412962

Yep, saw it last night and I'm trying to get hold of the seller

Thanks for the heads-up!

A sensible price for once as well.

sparkychris505 wrote:How bout this:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C412962

Yes that is nice Go for it Jim.

Ted

TedTaylor wrote:

sparkychris505 wrote:How bout this:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C412962

Yes that is nice Go for it Jim.

Ted

Went for it and now it's in it's new home

Special thanks must go to our Chairman, Alan, who helped me give the car a thorough inspection and also to all those who have given me a gentle nudge to get back into Triumph ownership

It's a lovely, one owner, original car, having had a bit of paint over the years here and there, and a couple of dodgy badges fitted, which will soon be removed! But it's structurally excellent, which is what I was holding out for.

Having been hibernating in a warm garage for five years, I gave it a good run down to Chichester from Solihull, and was amazed at how it keeps up with modern motorway traffic! Much, much better than the wheezy 2500TC auto I had all those years ago

There's driveline vibration at 60mph (likely culprit unbalanced prop after UJ replacement), but that disappears at 70mph plus.....

I'm off to get the wheels balanced tomorrow (old tyres on original 13" rims) and shall then give the car a good service - plugs, leads, points, dizzy cap, rocker gaps, air filter... There's also a slight misfire on No 5, so that needs some tinkering with. And then on Monday it's time to order a stainless steel exhaust!

Well done Jim. It really is a lovely car. Minor fettling needed, but so original it's amazing.

Good on yer, Jim. Nice to see such an original car going to someone who will appreciate it
Just make sure the new rotor arm matches the body colour, or there could be trouble ahead

Good point. Forgot to tell you that. Get a red rotor arm from distributor doctor. All others are cheap Chinese things that fail after 20 miles. Keep the original in the glovebox, you may need it!