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November 2007 - Posts

• Spitfire European Road Trip Write Up.

  My alter Ego, Viking Longship, on my less mechanically orientated and original blog, Norwegian Wood , has finally completely the write up of our early August European trip in the Triumph. It feels like it's taken me way longer to write about that it did Read More... Posted 12 November 2007 20:10 by Andy | 0 Comments

• Project David Brown #9 First Major Milestone.

  Finally, the efforts paid off. There was an unanticipated extra cost as I found out that the injectors were seized solid and needed new nozzles. Not cheap, but the very efficient diesel experts ordered the bits straight away and I got my injectors back, Read More... Posted 11 November 2007 20:03 by Andy | 0 Comments

• Project David Brown #8 So near, So far

  Tantalisingly close to the first major milestone for my old DB-880. First step has always been to get the engine running before I spend time and money on niceties like an exhaust, new clutch and cleaning/painting. The first challenge was to get the air Read More... Posted 06 November 2007 16:24 by Andy | 0 Comments

• Be Prepared

  It's that time of year again, our 3rd winter in Haugtuft and we've learnt that it pays to be prepared for whatever the winter throws at you. Up where we live it's been down below -20 C and we've had at most a couple of metres of snow on the ground. I Read More... Posted 05 November 2007 13:30 by Andy | 0 Comments

• I never knew that..

  I was informed by a member of the Club Triumph Forum where this blog is now featured that I should really be restoring a Ferguson tractor, as that has some association with the Standard Triumph company. I am struggling to find any reference of this fact, Read More... Posted 05 November 2007 10:36 by Andy | 0 Comments

• Project David Brown #7 Under Pressure

  It's rarely that I write a so "hot of the press" blog post as this one. It's Friday evening and I've just come in from the barn. All in all I'm pretty damn happy. First things first, I wanted to get the engine warmed up before I tried anything (with the Read More... Posted 02 November 2007 22:03 by Andy | 0 Comments

• Project Spitfire Diary June 2007 (part one)

  So, mid May came and with the Spitfire now road legal I promtly took the bonnet, doors and bootlid back off to start welding, prepping and painting. Thinking the bonnet was the biggest challenge I started with that, I had it in my head that all I needed Read More... Posted 02 November 2007 10:45 by Andy | 0 Comments

• Project David Brown #6 Nuts (and bolts)

  Well, found my nut, lying on the floor in the middle of the barn, exactly were it shouldn't have been. Repeat after me.... I MUST BE MORE ORGANISED AND CAREFUL WITH THE BITS I TAKE OFF... I was very pleased when I torqued up the final rod bearing and Read More... Posted 02 November 2007 10:41 by Andy | 0 Comments