This weekend we will be attending the 2015 HSCC Oulton Park Gold Cup. We will be running 3 cars this weekend starting with Ian Burford in “Lumbertubs” the Austin-Healey Sprite and Larry Tucker in the Ashley Midget in the Historic Road Sports Race, and finally Dave Griffiths in the Triumph TR4 in the Guards Trophy. Lets hope the weather holds out.
David Alexander suffered a bad misfire at the last race at Brand Hatch. Having no luck sorting it at the circuit they brought it back for us to look at. It passed the compression test so we moved onto to the ignition and fuel supply. The HT leads were a little old as was the cap and rotor arm. We took a look at the electronic ignition and found the trigger wheel had a lot of play. We decided to replace the ignition with an Ignitor setup from Pertronix as well as the cap and rotor arm with genuine Bosch items and the HT leads. The fuel supply was weak so a new Facet Red Top Competition pump was installed. We also discovered that the rear carburetor was flooding. This was due to a warn float pivot pin which prevented the float valve from closing. With all of these issues its no wonder it had a problem. The car has now been prepped ready for a test at Brands Hatch next week.
We’ve nearly completed the race preparation of this Triumph TR4. The owners are planning to use the car to compete in the Historic Road Sports. We’ve done a lot of work to rebuild suspension and brakes as well as bringing the car inline with the MSA’s safety standards. We are waiting the arrival of the seats and need to install the front cage but otherwise it is good to go. Next stop is Brands Hatch for a track day.
This Triumph TR4 has been stored for many years and has frankly seen better days. It was raced some years ago and everything still works as it should. However, it is tired and needs some proper attention before hitting the circuit. The owners plan to compete in the HSCC’s Historic Road Sports Championship. The suspension and brakes are being stripped and rebuilt. The engine is largely ok although we are rebuilding the cylinder head with new valve springs and fitting a new head gasket and water pump. Among many other small tasks we will be fitting a full height windscreen, making a rollcage and fitting a hard top.
After loosing some 26kgs with a new wiring loom, alternator, polycarbonate windows, heater removed and new door cars the Alexander Alfa Romeo is ready to race with the HSCC Historic Touring Cars. We also had the magnesium wheels refurbished and fitted a new front brake kit.
