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I'm having separation anxiety. This car has been in my family since new. It's in rough shape and has been unregistered since 2004. She has been sitting in my grandmother's driveway since then and is now loaded up and on its way to my cousins garage in Pennsylvania. Can't wait to get her back :-)

Doesn't oil get thinner the hotter it is? Like the honey analogy, honey had a high cisco viscosity, but only when is cold. Heat honey up and it turns into a low viscosity liquid. Same thing with syrup. So how does oil work any differently?

Yeah that could have really sucked lol. Real curious how your cooling system got to that point. Weird!

You're *extremely* fortunate the coolant wasn't hot. You should never open up a radiator just after driving the vehicle. I'm sure you know that now, and in retrospect, count your blessings lol Drain the system and refill it and purge it of air. Check for leaks. Never ever open the radiator cap like that again!

Have the wife Rev the engine while it's warmed up and poke your head around for leaks. Hold it steady around 3k. If it starts to overheat while your stationary and just revving the engine you should be able to find the leak. It always sucks to try and find mystery leaks. Good luck!

300 miles for a 200 dollar ea71? Damn. I feel for the situation you are in. If I had one laying around and I was near you I'd just give it to you. I might even have an ea82 available in October. Not sure yet. But I'm alllllllllllllllllll the way out here =\ Wish I could help. Bummer about the Brat!

Time to further elongate this thread. I've since installed the Maxima alternator upgrade. No complaints there. I've used maggie as a truck Three pallets in the back, two on the trunk That luggage rack is awesome. I've used it so many times. And I recently (yesterday and today) gutted the interior, vacuumed, shampooed, vacuumed some more the floors, floor-mats, and seats. Cleaned all the plastic bits too. The seats cleaned up...a tiny bit. They just look like a little bit cleaner, stained seats. The previous owner really did a number on them with stains and cigarette burns (there are cigarette burns like...everywhere.) Threw a new driver's side caliper in a few weeks ago, along with a new driver's side axle (which clicks already) and a new balljoint. Cruised about 40 miles on the turnpike at 100 - 105 mph yesterday. This car kicks rump roast.

Nice wagon! Bummer about the fender bender though. the 3 speed auto isn't *that* terrible. We've (girlfriend and myself) have put 40k on the Loyale since we got him. He's been to Canada and back. Not the greatest gas mileage, and sure, you can only really comfortably cruise at about 65-68 mph, but I clocked 0-60 at 16 seconds and I've hit 100 mph in him! And the trans is rock solid. No problems with it. Ever. Despite all that, I still love the d/r 5 speed in my GL

2 inch won't require any modifications but you may or may not tear through cv axles. I say may or may not because some people do have issues but the again some people don't. If you drop the crossmember and the diff you can avoid that entirely but it's a bit more work. Check out the off-road section of the forums for good info

Seafoam wouldn't hurt. Give it a shot! Dunno about cts above, memory fails me. Most likely some type of sensor.

Yeah do a quick search on the ea82t on here and you'll see what we're talking about. They can't take any more boost. The best thing you can do is throw in an intercooler and put a high capacity radiator. Maybe put an oil cooler in. Keep the motor stock. Spend money on the swap!

Maybe your fuel injector is gunked up and dirty. Try cleaning the injector.

Here's to hoping the man either a.) Does actually restore them or b.) sells them off to you! Nice finds!

My 87gl has a sloppy column as well. I've gotten used to it but I remember being wary of it at first.

Thanks for the reply! I appreciate the advice for the gearbox adjuster, do you have any idea where I can find out a bit of information about that conversion? I'd definitely like to check that out. Do you have any pictures or resources for the build you did for the customer? Are classic Triumphs popular bikes there on the opposite side of the world? haha Cheers!

Thank you for checking everything out so far! Updates to come as progress continues! Stay tuned!

NOS Lucas voltage regulator my father purchased from a dealer in the 80's. Never used. Late 60's Triumph air filter. Primary case outer cover. Original from storage. 20+ years sitting covered in wax. Primary case part #. (outer cover) Chain guard. Original from storage. Foot-peg. Important! We have noticed there is only one foot-peg. If anybody has one available for sale or trade please message me. Will also be posting a thread in parts wanted section. Shock absorber. From storage. Seat springs. From storage. Original from storage generator cover. Covered in wax 20+ years. Original from storage Lucas Generator. Original from storage battery box. Aftermarket gas tank. White leather aftermarket Bates seat. Hasn't been used since it was re-upholstered 20+ years ago.

Whole front rim assembly purchased used. Drum plate on the left. This rim had a non-original axle in it when received. I will be posting pictures of that axle later on in hopes of identifying it. Drum plate part # Front rim assembly. This is the axle that was installed in the front rim upon receipt. This is an unknown axle as of right now. If anybody has a clue as to what it is, please send me a message. Top axle is an original Triumph axle. Middle axle is the Ceriani axle that is going to be used. Bottom axle is the mystery axle. One half of mystery axle Other half of mystery axle. Front drum part # Front wheel assembly. Rear wheel drum + sprocket part # Used original rear drum + sprocket. Chromed. Used original drum. MODIFIED with larger unknown sprocket. This drum had the hub assembly from the desert dune bike. This drum+sprocket is available. Make offer.

