Having been a regular contributor entertaining many a fellow Triumph enthusiast with my antics on such forums as TSSC, Club Triumph, and the 2000 Register, I thought it was about time I started my own blog.
The first subject is one familiar to the 2000 Register members, for the past few weeks I have been striving to get my car MoT'd so I can use it over the summer. The car in question is my 1977 2500S in white, ex Norwich vice squad, which will be the main car discussed here, although my Spitty and Vitesse may also make an apperance, albeit a small one considering how many peices they are in!
The first time my beast went for MoT they told me its emmisions were too high, the strut tops were stiff, the wheelbearings were shot, hazards switch faulty, one headlamp main beam not working and the osr brake binding.
Not too bad I can hear you all saying, well no, so a couple of weeks later after new thrust washers on the struts, new bearings, the brakes freed, hazards fiddled with, engine tuned and the h/lamp replaced back to the testing station...... failed again, this time the emissions were still too high and now the inner track rod end on the drivers side had too much play.
"It looks like you need a new rack", mr MoT said, I don't think so mate.
So now you find me waiting for some new shims and lockwashers to arrive so I can adjust the play.
Aren't cars brilliant!
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