Mon.03.03.08. After phoning all of the suppliers to check on availability together with the cost I have been able to rationalise all of the lists. Woolies will deliver tomorrow: again for specific trim plus accessories they are the cheapest and the most reliable. Paddocks remain the favourite for the basic Triumph parts but unfortunately they wisely, do not get involved with the more ‘decorative’, after market items. To access the mid flow adaptor for the radiator, the twin pancake air filters, the alloy gear stick knob and handbrake handle is an order for either Europa or Demon Tweekes. The choice will be a simple matter of cost. Over the next few days the decision shall be made regarding which supplier will be used.
The seat rails, modified by Colin Brockbank, still had many of the rough edges as well as several welding runs visible. A bench grinder has removed these initially then finally by an electric wire brush. The polished surfaces have then been coated in a primer of Hammerite to be later dusted in satin black. A similar treatment of the original number plates has also been undertaken. The total surface of the plate has been sprayed with satin black, the letters and numbers then revealed rubbing carefully with 600’s and 1200’s.
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