Archive for the ‘1968 Triumph TR250’ Category

Homemade Shims

Sunday, July 16th, 2006

The steering rack on TRs can be allowed to move back and forth when turning the steering wheel to fix that on this car a couple shims were put onto the rack mounts to hold it tight in place.

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Cylinders and Shoes

Monday, June 26th, 2006

The left rear brake cylinder was leaking and made a mess inside the brake drum. After a new cylinder and a bit of cleaning this brake should be in good working order.

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Seats mounted

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

New seat slides and mounting hardware were used to fasten down these original TR250 seats.

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Trunk space

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

I cut out a cover for the spare tire. This wood is the type used as underlayment for vinyl flooring and fit very well under the stock clips and flush with the floor on the sides.

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Brake Hoses

Saturday, February 11th, 2006

The front rubber brake hoses had collapsed from old age and needed to be replaced. New stainless steel brake hoses have been installed.

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Overflows

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

The carbs have been rebuilt but the front one is spewing fuel from the highlighted hole. This is apparently the float overflow hole. After sitting a bit the new valve loosened up and started working properly.

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Badly needed to be rebuilt

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

The carbs badly needed to be rebuilt. The orings on the needs adjusters were hard and leaked gas out the bottom. All of the gaskets were old and stuck to the surfaces and the they were just plain dirty.

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See the IRS

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

The rear brakes look fine and have now been bled to ensure proper working order. Here can see the IRS from the TR6.

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1968 Triumph TR250

Thursday, January 12th, 2006

This actually a 1971 Triumph TR6 with a TR4 body. The chassis, running gear, dash, windscreen, and wheels are from a TR6.

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