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Triumph Roadster Restoration Part 14: Possums, Wasps, Brakes, Horns and Lights
Part fourteen of the series documenting the restoration of my 1947 Triumph Roadster (TRD655).
The braking saga continues (yet again!) with this the first part of this video being filmed in February 2024 and the latter part in January 2025. In this video I remove and refit the brake master cylinder, which despite being rebuilt still does not function correctly. I then get bored with bleeding the brakes time and time again to no avail and turn my attention to the lights. I establish the problem does not lie with the switch, removing the wasps' nest therefrom. I then turn my attention to the horns, which are also suffering from a deceased wasp infestation....
Watch part one here: ua-cam.com/video/mcef9Lnp_Ww/v-deo.html
See the whole series as it unfolds: ua-cam.com/play/PLg_dEocByqs8vkztPXGgKLZtWOWkTneoL.html
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Sunday Drive: 1951 Bentley MKVI Standard Steel Sports Saloon - Bentley's First New Post-War Model
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When my neighbour called and said he'd just bought a Bentley over a game of chess and was going to collect it the following day, how could I possibly refuse a chance to drive one of the most stately machines of the post-war period?
3801 - The Legend of Steam on Super 8 Film - The Southern Highlander
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A Super 8 film of the Transport Heritage NSW Steam Locomotive 3801 shortly after it returned to active service under THNSW on the "Southern Highlander" from Sydney to Moss Vale NSW. Filmed on the 13th of August 2022. Filmed on my Bolex Super 8mm camera using Kodak Super 8 50D film.
Triumph Roadster Restoration Part 13: If at first you don't succeed...
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Part thirteen of the series documenting the restoration of my 1947 Triumph Roadster (TRD655). The braking saga continues with this the first part of this video being filmed in October 2023 and the latter part in January 2024. In this video I fit various different brake cylinders, the first pair of which arrived seized and which I was eventually able to free up, however the thread for the banjo ...
Triumph Roadster Restoration Part 12: More Brakes and Less Broken?
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Part twelve of the series documenting the restoration of my 1947 Triumph Roadster (TRD655). The braking saga continues with this video being filmed shortly after the previous one in January 2023. In this video we fit the newly custom made flexible front hoses as well as the new lines to the rear. I also install three new Land Rover Series 1 brake cylinders the rear ones of which we ground down ...
Triumph Roadster Restoration Part 11: Drum Brake Saga Commences
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Part eleven of the series documenting the restoration of my 1947 Triumph Roadster (TRD655). A year has now elapsed since the previous episode went live in which we finally got the Roadster running for the first time in 40 years. In this episode, I explain why, I have aptly been held up by the brakes which have caused seemingly unending woe for the project in the last year. Is the light at the e...
Return of the TD! | MG TD Restoration Part 3
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The MG project returns with hopefully a great deal more content to follow. See what we've been up to in the past two years and what our plans for the next steps are...
An Interview with the Great-Grandson of MG Cars' Founder - Cecil Kimber: the man who started MG
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Cecil Kimber is one of the founding fathers of the British motor industry. Without his ingenuity and attention to the burgeoning desires of the motoring public we would not have had the brand representing engineering advancement in road and racing that MG has been, and hopefully will be again. I met Joe McGavin quite by accident at the Triumph & MG Centenary event held at Silverstone on the 10t...
Everything at the MG & Triumph 100 Celebration at Silverstone in 2 minutes
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This is a condensed version of the full car show. If you would like to watch the full version in which I identify all the cars and provide interesting details about them there will be a link below (when published) and on the end screen of this video. In this video, I present you with a vicarious experience of the MG & Triumph Cars Centenary, held on the 10th & 11th of June 2023. This truly was ...
Royal Vehicles on Display at Sandringham | Queen's Platinum Jubilee, 2022
