[Buckshot1]

Checked plugs after 40+ mile ride last weekend and they looked quite nice. No oil seepage from inspection nor access plugs. Keep liking the looks of the rebuilt seat. It's been rainy, snow today, and more to come for a few. More time for fiddlin' I reckon.

 

[Stratofaster]

Got anal with the Amals

It was cold and rainy, a perfect day to spend in the garage working on the bikes. First I installed the driver's back rest on the Thunderbird. After that I started in on Bonnie's carbs.

I had removed and dismantled them weeks ago. I poured the parts out onto my work bench and started polishing with Mother's. They always look so nice with a fresh polish. I did the bodies, bowls and tops, then all of the screw heads and flange nuts. I even polished the slides and inside the bores, being extra careful to remove every bit of polish. I've never done that before, and I expect a few naysays but I figure it can't hurt if I get every bit of polish out, and the smoother bores and slides should be an improvement. I'll know soon enough if it was a bad idea.

Once the polishing was done I sprayed Gumout on each part individually and scrubbed and dried them with paper towels. I was pleased at the appearance of the inner parts, as they were actually pretty clean to begin with. Gumout flowed easily from all orifices as I squrited it into each hole. No clogs at all. Of course, I do this every spring so there shouldn't be any buildup.

I assembled the main jets and screwed them into place, lubricating their theads with 3-in-1 oil first. Then I slid the new float needles into the floats, put the floats on their rods and installed them into the bowls. A nice coat of bearing grease on the doubled gaskets (the gaskets are way thinner than the ones that come on new 930's, so I use two) and then screwed the bowls to the bodies, first applying a drop of 3-in1 on each shiny screw.

A job well done if I say so.

 

[Tiger Dale]

Ever since the plunger conversion using Buckshots' excellent jig I've been assembling/waiting on parts. Last bit scored Friday, 16 amp Wassell HO stator NIB $80.

Got the trans installed and indexed right on the second try. Sealed the C/S sprocket per GABMA instrucion.

New seals, gaskets o'rings, etc.

Doing the clutch per Plewseys' instruction.

After that all the typical new season prep. Fluids, all of them, brakes, cables, etc.

Oh yea and that pesky inlet rocker leak.

New C/S sprocket, almost new chain, and re-installing the original rear sprocket ( only 1,670 miles and in great shape).

I LOVE WRENCHING THESE OLD THANGS!!

TD

 

[MoBe]

Today I reassembled the freshly painted Lucas horn and horn mount on the `73.There is simply nothing better looking than fresh black paint on all the bits and pieces.Tomorrow I start to fab the new muffler mount plates.

 

[RetroRod]

Well...drat....darn...and a few other unprintables....she started pretty easy, clutch worked fine, but NO GEARS. Shifting up from first...nothing....mine has the leaf spring plunger, and I wrestled with it for about a week.. new springs and plungers......thought it was OK....oh well - back to the shop.

I rode about 2 miles in 1st, came back.

Ah, that dreaded indexing. It tricks me up every time too. RR

PS. Be aware there are spring plungers out there with differing detents. If the spring is too tight a fit, it will defy a change with the foot from 1st gear.

 

[coloradobob]

72 5-speed

I took my 72 TR6 5-speed down to Boulder to the Shelby American car museum. There were lots of AC Bristols, Cobras, Shelby Mustangs, a Shelby Daytona, Ferraris, Ford GT 40 s, etc. The guy who runs the place has a TSS with 22 miles on it in addition to a couple of mid-70's Triumphs. I had a plug wire come loose at the coil as I was leaving. Luckily nobody heard it run like crap. I popped the seat open and DUH, that problem was obvious. I guess it's time for new plug wires, or at least boots. David: I had a biyoch of a time indexing my leaf-spring 5-speed. It took 5 tries back in 2005 before I discovered this forum. I occasionally miss a 3-2 downshift, but neutral is easy to find. Anyhow, once indexed properly, they work well. I did NOT get it indexed using the method in the shop manual (1st 4 tries). If I ride it regularly, I seldom miss a shift. Man, I love the sound of those Emgo Dunstall shorty megaphones. Bob

 

[razman]

ok, i'll play along.......i bought this 66' TR6/Bonniville wannabe about 2 weeks ago..today i cleaned it up some more. posted several more annoying "new guy" questions on this forum, and tried to play around with adjusting the valves a bit. life is good, but have lots to learn about this ol' bike. Rick

ps...thanks for your patience and help!

