1969 Triumph GT6+ Project: 2024 Work Update, Part 1 (Ep21.Aug24)

1969 Triumph GT6+ Project: 2024 Work Update, Part 1 (Odds & Ends, Etc.)

Small Triumph Sports Library & Archives, Episode 21 (August 2024)

Part one of a two-part discussion of the work I’ve done on my GT6 from this past winter into August. This rather boring episode covers the restoration/cleanup of smaller components and provides an update of sorts on my seized engine. As usual, screwups and challenges are highlighted.

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Initial notes/corrections, pedantic nonsense, and self-mockery:

School has started, so I have to work in video stuff whenever I can squeeze it in. Odds of things such as wardrobe discontinuity (as evident in this video) are especially high as I have to film over several days, etc.

4:00 At first I may sound a little bit like a spokesperson for Eastwood. Indeed, I like many of its products, and Eastwood has treated me well over the years. However, while I’ve been known to splurge here and there, I’m on a budget and buy liberally from various suppliers based on a complex calculus including the expected factors of cost, quality, and trust/risk.

5:19 https://www.eastwood.com/media-for-ab...

5:35 Ed Hollingsworth’s explanation of his approach to sand-blasting may be found here: https://bullfire.net/GT6/GT6-2/GT6-2....

11:39 I should have said "standard circlip," but words failed me as I was recording.

22:51 Though I had little hope it would help, I did hit the tops of the pistons/bores with a propane torch, which did no obvious good. Unfortunately, I don’t have an oxy-acetylene torch.

27:38 As I said in a previous episode, the engine had some corrosion from sitting for many years, but it was not crusty—and mostly looked pretty good. When I explored the bottom end and checked under some of the main and con-rod caps, nothing looked concerning. And yet, the thing is stubbornly seized.