zak67
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Recently found one , in a barn of all places ( honest it is , seriously ) , as yet I don't know if its Triumph or Ford based . Does anyone know of any common faults or areas prone to rotting etc ? I am looking for any info on them that may be usefull in regards to what to look for before going any further with it or any usefull info that may help with its rebuild ( its been stood for ' several years ' ) Chears in advance . Zak
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There is a Spartan club - quite a few of the members of my local multi-marque club have these vehicles in varying configurations.
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logicaluk
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Recently found one , in a barn of all places ( honest it is , seriously ) , as yet I don't know if its Triumph or Ford based . Does anyone know of any common faults or areas prone to rotting etc ? I am looking for any info on them that may be useful in regards to what to look for before going any further with it or any usefull info that may help with its rebuild ( its been stood for ' several years ' ) Chears in advance . Zak
The Triumph based one is far smaller than the Ford, herald kits usually have a double hump dash and early spitfire tail lights, ford kits usually have a flat top dash and upright tail light(Austin 1100 iirc). First thing to check is the car's ID, if there's no V5 or it still says Triumph Herald or Ford escort on it be wary, it may well come back to bite you later, as it's not correctly registered. There was an option for the herald based one to either cut down the original chassis or make one from scratch, herald chassis suffer from rot, the only scratch made one I've seen was made from thick box section and looked heavy. Other than that it's a steel box frame skinned with ally panels, fibreglass wings and the rear tub is an ally casting. For the drive train it's model specific. Dan
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Just look at the front or rear suspension that should tell you what it’s based on
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