Wedge Love my TR8

[Britishautobody]

Love my Tr8!! Wedge with an edge.
Move over bacon now there is something meatier!!

 

[JodyFKerr]

Well, I guess we don't have to ask whether you've started driving it. Have you taken a "test drive" through some twisties yet? I found that I had to test mine multiple times through the twisties.

I took my Mum to the DCTRA (Desert Centre Triumph group in Phoenix) meeting last night. We had good fun driving there and back and meeting the Triumph folks.

 

[Britishautobody]

Have driven through a few fun turns , have to solve a few problems before I go crazy like , no battery tie down, so so tie rod end and the exhaust seems like it may have plugged cats. Parts are on the way and will take off the cats and intermediate mufflers and see how that works. For a car with a straight rear axle it handles quite well. I was told old fuel will plug the cats quite fast. I know this car was sitting for quite some time with bad fuel.

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Once you get that thing sorted out, you'll REALLY enjoy it! Taking mine out for a run tomorrow morning before the asphalt turns liquid.

 

[tdskip]

Just wait to do get poly bushings on there and uprated springs!

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Just wait to do get poly bushings on there and uprated springs!

Yep - HUGE difference. Put the thing on rails, they do!

 

[GBRandy]

Seems we are getting quite a collection of TR8 owners lately.

I didn't do the poly bushings....they were just to stiff for my tastes. New rubber ones worked for me.....but I don't drag race around either.

Still convinced the single most important modification I did was those silly foot well vents!

Congrats on the new (to you) TR8!

 

[PATR8]

I have been away so long I now have an un-inspected TR8 :frown: . I still drove it to work yesterday, had to pull over and throw the top up as I drove into a rain storm. I will leave it in the garage until I get it inspected now, hopefully Saturday. So fun, top down driving, listening to the exhaust...

 

[JodyFKerr]

I have been away so long I now have an un-inspected TR8 :frown: . I still drove it to work yesterday, had to pull over and throw the top up as I drove into a rain storm. I will leave it in the garage until I get it inspected now, hopefully Saturday. So fun, top down driving, listening to the exhaust...

At 75mph the rain just goes right over the car. No need to put the top up.

 

[PATR8]

I have "heard" that but of course I would never try that, our speed limit is 55 mph in our fine state.

 

[tr8todd]

The reason we are getting so many TR8 owners lately is because we are all hitting mid life crisis time. I just hit mine earlier than you guys did. I was 22 when I got my first TR8.

 

[JodyFKerr]

The reason we are getting so many TR8 owners lately is because we are all hitting mid life crisis time. I just hit mine earlier than you guys did. I was 22 when I got my first TR8.

I just asked my wife, she said I'm too young. She also said that for me, I'd be more likely to buy a mini-van seeing as I've always had sports cars.

 

[Britishautobody]

I think it is time the Tr8 values reflect what a fun car these really are. I had a spider that was a converted gm v6 car ,had to sell it a few years back due to lack of storage. I missed the way it drove, but I knew this body style was a big hit with me!

 

[DNK]

BR Auto Body- you into going to car shows. Portland is Labor day

 

[Britishautobody]

DNX, I will be at the All British Field Meet with my tent as usual in Portland for the big Labor day show , yes ;>)

 

[DNK]

Good show , hope it's big enough for 2 wedges if it rains

 

[AngliaGT]

Don,

Don't you know that it never rains in Portland?
But bring suntan lotion & an umbrella anyway.

- Doug

 

[DNK]

That was some pretty wet sunshine they had last year I hear

 

[AngliaGT]

I used to race @ PIR - we had every kind of weather-
90+ sunshine,pouring rain,& of course, a volcano erupting.
Where else can you buy that kind of excitement?

- Doug

 

[tdskip]

I used to race @ PIR - we had every kind of weather-
90+ sunshine,pouring rain,& of course, a volcano erupting.
Where else can you buy that kind of excitement?

- Doug

LOL - I bet.