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Yeah that's probably the most common dislike I hear from people. But I have a spare bonnet in white so when or should I say if I decide i wanted a more clean look, it's a simple swap over

Thanks. might go see him one day just for a little cruise

I like it alot how it is now, but yeah if i was going to paint it, it would be cream or waikato green

That is awesome as fuck man.

Yeah man, ive read all about it on here. its awesome to see all its history

We all have our own style so if you don't like I don't really mind.. But you can tell me how much you hate it here //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/50922-mgds-triumph-2000-estate-discussion/

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Okay so i'm sure you're all familiar with this car.... I saw it on Trademe a couple of months ago and it wasn't far from home so i decided i had to have it. Got in touch with Jake and set up a time to go and have a look. I jumped in my ute with a mate and we head over. Eventually found the place, checked out the wagon and a after a quick driving lesson and loading up a ute full of spare parts we were off back home. The thing was so low it looked cool as fuck. But when my mate who was following in my ute said that it was throwing sparks out the back, and when I couldn't back it out of my shed, I thought i'd better put in some slightly longer cutties... god damn practicality. Next thing I wanted to check out was the air filters because I couldn't feel any suction at all, and as I thought they were pretty dirty. Shot down to Repco and got the only air filter they had the were narrow enough to fit between the carb and the strut tower, and after much modification to the backing plate, I now had twin ram flows This made the wagon run pretty rough, and since I was planning to take it to Brits at the Beach that weekend i googled all sorts of carb balancing/tuning instructions and did the best I could to get it drivable. Also adjusting the timing was a big help. I got a new head unit and tidied up the speaker wiring in anticipation for by far the longest drive i had taken the triumph on. All set, off to Brits at the Beach with my mate in his '71 Avenger, walkie talkies in hand. Got there very slowly with no issues at all. Not everyone there was a fan of our cars but who cares right. Back home after the show and very quickly realised I needed some flashier mags. A bit of searching and found something i liked with in my budget. Unfortunately they're BBS reps which makes me look a bit silly having a sticker that says "fake splits can fuck off" mean while i was still playing with the mixture trying to get a better tune. A few trips out of town soon made me realize Im not a huge fan of exhaust fumes so I had a new exhaust made and a few hundred dollars later no more leaks. A slow day at home i decided i paint the rocker cover racing red. Jumped on the lathe at work and made a little shiny dildo shifter and a couple spikes to go the the rocker cover studs. Decided I wanted to tint the head lights yellow so I went ahead and did it, not every ones cup of tea I guess but its also not everyone's car. Desperately wanted the chrome surround on the front windscreen seal so I got a new rubber off Rimmer Bros (as well as some other parts) and took it to a guy in to get it changed. Made it look alot nicer I think. I got a little rev counter and put it where the not working clock was. Brought a sub woofer for a little more doof doof since the 6x9s in the back were blown. Did a rough repair on the speedo cable to get that up and running. Put in a new fuel level sensor because that thing didnt know which way was up (Still doesnt, if any one knows why please let me know) and set the valve clearances which were really far out on some of them (0.040")... No more ticks And at last my not so creative mind came up with a theme to replace Legit Splits. Being from the heart of the South Waikato... Waikato Draught it is "Support Your Local" Had some stickers made, stuck them on. And that pretty much brings us to now. Cars running Average - Good, looking alot like I want it to look, and with out a doubt keeping me busy and entertained. Next thing to do is shocks and springs because the shocks are fucked and theres no point putting in new ones if the springs are gonna fuck them up again. So Im currently in the process of sorting that out. Keep watching this space

its alot better now, still not 100%. it seems the mixture was way too rich. im in tokoroa, could come down to hamilton at some point if youre willing to have a play

Yeah Jake gave me the 2.5, I have been considering putting it in but I want to muck around with this one try learn abit for a while. You're right about those vent holes on the carbs, when I first put the ram flos on I didn't have them and it ran really really rough but sorted that pretty quickly. Wasn't doing the won't start when warm thing back then though. I'll throw in the original and see if it makes a difference

Cheers for that, everyone I've talked to has said about the oil in the carbs and that's usual all they know haha. Might be the go to get an expert to give it a good once over

Yeah I can smell petrol when I'm trying to start it and also it bubbles in the fuel filter glass when I turn it off. When I leave it awhile that glass is full but after a drive when I turn it off it bubbles and the level is pretty low. Come back abit later and it's filled up again

Hey guys, new to oldschool. Wondering if someone can help I recently brought Bevers/Connors/Jakes Triumph 2000 Estate. I’ve done a few little mods but the only thing that’s probably relevant to this problem is I put ramflo air filters on it and subsequently have been tinkering with the carb tuning. So I’m pretty sure it’ll just be the mixture but maybe something else has changed. When the cars cold it starts up with a flick of the key, no choke no throttle just fires up. whens its up to running temp however it’s a mission, I have to hold the key on, foot flat on the gas for anywhere from 10-30 seconds (choke makes no difference) I think the mixture is abit rich cause spark plugs are abit black but not really that bad I’ve been winding the mixture screw on the bottom of the carbs up 1 flat at a time trying to see if it makes a difference but its doesn’t seem to be. Any ideas would be great Thanks Dylan