Yes, undoubtedly those dovetails will get scratched up the first time the door is shut 😉. The ones I did on my TR6 have stood up pretty well over the past 13 years though...

I was hoping to not have to paint the relay but the aluminum case was in such bad shape I had to...I’ll put that one on the bottom of the shelf so you won’t be able to see it....I ordered a new overdrive relay for the top of the shelf....I was shocked to see how much the starter relay is to buy new...almost $60 US....by the time I received it with currency exchange and shipping it would be over $80 for a little relay 😉

@@cheftush I find it ironic that an old British car even has a starter relay. My 86 Alfa does not; all amps go through the ignition switch. I put in a relay this fall, and it starts way quicker now, less voltage drop at the switch. Go Triumph!

Hi David, the little aluminum washers were there. I did check for them thanks. When I was playing around with the running of the engine after the break in, I did also play with the mixture screws and followed the procedure about turning them in until the engine starts to run more poorly and then turning them back out a bit...yes, I’ve got a buddy who’s got some colour tunes that he’s going to lend me once the car is running again. Thanks for watching and commenting. It is appreciated. Cheers, Tush

Hi Kevin, good idea, I’ll pop the tabs on the one remaining relay...I ordered a new OD relay today.

Agreed, could be mixture but I’m glad I cleaned out this jets...I also cleaned out the mixture adjusting screws as well. Stay tuned,,,might have another video tonight 😉

You’ve heard of Goldfinger right? I’m Silverthumb 😉

Hey Matthew, Thanks! Stock carbs for this car would have been a pair of Zenith Stromberg carburetors. Yes, even if you can spend 30 minutes on the car when you get a chance, it all pays off in the end. I do lots of power hours and they are paying off now in the reassembly phase 100 percent. Good luck with the spitfire.

Triumphs had Strombergs until the mid 70s when they went to SUs along with the rest of the Leyland range, probably to make things simpler for emission controls etc.

@@johnmoruzzi7236 my TR3s have SUs

@@johnmoruzzi7236 The TR6 and even the TR8 had ZS carbs from the factory...

The word was “stoked “....the plate is off my 1973 TR6...It came from Alamo CA and I had it shipped up to Vancouver and then Rail Car to me...the Colorado plate beside it came off my 60 TR3A....it was raced there in the Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing Club.

But, I was giving it the beans now and again well above 3000 rpm...so, I think the idle circuit might have been working but when I was giving it quick hits of gas those jets were not injecting fuel so the mixture would have been very lean in that carb

@@cheftush I am still mildly skeptical. If the accelerator pump wasn't working, even on one carb, it seems like you would have noticed a hesitation when you goosed it. Of course my theory isn't self consistent because it almost looks like there was no gas getting in, but you would have noticed that too. Did you clean all the jets so we will never know, or just the accelerator one?

@@JB_WI_Triumph cleaned them all....In all carbs...and cleaned the mixture screws as well....so, we shall see if I accomplished anything. Like I said, when it was running, you wouldn’t think that it had issues under any condition....but, I was a little shocked when I pulled the plugs when the front 2 were markedly different from the other 4. Anyway, the bugs will get worked out eventually.

Sure you could...or, you can buy kits from places like Caswell if you want to make the time, effort and expense...but, by the time you do either of this things, you might as well just buy them new...it would be WAY cheaper.

Thanks David. I think it turns out not too badly.