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market for new made or upgraded tr7 parts

Posted: 14 Apr 2013 15:44
by Marko
Hello,

I was wondering would triumph owners be willing to buy newly made parts for their cars? Or is that not preferred for an "oldtimer"


For example water pump impellers are not available for some reasonable price. It can only be bought as a whole assembly or reconditioned.

I think it could be made for less money than they are currently available, in newer materials, with closer tolerances to the water pump bore and top cover, and impeller geometry, making it a more efficient,more durable, lighter part for less money.

Just counting the amount of people on this forum and dolly sprint forum i think there would be enough demand to make this profitable.

any thoughts?

Posted: 14 Apr 2013 18:28
by Beans
Might be a good idea, although I do have a fair amount of original 12 vane impellers lying about.

As an aside, currently working on drawings for fabricating brackets new rear axle brackets etc. locally.
But also thinking of machining the TR7 Sprints rear heater pick up ...

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<font color="blue"><i>1980 TR7 DHC (my first car, now restored and back on the road)
1981 TR7 FHC Sprint (better known as 't Kreng)</font id="blue">
<b>[url="http://www.tr7beans.blogspot.com/"]<u><b><font size="3"><font color="red">My full Weblog</font id="red"></font id="size3"></b></u>[/url]</b></i></center>

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 02:10
by tr7sprint1
I believe the water pump impeller is being remanufactured by a Aussy vendor in aluminum. I can't think of the vendor at the moment.




<b>"GETTING SPEED OUT OF A LOW POWERED CAR IS OFTEN MORE REWARDING, THAN WITH TIRE-SMOKING BRUTES" </b>
<h4><center>http://cliffstr7sprintconversion.blogspot.com/</center></h4>

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 04:56
by Beans
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by tr7sprint1</i>

I believe the water pump impeller is being remanufactured by a Aussy vendor in aluminum ... <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Sprintparts ...

http://www.sprintparts.triumphowners.com/news.cgi?articleID=480705

<center>Image
<font color="blue"><i>1980 TR7 DHC (my first car, now restored and back on the road)
1981 TR7 FHC Sprint (better known as 't Kreng)</font id="blue">
<b>[url="http://www.tr7beans.blogspot.com/"]<u><b><font size="3"><font color="red">My full Weblog</font id="red"></font id="size3"></b></u>[/url]</b></i></center>

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 06:39
by Marko
http://www.sprintparts.triumphowners.co ... ID=480069#

100$

only thing that worries me how are they going to remove it from the steel shaft after a year or two, it should have had an steel insert on the wearing surfaces.

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 16:46
by vitessesteve
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Beans</i>


But also thinking of machining the TR7 Sprints rear heater pick up ...
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I thought that S&S or Robsport made converter plate.

Steve Weblin - AKA vitessesteve
1982 TR7 Sprint DHC
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Posted: 15 Apr 2013 17:21
by frankman
I think it's a good idea we could included in parts / improved parts? or an own section

@ Beans I don't understand "TR7 Sprint rear heater pick up" - what part is meant ..

I am interested in your oil pans baffle and the trigger wheel - if you're going into production let me know - what did you with the intake manifold ? a Mangoletsi with welding for the injectors..

We have problems with motor company went bankrupt and we have not yet received the items .. It was promised to us but we still have no parts, it is now already been a while .. we paid a few thousand and now no engine- but the parts are still there as far as I know - ex employee

http://trigger-wheels.com/store/index1.html

Hello from Switzerland

Frank

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 17:51
by sydney.wedgehead
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by frankman</i>

@ Beans I don't understand "TR7 Sprint rear heater pick up" - what part is meant ..
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What is being referred to is illustrated on this page: http://www.triumphtrs.co.uk/tr7sprints.htm

It would be great to have some bolt on upgrade kits for the 4 cylinder engine (sprint or 8 valve), such as:
- EFI conversion (36-1 crank pulley with trigger wheel, VR sensor and bracket, inlet manifold drilled for injectors, capped dummy distributor to maintain oil pump drive, 4 coil pack and mounting bracket, EMU and wiring harness options, with installation instructions)
- EWP conversion kit - replace the troublesome oem unit with something like the Davies Craig electronic pumps
- Rear disk brake conversion with cable handbrake hookup
- AC installation brackets, etc to suit modern compressor

I'm sure there are a range of other bits and pieces on top of this that I would be interested in buying.