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An excerpt from my footage of the Sandringham Pageant of Motoring held in 2022 to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. I had intended to create a full video covering the entirety of the show, but the quantity of footage meant I never had the time to edit it or record a full voice over. Anyway, here's the royal part just in time for the Coronation!
100 Years of Triumph! Triumph Cars Centenary Celebrations, Bathurst 2023
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To celebrate 100 years of Triumph cars, the TSOA NSW organised a national rally for all Triumphs and their owners to attend a weekend of exciting events held in the Motoring Mecca of Bathurst, NSW.
Taking the Triumph 12/50 around Bathurst at 3x Speed!
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Well, it wasn't going to win the V8 Supercars without a little help from the editing suite otherwise....
How to quickly and easily respray small areas of your car
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Just a quick demonstration of something I've been up to in my spare time. Although there's nothing special about anything shown in the video hopefully it might provide some inspiration when attempting something like this yourself.
Will it start? Triumph Roadster's first run in 40 years!
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Triumph Roadster - Will it start? Part eleven of the series documenting the restoration of my 1947 Triumph Roadster (TRD655). The long-awaited video is here! Will the Roadster fire up after after 40 years sitting in the shed of a previous owner with more than 500 vehicles? Watch part one here: ua-cam.com/video/mcef9Lnp_Ww/v-deo.html See the whole series as it unfolds: ua-cam.com/play/PLg_dEocBy...
Grime and Punishment - MG TD's First Wash in 17 Years
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The MG TD Project car gets its first wash since it was last on the road in 2005.... More coming soon!
Terribly British Day Car Show Highlights 2022
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Terribly British Day Car Show Highlights 2022
National Motoring Heritage Day Car Show 2022 at the Australian Motorlife Museum
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National Motoring Heritage Day Car Show 2022 at the Australian Motorlife Museum
TSOA NSW Triumph Club Display Day 2022
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TSOA NSW Triumph Club Display Day 2022
Rolls Royce Avon Jet Engine Startup & Clarendon Classic Show Highlights 2022
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Rolls Royce Avon Jet Engine Startup & Clarendon Classic Show Highlights 2022
The Picnic Express Steam Train to Kiama on Super 8 Film
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The Picnic Express Steam Train to Kiama on Super 8 Film
Triumph Roadster Restoration Part 10: Nearly ready to start!
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Triumph Roadster Restoration Part 10: Nearly ready to start!
Ford Capri Improvements: Reflectors, Bonnet Springs, Glove Box Handles and Overspray
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Ford Capri Improvements: Reflectors, Bonnet Springs, Glove Box Handles and Overspray
In Full: Sutherland Pre-WW2 Classic Car Show, March 2022
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In Full: Sutherland Pre-WW2 Classic Car Show, March 2022
Sutherland Pre-WW2 Car Show in two minutes
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Sutherland Pre-WW2 Car Show in two minutes
Triumph Roadster Restoration Part 9: How to Service a Solex and De-Rust a Petrol Tank
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Triumph Roadster Restoration Part 9: How to Service a Solex and De-Rust a Petrol Tank
Drive Your Triumph Day 2022: A Drive & Look at the Cars
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Drive Your Triumph Day 2022: A Drive & Look at the Cars
Triumph Roadster Restoration Part 8: Sump Out, Oil in
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Triumph Roadster Restoration Part 8: Sump Out, Oil in
Fitting Wire Wheels to the Triumph 12/50 | Wire Wheel Buying Guide
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Fitting Wire Wheels to the Triumph 12/50 | Wire Wheel Buying Guide
Triumph Roadster Restoration Part 7: Trying Tank Transfer
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Triumph Roadster Restoration Part 7: Trying Tank Transfer
How Noisy are your old Tyres? Old Compared to New | Fitting Avons to the Bentley Turbo R
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How Noisy are your old Tyres? Old Compared to New | Fitting Avons to the Bentley Turbo R