Rockers. Empty rocker box. Possibly available as an extra. Make offer. Rear wheel drum shoes and bearings kit. Rear fender. Not original. (none of the fenders are original) Front fender. Universal. Another front fender. Surface rust. One of the two possible available if desired. Make offer. Reproduction foot-peg stud. Reproduction oil line. Rear axle. Used Original chromed push-rod tubes. Used original push-rod tubes. This set need to be cleaned up. They are available for sale. Make offer. Identification plate. Reproduction. Generator cover plate. Original used.

Since I was a little kid (I'm talking like as far back as I can remember) my father has had a motorcycle frame sitting on a milk-crate with half a motor sitting in it. Parts for the bike were laying around here and there. As I got older I learned that Dad had had that bike since the late 60's or early 70's and, at one point, it was all put together and he used to ride it. That was all before I was born, and by the time I came around he must have decided to restore it a bit, so he stripped it down, sent off many of the metal parts to be chromed, and then kind of forgot about it for various reasons. That was back in the early 90's. Interest has been re-ignited now, and this thread is going to be used both to share the story and evolution of this project, as well as to document it and hopefully network with some people that could possibly help along in this endeavor either with good advice, motivation, and/or resources for parts, and also to possibly help somebody else that may be restoring a vintage Tiger, etc. (This thread is going to be posted here @ my native ultimatesubaru.org, but also is going to be posted at the classic subforums over at http://www.triumphrat.net/classic-triples-vintage-club-cafe/ ) Lots of pictures are to follow. Some parts we have multiples of and it will be mentioned if they are available for sale. Look closely at the descriptions if you see something interesting. If replying please be careful not to quote an entire post. This will also quote all the pictures in the post and will cause this thread to turn into an endless mess of posts! Thank you! Here is the current state of the bike the frame is a 1955 Triumph T110 Tiger. It's a 650 CC bike. The fork is not the original Triumph fork, it was replaced with a Ceriani fork some time in the 70's. The following photographs are of various serial numbers, identifying numbers/marking found on the frame of the bike; Above photo is near where the seat would be mounted. Above photo is the forward-most part of the frame, where the gas tank would mount. The above photo is a number cast into the transmission. (These motorcycles have the motor and the transmission separate) Above photo is cast into the bottom half of the motor. Piston is visible. Any help identifying the numbering scheme? Above photo is number stamped into the rear swing-arm. That concludes photographs of identifying marks on the frame and motor. I'm going to start displaying all the pictures of most (most) of the parts we have amassed for the bike. Some of these parts are original parts my father has had in storage, many of the parts have been purchased online, some of them NOS, some of them used originals, and some of them are new reproduction. If possible (or necessary) I will be giving a description/explanation of the parts under the photograph. Far left is the matching Ceriani axle for the Ceriani fork. Middle is Triumph sleeve that fits into the Triumph front hub and far right is a Triumph spacer that fits into the hub and is a spacer for the bearings. Because the fork is a Ceriani fork but the original Triumph wheel is going to be used, the sleeve that slides over the axle is going to have to be machined slightly to fit. The Ceriani axle is thicker than the original Triumph axle. Pictured above is a reproduction rear rim. Detail shot of the inner portion of the above reproduction rim. It is very well made, high quality. Nice chrome. The same rim. Made in England. Drum plate for the front rim. This is an original part my father had in storage. It (and other parts you'll see that look like this) isn't dirty. It has been coated in turtle wax for 20+ years now immediately after being chromed. Harley Davidson 1" handle-bars. Two hubs for the rear rim. One hub (bottom) was purchased used to be fitted on the above aftermarket rear rim. The other hub (top) came with a rear drum assembly sort of as a gamble buy. We weren't sure the top hub was even correct for the bike until we saw the other hub and realized they are the same. This is good because the bottom hub purchased to be used is damaged (out of round and damaged threads) so the top hub will be used instead. That hub came from a dune bike in the desert out west and the bearings that were in it were completely cooked and seized. Thankfully the hub itself seems to be unscathed. Same hubs. Different angle. Damaged hub with part # on the right. Desert hub that had seized bearings on the left. They appear to be completely identical. If anybody knows otherwise, please reply. Original cylinder head. Miscellaneous parts. Original rocker boxes. Coated in wax 20+ years.

Check out this local Loyale I just happened upon today! the one picture I took from the rear of the Loyale came out very blurry =\ Looks to be a 5 speed FWD. Left a note on the window asking for consideration if ever it is to be sold.

You're not using the 4wd on pavement right?

You'll be able to tell if you're in lo or high just by how the car drives. There is an unmistakable difference in gearing. In lo you will be redlining first gear at about 5mph. The light flickering is symptom of a loose wire or dirty contacts.

Means you need to replace the egr solenoid