Look what Santa got for me!

Well okay, I know its only November but you've got to work with me on this one.

Now I know I made a list of jobs for November and you'll notice this wasn't one of them but I didn't expect this to get sorted yet and to be honest I never stick to plans anyway.

As previously mentioned the car came with a pair of SU HS6 carbs which are a bit tall and have put a small dent in the bonnet at some point in the past. Having repaired the dent to some degree last month I am still obviously not happy to have any kind of dent in my lovely bonnet. To be honest I thought it would be really easy to pick up a pair of Dolomite Sprint dashpots, springs and pistons as this seems to be the standard course of action when fitting SU's to a GT6 and then just do a quick swap, but I was clearly a bit naive on that one. Unless I wanted a reconditioned pair for about £325 no where I tried (Quillers, Rimmer Bros, Spitfire Graveyard, Canley Classics and Turner Carbs) had anything they could offer me. I then saw the name Wins International mentioned on a Triumph forum and sent them an email not really expecting much and hey presto they had a pair in stock for £96. Quick phone call for clarification and the guy was very helpful so I ordered them straight away and 24 hours later Christmas had come early.

Ooh I love Christmas... I mean November

So my plan is to take the relevant parts off these Sprint carbs and swap them for the parts on my carbs for an easy install and then I should have a pair of standard HS6 that I can stick on ebay and sell at some point or keep for spares.

Current tall dashpots with a bit shaved off the front damper to aid with clearance

Just got to find the time now to get them on and running and then I can really repair the bonnet properly but that probably wont be until next year now as I'll need to do some more painting and it's too cold and wet now, but then again I'm no good at sticking to plans.