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[frostr6]

hey Soup, I'm in a similar place with my car this year, doing some rust fixing and engine bay cleanup while my engine is out for a rebuild. I'm curious,...

[frostr6]

That was quite a launch! Glad they both walked away ok

[frostr6]

There's probably no right answer for this, but maybe good for some discussion. Apologies if I've asked this before, but I'll need to decide something...

[frostr6]

Still waiting to hear back from the machine shop on engine parts, so spent the weekend cleaning/sanding the engine bay and ordered a new floor pan to...

[frostr6]

They're saying that in this case that the lash should be .004 tighter than the hot lash spec, not that the lash measurement should be .004.
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[frostr6]

I got 1.5" measuring mine

[frostr6]

I have an AMCO plastic box that came with the car that's still in good shape, it did a great job of hiding the rot!

[frostr6]

Check the fulcrum pin at the top, it might be installed backward.

[frostr6]

There are good movies of 1961 and 1965 too!
https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...triumph+lemans

[frostr6]

While I'm waiting for the engine block work, starting on some rust repair. First up was the battery box - the floor was thin but the back panel was basically...

[frostr6]

That's right, I forgot that you had the same issue with your engine, thanks for the links. I assume you bought the starter for the later TR6s, to match...

[frostr6]

So maybe I'm overthinking it, just make sure the starter lines up right. I can get another late flywheel locally, may look into having it shaved to the...

[frostr6]

The background: I'm rebuilding the engine for my '69 TR6. It had a fair amount of crank damage and enough block damage that my machinist recommended finding...

[frostr6]

I wouldn't know about half of the machine shops in my area without the knowledge of my local Triumph club. Many of the shops that do full rebuilds of...

[frostr6]

Yes, my car is a '69, the long-nose flywheel end. The block I got has that long crank too, and it's in better shape than I expected. I'm planning to bring...

[frostr6]

Too bad, but hopefully this one works out. It's been sitting a while, but it sounds like a complete lower end, just no head. I'd love it if it also has...

[frostr6]

Engine update: I took the block to the machine shop on Friday, and while the crank is fixable, the block has had a pretty hard life. Apparently this engine...

[frostr6]

Is that the flasher mounting location for the TR6 as well? Mine are just sort of hanging loose under the glove box, tucked with the other wires there,...