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 10:38
by tr7sprint1
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by sydney.wedgehead</i>

[quote]<i>Originally posted by frankman</i>

@ Beans I don't understand "TR7 Sprint rear heater pick up" - what part is meant ..
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What is being referred to is illustrated on this page: http://www.triumphtrs.co.uk/tr7sprints.htm
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the water transfer housing (third picture)



<b>"GETTING SPEED OUT OF A LOW POWERED CAR IS OFTEN MORE REWARDING, THAN WITH TIRE-SMOKING BRUTES" </b>
<h4><center>http://cliffstr7sprintconversion.blogspot.com/</center></h4>

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 15:56
by Beans
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by tr7sprint1</i>

... the water transfer housing ... <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Been a long time since I saw one of these clearly (actually over 15 years ago) [:D]
Looking at small local companies for some fabricating work, using modern computer controlled equipment.


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<font color="blue"><i>1980 TR7 DHC (my first car, now restored and back on the road)
1981 TR7 FHC Sprint (better known as 't Kreng)</font id="blue">
<b>[url="http://www.tr7beans.blogspot.com/"]<u><b><font size="3"><font color="red">My full Weblog</font id="red"></font id="size3"></b></u>[/url]</b></i></center>

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 15:59
by Beans
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by frankman</i>

what did you with the intake manifold ? a Mangoletsi with welding for the injectors ... <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Will use Weber/Dellorto flanged throttle bodies.

Sad to hear about your problems with the engine, hope it gets sorted properly.

<center>Image
<font color="blue"><i>1980 TR7 DHC (my first car, now restored and back on the road)
1981 TR7 FHC Sprint (better known as 't Kreng)</font id="blue">
<b>[url="http://www.tr7beans.blogspot.com/"]<u><b><font size="3"><font color="red">My full Weblog</font id="red"></font id="size3"></b></u>[/url]</b></i></center>

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 16:02
by jeffremj
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">It would be great to have some bolt on upgrade kits for the 4 cylinder engine (sprint or 8 valve), such as:
- EFI conversion (36-1 crank pulley with trigger wheel, VR sensor and bracket, inlet manifold drilled for injectors, capped dummy distributor to maintain oil pump drive, 4 coil pack and mounting bracket, EMU and wiring harness options, with installation instructions)<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I have a few inputs on this - I fitted a Megajolt ignition system on both my TR7 16V and TR7 V8. Here is some info to get the spark going on a TR7:

http://mjjfar.servehttp.com/triumph/edis.htm

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 16:35
by FastG
jeffremj, what did you do about the tachometer? I am using a MegaJolt on a 4.6 V8 and so far I have not been able to get the tach working.

Graham

TR8 Coupe

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 17:32
by jeffremj
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by FastG</i>

jeffremj, what did you do about the tachometer? I am using a MegaJolt on a 4.6 V8 and so far I have not been able to get the tach working.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I have a feeling of deja vu coming on ... [:)]

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:54
by Stag76
EDIS4 has 2 outputs than can be used to supply a Tacho...Pin 2 (Ignition Diagnostic Monitor) and Pin 11 (Clear Tach output). You can use either output as a signal to switch a simple resistor/transistor/diode circuit to supply a 12v Square Wave signal to the Tacho, or use a pull-up in conjunction with the CTO Output.
It consists of a 1 kOhm resistor connecting the CTO-signal to +12v. When the CTO is open, 12v is supplied to the Tacho via the resistor and when the CTO is grounded the 12v flows to ground. The result is a 12v Square Wave. EDIS6 and EDIS8 do not have the CTO pin.


TR7 Convertible
Sprint Motor
MegaSquirt EFI