2 hours ago, nictriumph said:

£200 pound for set of 4 coilovers or £1000 for decent set of 4 coilovers....its a no brainer really...why are they so cheap! compared to decent set,,,cheap set built to low poor quality..i might aswel stick with the crusty standard set on the car and clean,repaint them

trying to find good quality and affordable is getting really hard to find nowadays

This is always the dilemma. The cheaper ones suffer with rust really quickly as well as the lack of damping.

I have used KYB struts recently on other motors including my lads mitsi colt - Improved the ride over OEM no end, firmed it all up nicely without compromising on comfort. They also worked well on my Kwak MX bike 😁

 

got these today....kyb fronts and sachs super touring rears

spring is nearly here soon,,cant wait

well,weather is not good at moment so no work has been done but new(2nd hand) items have arrived...top and bottom spoilers 😀

Looking forward to hopefully seeing this in the flesh soon

cant wait to drive it more then 40-50metres from my neighbour house to mine..it felt tight as a drum...i bought it from him cos it needs welding to rear end and drivers sill area.ive owned triumphs for over 10 years now so welding is no problem at all

14 hours ago, nictriumph said:

cant wait to drive it more then 40-50metres from my neighbour house to mine..it felt tight as a drum...i bought it from him cos it needs welding to rear end and drivers sill area.ive owned triumphs for over 10 years now so welding is no problem at all

I bet mate.   My first car was a mk2 triumph vitesse, tin top.  2litre 6 straight, twin carb and it had negative camber that would kick the back end out at the slightest provocation, like turning into a junction!! Haha 

 

yeah those vitesse and herald are bit funny on handling,,its the rear cross-axle leaf spring layouts (crap idea) bit more research and design would of helped it alot

first triumph i bought was 2000 mk1 estate which needed welding in all areas it was 1966 made,gunmetal grey and blue interior it handled very well once tuned up independent rear axle,rear wheel drive manual overdrive(when it worked) was lovely then sold it on as it was far to big for me and the misses so bought browny my dolomite1300,in fact now come to think of it i had had triumphs for 14years ,before triumphs i was a ford man..cortina mk2 1600e ratlook and ruff n ready.......but now impreza has come along and i love it cant wait to start work on it..get that flat-4 feeling going

more new parts have come,,,,genuine lateral bolts,washers and nuts from icp

scooby had a wash today

Snow foam Sunday 👍😁

rusty monday 😀 rust i can do....but lateral bolt is goner be a bugger to get out

nothing to report,car on back burner,,,friends wont welding doing there motors....but have bought front floor strenghtner bolts underneath but its blue😮 its goner have to go green😁

not a lot has happened..had a wash before winter sets in,front strut brace fitted.still rolls freely......but i have been sorting friends bugeye wagon exhaust out,,,cat was nicked! so re-exhausting the car,just front 6pin lambda to get now then sorted

well ive been busy with other scoobies,,,,sept2021 was a gx wagon auto and now jan2022 gx saloon manual.cant wait for mine to get done

silver gx given back to owner with everything done and electrics fixed 😀

hi all,,,been ages since last update.......well alot has happened..engine swap on mate gx 2004,engine cos off engine knock front left piston slaping big end bearing let go,volvo v70 mk1 awd put back on road for a mates friend,my dolly had a few body repairs still going strong and yes still got the MY GREEN MACHINE been collecting parts for rear end rebuild after welding (i know il get burn marks) to rear turrets,still need to fresh metal from stockist