Barrykearley

Yup @eeyoreish - wife’s less than amused

It’ll fetch strong money - and be very desirable. Deposit down on another - it’s being picked up Wednesday by Arek - so that should give me something to do the weekend. Just needs the interior putting back together - it’s actually already got an mot this one and lots of history

Currently working on another deal - so another maybe arriving this week. Nice GT6 - that’s gonna be worth a fortune

If you have a decent and wide ranging socket set - then pretty much all you will ever need is contained within that

Now that’s simply lovely - I’ve never owned a gt6

Well that didn’t last long - sold today to the first chap who viewed her

well these carbs might look lovely and shiney - but the cars running and idling like a dog. wd40 shows a leak on the inlet manifold and on the butterfly pins. Inlet stripped off - sealant applied to the face of the manifold as the gasket has dimples in it which appear not to be sealing after the units clearly been media cleaned. the butterfly has the little spring bobbin on it which they fitted for emmisions on later car. The butterfly pins were very worn. new rebuild kit with butterflies and pins picked up this morning. all rebuilt and back together - carbs set up and now runs like a treat and isles correctly

@Mark Blanchard frankly they are all shite - but amazing quintessentially British 1970s shite and I absolutely love em. The vitesse is amazing - I had a 1600 which I bought whilst ratted and had to dump quick after 4 days to buy an Esprit..... that was a beautiful car and I very much regret that sale

That makes two of us - there’s a reason I’ve never had an MG before - and I don’t think I’ll be rushing out to buy another one. @oilmagnet477 I’ve had two kids out in one of the old spits - missus wasn’t amused - kids loved it. In fact the kids love it when I get another jalopy to run them about in until it gets flogged on. when I was 18 - that was my first affair with a triumph - my main car was £635 to insure - the herald - £150 as a second car on a classic policy not sure how many I’ve had over the years - 4 heralds, 1 vitesse - and must be nearly 15 spitfires

All home - 12 months mot, insured and taxation class changed to “historic” down the post office so I can also have 12months free tax a few fettling bits and she can be up for sale

Need to see if a panel has been delivered at the current shed I’m working on - if not I’ll strip the carbs down and clean them up. I need to get this car back to my place as it’s down Nobbys at the minute. Should please the wife no end when it’s back home

Lovely silencer

Mot test passed this morning - no advisories. the underneath is like new. Under the bonnet itself - that was scruffy as it had been prepped for paint. Some nice black stone chip on that has made a world of difference Just need to strip down the carbs and clean them up - clearly lack of use since 2013 has done them no favours

You will need to get rid of that fault I suspect

Arek delivered the car today. I am simply stunned and blown away - this was a blind purchase - just gone through the works and invoices. unleaded head, complete engine rebuild, new bearings everywhere, gaskets, cam followers. New clutch, new clutch hydraulics, all new brakes. All bushes and rubbers changed. New suspension. All new lines everywhere. Carbs rebuilt - new su chrome filters. Recon rear diff - new steering rack. new tyres, new wheel bearings, trunnions, New full width rad. It goes on and on - totalling over £3200 and there’s defo invoices missing for other items I’ve seen on the car. paint isn’t perfect - but when under the bonnet and underneath looks like this I’m simply not bothered