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @truevegas
    @truevegas 5 днів тому

    6:21 thats a useful little nugget of information

  • @michaelwright1852
    @michaelwright1852 7 днів тому

    No new gadget on the sump? And why did you remove he rocker cover to add oil?

  • @graedonmunro1793
    @graedonmunro1793 11 днів тому

    what country are you in??

  • @Mitkawatch
    @Mitkawatch 16 днів тому

    Well done! Satisfying clean up and repair of the horn! I bet the master brake cylinder shows up in your dreams by now...

  • @davidparkinson188
    @davidparkinson188 18 днів тому

    You may want to re torque those 16 wheel nuts after about 50 miles or so

  • @Totally_wrx
    @Totally_wrx 23 дні тому

    what type of sand paper did you use, Like the grit?

  • @hammerandhatchetengineerin4967
    @hammerandhatchetengineerin4967 25 днів тому

    Enjoyed your video. An old friend and longtime mg Td owner said , you can’t have enough grounds ,so I made sure every thing has a good ground and that really helped. Also old wasp nest removal was very helpful in your case…👍

  • @TheLostWrenchGarage
    @TheLostWrenchGarage 26 днів тому

    Wow its been 11 months sense we seen the 47 Roadster! Boy time just fly's by! Maybe we will get to see it on the road in 2026? Are the wasps over there like here in the stated called mud dobbers? Kind of look like them?

  • @cook5381
    @cook5381 26 днів тому

    Good to see you back!

  • @TRD2445
    @TRD2445 26 днів тому

    nice video - many thanks

  • @JamesWilliamson-w8y
    @JamesWilliamson-w8y Місяць тому

    The seat belts are obviously a later addition and are not compulsary.

  • @mycaseihc2238
    @mycaseihc2238 2 місяці тому

    From what Land Rover series are the finally beak cylinders ?

    • @Rust_in_Time
      @Rust_in_Time Місяць тому

      @mycaseihc2238 They're Series 2 cylinders and Defender 90 shoes. The part numbers are in one of the videos, but I can find them for you if you need them.

  • @mycaseihc2238
    @mycaseihc2238 2 місяці тому

    Which cylinder from the Land Rover do you use now?

  • @mycaseihc2238
    @mycaseihc2238 2 місяці тому

    Very interesting videos! Thanks What are you use to clean? Is it break cleaner?

    • @Rust_in_Time
      @Rust_in_Time Місяць тому

      @mycaseihc2238 Kerosene is the blue coloured liquid as it is called in Australia

  • @ericlloyd9024
    @ericlloyd9024 2 місяці тому

    Done one myself. It’s easier if you take off all the chrome stuff before you start on the paintwork. Hope you get it fixed before the ivy comes back to life!

  • @geoffpace8981
    @geoffpace8981 4 місяці тому

    love the possum

    • @Rust_in_Time
      @Rust_in_Time 4 місяці тому

      @@geoffpace8981 Oh good - because it had babies last week!

  • @geoffpace8981
    @geoffpace8981 4 місяці тому

    great work and entertaining , the music is good too

  • @geoffpace8981
    @geoffpace8981 4 місяці тому

    the cost of machining and sleeving the original cyclinders may have solved all those other problems !

  • @geoffpace8981
    @geoffpace8981 4 місяці тому

    interesting ,good stuff

  • @geoffpace8981
    @geoffpace8981 4 місяці тому

    Good find ,this car will keep you busy , also I like your music

  • @she3esh
    @she3esh 4 місяці тому

    Can't seem to find the glove box part on their website, you got anymore info?

    • @Rust_in_Time
      @Rust_in_Time 4 місяці тому

      @@she3esh From memory I bought it off their eBay shop..might be worth a try? Otherwise they may have run out of stock I fear.

  • @axeya366
    @axeya366 5 місяців тому

    A bit late. But i just picked one up a few weeks ago, also red 89 SA manual. My console looks similar, not as scratched but faded and worn. In future i will work on it to restore it. Thanks for the insight.

  • @colinmaceke7474
    @colinmaceke7474 5 місяців тому

    My 1250 had 2 headlights but my Vitesse had 4 as in your photo.

