Nearly Back On The Road | Herald 13/60 Restoration | Part 31
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- Here we're getting almost all of the last jobs done before the Herald 13/60 is ready for the road again!
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It just amazes me that the new parts now a days are so badly made. But it is what we have to work with! Can't wait to see her on the road in the next video. Cheers!
Yeah the worst thing was the response from the supplier. They replied to say the silicone and cork gaskets are the same size, when I’d sent photographic evidence to the contrary! Nearly there though, biggest job that’s left for me is cleaning off the workshop muck from the bodywork :D
Looking forward to seeing you on the road
Cheers Henry, nearly there!
Great job, very interesting on how these new part are so bad, I've found the same on some new seals for the stag, they just last a few months and start to leak again, really annoying. So close now, hope to see you on the road in the next video!!!!! all the best Bob (PS, started work on my daughters Herald)
That’s rubbish, did you report it to whoever you bought it from? If we all do that maybe someone will take note. Not that I got a useful response about the rocker gasket when I did :( Hope your Herald project is off to a good start!
Still catching up on your vids, is it possible that blue rocker gasket is designed for the alloy cover and not the OE steel one?, as you may have worked out by now ( or perhaps not) I am just getting back into Triumphs after a 30 odd year lay off, and I agree that todays parts are no where near as good as they once used to be , I blame a certain country for this that will remain nameless but i'm sure you can guess !!. The UK does not seem to "make" stuff these days sadly and just imports garbage for the most part, don't worry though it's not just Triumph parts Ford bits are just as bad.
Fair question, but it was sold under the same part number as the steel one, with some extra identifier to indicate silicone appended, and the gaskets for the alloy covers are thinner as they’re supposed to seal two actually flat surfaces. I did return it and get a refund in the end. I’d say general economics is more to blame than any particular place of manufacture, and you get what you pay for :( If you’re looking for suppliers, Canley Classics are more likely to sell you stuff that fits first time, and if they list something as NLA where other places show it for sale it can sometimes be an indicator that the part more generally available isn’t up to scratch.
@@redfoxclassics ah thank you, I was going to ask you the best places today for parts, in the 90's I used Paddocks in Chester, as I was that local at the time I could drive round there. That's no longer the case.
Yeah I use Paddocks a fair bit. They tend to be fairly fast and reasonably priced. TD Fitchett are pretty good but don’t have much of a web shop. I use Wins Ltd on occasion. Anything you might get secondhand then The Spitfire Graveyard are always worth a call (Dave there is very helpful).