 

[MoBe]

ok, i'll play along.......i bought this 66' TR6/Bonniville wannabe about 2 weeks ago..today i cleaned it up some more. posted several more annoying "new guy" questions on this forum, and tried to play around with adjusting the valves a bit. life is good, but have lots to learn about this ol' bike. Rick

ps...thanks for your patience and help!

You`ve been here for, how many days now?

You`re no longer the new guy,you`re one of us and we`re happy to have you!

We all have lots to learn,that`s why we`re here.

 

[Snakeoil]

Today I reassembled the freshly painted Lucas horn and horn mount on the `73.There is simply nothing better looking than fresh black paint on all the bits and pieces.Tomorrow I start to fab the new muffler mount plates.

Hey MoBe, if you are mounting Dunstalls on that bike, I have a pattern already made for the proper mounts, as well as the correct spacers to avoid twisting the mounts/mufflers when you bolt them up. I made mine from 1/4 alum plate and sawed them out on the bandsaw. Instead of all the bends that the OEM plates had, I simply used aluminum bushings as spacer for the proper offset.

I thought I had posted pictures on here last year when I installed them. But I cannot find any pictures here or on my hard drive. If you would like my post pics or the bracket layout, let me know.
regards,
Rob

 

[MoBe]

Thanks for the offer Snakeoil but I`m mounting a set of "Torpedos",you know,those really long pipes they put on the later 750s,the ones that go almost as far as the back of the rear wheel.I got such a smokin deal on them that I can use them until I find something better.

 

[Ohio-Rider]

Hey, Have you been peeking over my shoulder? I'm mounting my exhaust sytem today to. I was going to wait for the first start up, but after watching Kevin's video I just couldn't wait.

 

[Buckshot1]

ok, i'll play along.......i bought this 66' TR6/Bonniville wannabe about 2 weeks ago..today i cleaned it up some more. posted several more annoying "new guy" questions on this forum, and tried to play around with adjusting the valves a bit. life is good, but have lots to learn about this ol' bike. Rick

ps...thanks for your patience and help!

It'll only be annoying when people stop asking questions. Nobody knows everything and the ones that seem to just have a lot more experience. Dumb questions are the ones that could have been asked, but were not. Dumb questions can become mistakes that did not need to happen.

 

[MoBe]

Hey, Have you been peeking over my shoulder? I'm mounting my exhaust sytem today to. I was going to wait for the first start up, but after watching Kevin's video I just couldn't wait.

Do you have those "Torpedos" on your bike Ohio, if so do you think you could show me a picture of the mounting brackets,maybe even a couple of dimensions?

I can fab them from scratch but if I could see what the originals look like I`d be happier.

 

[Ohio-Rider]

MoBe, Take a look at my "Rebuild Post", if those are Torpedo's, I'd be happy to get some measurments for you. Just let me know what you need.

 

[Snakeoil]

Do you have those "Torpedos" on your bike Ohio, if so do you think you could show me a picture of the mounting brackets,maybe even a couple of dimensions?

I can fab them from scratch but if I could see what the originals look like I`d be happier.

Here's another thread where I posted pics and dimensions of my stock torpedo muffler mounting plates. Assume your 73 OIF frame is similar to my '76.

http://www.triumphrat.net/classic-vintage-and-veteran/152214-problems-fitting-t140v-silencers.html

Note you will still need offset mounts. So spacers will probably replace bending if you are making from scratch unless you have access to a fairly heavy bending break.

regards,
Rob

 

[Ohio-Rider]

Yep, Robs are identical to mine. Nice job of documentation Rob.

 

[MoBe]

Thank you both ,Ohio and Snake,couldn`t ask for more if I wanted to.

I`ll use 3/16" material which I think will be heavy enough.

Thanks again guys!

 

[razman]

You`ve been here for, how many days now?

You`re no longer the new guy,you`re one of us and we`re happy to have you!

We all have lots to learn,that`s why we`re here.

hey MoBe....thanks a bunch for the welcome! thanks everyone...Rick

 

[RetroRod]

It's more to the point about what I would liked to have done with the T120 today. Despite blustery wind conditions, I was determined to be off on a 120 mile round lonesome trip.

This was more so happily anticipated because I have been on the Metric for the last 1/2 dozen outings and I have been in a bit of Triumph withdrawal, not hearing the old tart barking along the highway.

Anyway after preparing on Saturday, I woke up this morning with some vague stomach ailment that left me very unwell, and a ride anywhere was out of the question.

So the best laid plans of mice and men have been dashed.

I now look forward to a ride this next week should weather and circumstances permit. I'm getting desperate I tell ya!!! RR

 

[Caulky]

Never mind RR, there`s always tomorrow
BTW thanks for the dry-run tip for the PRT`s, it works!