  • @aninvestor413
    @aninvestor413 5 місяців тому

    Nice to see.I have a 1951 MK 6 Mulliner .I drive around in it most weeks in the summer.Cant see many modern cars surviving for 70+ years!

  • @ianperry9914
    @ianperry9914 5 місяців тому

    Thanks for the film , never mind the barrister ,their merely failed bad actors in a wig .

  • @paulgeraghty1448
    @paulgeraghty1448 5 місяців тому

    I would've appreciated some history of the car in question.

    • @Rust_in_Time
      @Rust_in_Time 5 місяців тому

      It was purchased new by a purveyor of ladies’ undergarments who used it to tow a trailer displaying "the wares"....

  • @jamesellsworth9673
    @jamesellsworth9673 5 місяців тому

    Time for a loving restoration. Wood and leather are overdue.

  • @charliegardner6804
    @charliegardner6804 5 місяців тому

    Lovely video thanks for sharing 👍.

  • @Rust_in_Time
    @Rust_in_Time 5 місяців тому

    Clearly my mistakes about the seat heater and Silver Dawn engine displacements has caused some excitement. Many thanks to all who have pointed it out so clearly. Who knew that the heater was so effective that even a mention can make people hot around the collar...

  •  5 місяців тому

    Wonderful car and nicely presented. Best from Switzerland from an owner of a 1951 Mulliner MkVI and a 1953 R-Type. I have owned every model up to 1996 of RR and B and came back to MkVI and R-Type, manual gearbox change both, because they are the best of all after War models! 😊

  • @EnglishLawyer
    @EnglishLawyer 5 місяців тому

    The heater under the seat was for the whole car. Complete BS that it was a seat heater. You weren't even thought of when I had to sit in the back seat freezing while the front passengers got a modicum of heating.

    • @North49191
      @North49191 5 місяців тому

      Relax it's just a free video. I am in Canada and you don't know what a cold back seat is.

  • @JSDesign.Hongkong
    @JSDesign.Hongkong 5 місяців тому

    Friendly correction: the engine capacity for the Mark VI and Silver Dawn was the same. Only the carburettors were different. Also, you are referring to the interior heater, it is not a seat heater, as the handbook will confirm. Lastly, the car should be started in second gear, again the handbook will confirm that.

  • @robertdoohan612
    @robertdoohan612 5 місяців тому

    Thankyou for persuading your neighbour to let you drive their car and for sharing it with us. I always appreciate your depth of knowledge on the history of the marques as well as their interesting mechanical features. Your use of language suits the car perfectly, great video.

  • @patpateephangern9379
    @patpateephangern9379 5 місяців тому

    Great video!

  • @TheLostWrenchGarage
    @TheLostWrenchGarage 5 місяців тому

    Well I see you haven't touched the car for 6 months Or at least didnt post any video on it. How about an update or at least something?

    • @Rust_in_Time
      @Rust_in_Time 5 місяців тому

      @@TheLostWrenchGarage Patience dear boy...patience!

  • @charlesfoster141
    @charlesfoster141 8 місяців тому

    I love all models of the MGT cars and have owned many of them over the years. My first car was a MGTD given me in a very poor state back in 1969. However I went the last 35 years without a MGTD. So as soon as I could I purchased a very nice MGTF RHD project that is mostly dismantled and is awaiting restoration in my workshop. Soon after that I found and purchased a gorgeous fully restored MGTF about 7 months ago. Most recently I purchased a very nice MGTD that had been cosmetically restored some years ago but still presents very well. So now I own three of these classic MGs and enjoy driving the MGTF and the MGTD as often as I can. I am 70 now so there is no time to lose.

  • @hammerandhatchetengineerin4967
    @hammerandhatchetengineerin4967 9 місяців тому

    Love the old steam train 👍🏻

  • @michaelwright1852
    @michaelwright1852 10 місяців тому

    If it's a mk2 than all the old on bits were chrome, head lights

  • @amazingdecks1
    @amazingdecks1 10 місяців тому

    Amazing how easy the plug unscrews when you turn it the right way!

