Triumph GT6

good read keep up the good work

I'd suggest checking the swivel preloads on the front axle.
They can be reshimmed quite easily if they're a bit loose, or replace the bearings completely with relative ease if needed.

More likely to cure the 'death wobble' than changing the bushes.

Well its been a long time and no updates. But I have been busy

First off the Land-Rover. What I thought was going to be "just a tickle with the welder on a front body mount" turned into most of both the sills, repairs to rear body mounts and rear arches, complete front body mounts both sides along with most of both front footwells and a fair bit to the inner front wheel arches.








Sorry for the truly awful pictures but yeah tough
Anyway, stonechiped, waxoiled and cavity waxed everything so hopefully it'll last another year



Its also had both front swivel hubs and swivel bearings along with adjusting the steering box to cure the death wobble which it has....mostly. it needs a new steering damper. Theres oil leaking from it.
Its also had a water pump, belt and tensioner as after ignoring the sound of mechanical torture coming from it, the impeller shaft sheared clean off leaving me stranded at sainsburys




While putting a new water pump on I got the lpg going and it lasted a whole 1 day before the electrical side of it died again leaving me stranded although i got it going by pulling the plugs out of the LPG llambda emulators. still need to get round to replacing that as its now electrically dead

So to celebrate the breakdowns I thought I'd give it a service and generally sort it out a bit so its had everything i can think of except new brake fluid which is still on my list
plugs
leads
exhaust manifold gaskets(blowing)
air filter
oil filter
oil
coolant
dizzy cap, rotor, vacuum line
water pump, belt, tensioner
water hoses
idle air control valve (hunting)
clutch kit (slipping)
gearbox oil
transfer box oil
diff oils
wipers
re-wrapped wiring loom(front)
rear wheel bearing
rear brake pads
etc etc etc
....and an MOT which it passed. advisorys on bushes. I have a full polybush set. also on list
Oh rocker cover gaskets were done and painted the rockers while I was at it in crackle paint. they're certainly more red

Dog is thinking "why are you painting them red you idiot"



Also when one takes exhaust manifolds off, one just has to start it to see what it sounds like. Although I cant get the video up

It is now running pretty nicely although some kids have climbed on the roof at the back and bent it in which has lead to the sunroof leaking. So ive had to silicone it. Annoyed about that one. Her indoors decided to park it at the end of the street. Not happy.

It is however proving itself useful and will be more so with a fresh lpg kit.
Its very good at hauling camping gear and dog and general dutys like that and tip runs. I've also been able to go and collect bulky bits for the GT6

red oxide is the dogs curse word

Also if anyone is looking for one of these at a reasonable price, I've just found this on ebay
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-GT6-Mk-111-1973-87000-miles-Lots-of-history-Good-solid-chassis/232439023905
Looks as honest a GT6 as I've seen in a long time, spot on panel gaps, looks like original paint, still has a pillar guttering and roof guttering and sureley those ultra 70's door mirrors shout that this one hasnt been molested too much?

Hi everyone
A small bit of progress today in between rain showers
I bit the bullet and cut a hole in my new wing for the filler cap. After measuring, re-measuring and measuring again I went for it and being a bit cautious cut it slightly too small necessitating careful trimming all round. But that meant I got a very close fit all round.
Carefully welded


and ground flush-ish


only some very slight warping which I should be able to knock out. Splash of etch and red oxide for now


I then spent the rest of the day stripping the inside of the boot floor and rear valance to bare metal, rust converting, etching and then a coat of red oxide. Its taking a very long time for the paint to dry a the moment so tomorrow I'm going to go and buy a little fan heater to try and warm the panels and paint up a bit. Also tomorrow ill weld on the RH side bumper iron brackets into the boot. Then I've got to get the tar off the rear axle hump before painting and then onto seam sealing. Once thats done I can finally get some Emerald green in there

Todays update. PAINT!

It looks so much better in there






Its the little things that keep the mojo going

And here it is






Due to pick it up at the end of the month. Bought sight unseen. How hard can it be?
Well £395 has bought me an early 1979/1980 VW Transporter Camper with no doors, a missing window, no carbs etc. Yes its been ravaged for parts. But... parts are relatively easy to come by and lets be honest, its going to need a lot of bodywork and paint first

Hopefully it turns out to be as solid as it looks

That early slider will be hard to come by, and £££, buy one with a rotten bottom
and weld a new one in, I did both on my twin slider and they're easily done.

A mate of mine has just taken lpg kit off his, dunno if he's selling, or if you'd be interested

I might have a few bits too