Which oil pump for a Triumph Spitfire? Angled or Straight?
There are a couple of choices for Triumph Spitfire/Herald oil pumps if we ignore the very early small bodied pumps. The difference between the...
All about racing a 1971 Triumph Spitfire MKIV 2001-Present
New Date – Zandvoort 10th-12th May
I’ve entered the car in the excellent Legendary Circuits race at Zandvoort on the weekend of the 10/11/12 May. Hopefully it should be ready...
Triumph Gear Ratio / Speed calculator.
Whilst I was racing in the UK (i.e. 2000 to 2007) I used to use a calculator to toy with the idea of changing...
Le Circuit International des Remparts d’Angoulême – 2014
In 2014 Pieter Bakker’s excellent Legenedary Circuits Series took to the streets of Angouleme. Jon Wolfe went along with his GT6 and Dave Thompson...
Under starters orders
It’s been very cold the last few weeks so progress has been slow. However, it was also recently my birthday and I asked for...
Limited Slip Differential.
One of the plans before this season starts is to rebuild the rear end and replace the standard UJs and drive shafts with CV...
Photos – Nürburgring Jun 19th 2010
Way back in 2010 Dave Thompson and Jon Wolfe took Jon’s GT6 to the Nürburgring. I went along to help out with spanners and...
2019 Season calendar planning.
I’ve been trying to plan out which events I’ll be able to do this year. The provisional list looks something like this, so far...
Replacing the dial face of a modern tachometer with the original
Some years ago I bought a quite expensive Smiths 8000 RPM tachometer, it was excellent but for some reason I bought one with a...
Lighter lights
For Christmas Santa brought me a set of polycarbonate headlights and bowls. I’d been meaning to buy and fit a pair of these for...