  • @britishsouth
    @britishsouth Рік тому

    Please introduce your cute pupper!

    • @Rust_in_Time
      @Rust_in_Time Рік тому

      She's called Pickle, she also appeared in a Christmas video a couple of years ago

    • @britishsouth
      @britishsouth Рік тому

      She is such a cutie! @@Rust_in_Time

  • @TheLostWrenchGarage
    @TheLostWrenchGarage Рік тому

    Just got done watching the whole playlist on the car!! Glad to see your back on the car getting it fixed again. I truelly wish I had a car like yours! I would be wrenching on it as much as I can to get her back on the road! Myself I am doing a Triumph Spitfire 1500 and have plans to have it going by May. Just subbed and cant wait to see more! Cheers!

  • @bladerunner6282
    @bladerunner6282 Рік тому

    will be interested in whether or not that is enough movement in the piston to do the job. i suspect that it isn't. but hoping it is. BTW, didn't see any adjustment mechanism for the shoes...curious.

    • @Rust_in_Time
      @Rust_in_Time Рік тому

      No, alas that certainly won't be enough movement to engage the shoes properly. There is still plenty of air in the system, and I'm working on getting a rebuilt master cylinder as a safety measure. Well spotted with the lack of adjustment mechanism - they are supposedly "self-adjusting" according to Triumph, but in reality this just means they bind all the time! No wonder the Roadsters had a reputation for hesitant performance...

  • @bladerunner6282
    @bladerunner6282 Рік тому

    i too, housed my first car, a '61 MGA bought in 1970, in an old wooden garage. the garage was most likely built, initially, to shelter the family carriage. as the adjacent lean-to looked a lot like a horse stable. ...always a process getting it in and out.

  • @chrislewis4830
    @chrislewis4830 Рік тому

    youve got the most british accent ive heard. But we in England dont have possums were are you from??

  • @dirkb.260
    @dirkb.260 Рік тому

    Very nice videos. I am urgently looking for a fuel tank for a Triumph Roadster 2000 (1948/1949). I don't know where else to look or ask. Does anyone have an idea?

    • @Rust_in_Time
      @Rust_in_Time Рік тому

      I assume you have tried the Triumph Roadster club? Otherwise I would have a metal fabrication shop weld one out of non-ferrous alloy or stainless steel.

    • @dirkb.260
      @dirkb.260 Рік тому

      Many thanks for the answer. Yes, I have already asked the Triumph Roadster Club. Then we can probably only have the tank made by our body builder.@@Rust_in_Time

  • @Mitkawatch
    @Mitkawatch Рік тому

    Nice video! I do have a soft spot for the Triumph Roadsters

  • @glynnford9709
    @glynnford9709 Рік тому

    Good to see you back, but gosh you make it hard for yourself.

    • @Rust_in_Time
      @Rust_in_Time Рік тому

      Alas, the poor quality cylinders didn't help!

    • @glynnford9709
      @glynnford9709 Рік тому

      Having done the job a few times over the years I would have taken the opportunity to check the King Pins & Bushes and Wheel bearings

  • @hammerandhatchetengineerin4967

    Nice to see you back

  • @andrewpollok2174
    @andrewpollok2174 Рік тому

    Brings back memories of when I did this on the 1969 GT 60 I had at the time. Really improved the shift!

  • @andrewbrown-b1z
    @andrewbrown-b1z Рік тому

    Hi, can you tell me where you got your rebuild kit from? Someone has used gasket seal and thread lock on mine. Thanks

    • @Rust_in_Time
      @Rust_in_Time Рік тому

      I actually just made the gaskets myself with the correct gauge gasket paper. I'd suggest writing to the club if you need a full kit but usually fixed jet carburettors don't require as much maintenance as say SUs do. Best of luck!