Side Screens

[davidraw2000]

Does anybody know a source for the "Zip" style side screens for Roasters? (Mk1 Triumph) The second phase of the restoration is getting very near to finished and I might actually have to drive on the road!!!

[b_caswell]

Re: Side Screens

Hi Dave,
The company that used to supply Marlin was Lang & Potter but they seem to have moved onto bigger things.Probably easiest to get a Local Trimmer to make a pair. If you have the originals then it would be easy to get them copied. It also may involve replacing the other half of the zip thats on the hood to match the sides.

[Sidon]

Re: Side Screens

Hi Dave
Noticed this on the Totalkitcar website. May be worth a try if you are still struggling. Nowhere near Yorkshire though, sadly.

"When Polyfacto packed-up their demise left lots of specialist car manufacturers and enthusiasts with a problem as the Hailsham-based company supplied lots of hoods, carpet sets and such like. A chap called Jay Sheehan, is an ex-Polyfacto man and he’s now set-up on his own, trading as JSM Trimming, from a base in Lewes, West Sussex. He can offer a full trimming service and can be contacted via 01273 813 444"

[davidraw2000]

Re: Side Screens

Many Thanks,
Time to do some digging I think.
The car is now ready for it's MOT and I hope this year I will actually get to a show!

[lizbillings]

Re: Side Screens

Hi Dave. Can you make the Marlin meet at Elvington next Sunday 6th March? See miscellaneous on forum.
Your car look very smart. Hope to see it about.
Regards Liz

[davidraw2000]

Re: Side Screens

Hi Liz,
Thanks for the invite, is this something you do on a regular basis? Unfortunately the car will not have been MOT'd by next weekend and I have the garage to clear before it's back in Leeds! Should all be sorted very soon though :-)

[lizbillings]

Re: Side Screens

Hi Dave. Not sure yet how often the Yorkshire meets will be held but they will be advertised on the Forum under Miscellaneous.
Regards Liz

[davidmartin720]

Re: Side Screens

Hello Dave. Car looks great. I have recently bought a 1981 built SWB Triumph based Roadster and have a problem with the wheel nuts. Your wheels look the same as mine, OZ wheels written on centre. The wheels are fitted to 5/8 inch spacers which then do not centralise the wheels. The wheels have washers with a stem which takes up the gap from nut to thread. The nuts have lost their chrome and are square at the bottom when they need to be tapered, chewing off the corners. The new nuts I have been offered have a plain tapered washer with them, but the shank is not long enough with both washers. Any thoughts please.
Regards David.

[davidraw2000]

Re: Side Screens

Hi David,
Great to see another early car, what chassis number is it? I would imagine it was bought at a very similar time.
Wheel can be a difficult subject with the Triumph based cars particularly if like me you have the narrower Herald rear axle. I used to have 1" wheel spacer on the back of my car but they were a very questionable piece of engineering!
The wheel fitted now are Minilites specifically designed for the Herald/Spitfire hubs (13 x 4.5J) and they have allowed me to ditch the spacers. The down side is they don't fill the wheel arches as well as yours do.
The nuts you describe sound more like Dolomite or similar where as the minilites use ordinary tapered chrome nuts as you'd find on steel wheels (they have steel inserts). I believe Rimmer Bros suply wheel nuts suitable for minilites which should be ok providing your wheel have the steel inserts. I would assume your car has been fitted with extended studs if you are using wheel spacer so this shouldn't be a problem.
Hope that made some kind of sense.
Regards
Dave

[davidmartin720]

Re: Side Screens

Hello Dave, Thanks for your info. It appears my wheels were originally for Fords [made by GB Alloys in 1985]as the metal inserts have a taper in them. AC Services are looking for some 60 degree taper washers for me. With the spacers my front wheels do extend past the wings, but nothing was said at MOT time!!!
The Chassis No is 1147 built by D G A Giles who is now the TSSC club 13/60 Herald advisor.
Regards David.

[davidraw2000]

Re: Side Screens

Hello again,
That's interesting my car is chassis number 1070 and was date stamped Oct 1980, I believe that means it was car number 70 and if that makes your car number 147 that would suggest quite a production line in 1981.
I am surprised you need wheel spacers on the front of your car, the mark 1's struggle to cover the front wheels even without them. Is this a clearance issue with the suspension? I would recomend a chat with Ben Caswell regarding wheels, he has an understanding of the required "offset" for the Triumph cars. I had Dolomite Sprint wheels on my car at one time and with Ben's advice a change in wheels improved the handling.
Regards
Dave

[b_caswell]

Re: Side Screens

David Martin if your still stuck give me a ring(number in pit stop) I tried to explain off set and got myself confused.

Dave Raw. Mk 1 chassis numbers July 79 no01
Jan 80 no06
Jan 81 no87
Jan 82 no187
Jan 83 no277
Last mk1 july 83 no285
However only 236 all Triumph Mk1 kits were produced as the same number sequence was used with a 2 prefix in place of 1 for the first few (49) Mk2kits.
Regards Ben