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18th Edition – August 2016
News, updates and articles from the Cape Town Triumph Sports Car Club (CTTSCC)
Articles by Dennis and Barrie.
Website address – www.capetriumph.za.org
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In this edition
Chairman’s Chat
Editorial
Technical
New Members
Year Calendar
Club Activities
Interesting News
Your Stories
Sales /Wanted
Committee
Other pics
We have an even busier time ahead
planned for you to enjoy
Kalk Bay end July, not a good day for takeaway fish and chips!
Chairman’s Chat
Can you believe that we are into the second half of the year and
that the pace will hot up as we look toward the year end? When
you live in Cape Town and you are a sports car owner, the weather
plays an important role in your life. I always tell our foreign
guests that Cape Town does not have a climate- it just has
weather. Luckily
for us it is more
good than
unpleasant, even in
winter and we can still enjoy top down motoring.
We have had a busy first half year but, looking ahead to when
the weather will have improved, we have an even busier time
ahead and there is much to encourage you to venture out in your
Triumph.
- The Century Classic car run will take place on 23 October
and we encourage our members to get their Triumphs ready for
this event; joining 99 other enthusiasts. If you are under 50,
however, you may be excused from participating.
- Our annual Concours is scheduled for 29 October at a venue in Tableview that will allow us
to showcase our cars against the backdrop of our iconic Table Mountain.
- November brings a new event to the motoring calendar- the Cape Auto Festival to be held
at Killarney. This not only replaces the bi- annual Cape Classic car show, but will encompass
new cars, super cars and general motoring interest. This event promises to change the
motoring calendar in Cape Town which does not have a super car show, so don’t miss this
one.
- Our AGM and prize giving will be held at the MMC clubhouse on Saturday 26 November,
closing the year with a spitbraai that will be subsidised by the Club to thank you for your
support.
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- Finally we are planning to join the Stanford street festival in early December before going
on holiday.
We try to offer something of interest for you twice a month. It is your club, people and we can
only be as successful as you make it.
Cheers Dennis
Editorial
Letters to the Editor:
No mail received this month.
CHARITIES BENEFIT FROM HUGELY SUCCESSFUL KNYSNA MOTOR
SHOW IN 2016.
The Knysna motor show held on May 1, 2016 and
staged by the Garden Route Motor Club, was not
only a huge success and enjoyed by all the petrol
heads and the public, but also resulted in a
record amount of money donated to charity.
While costs to stage the motor show have
increased dramatically, the support that has
been received from participants, sponsors and
the public, has enabled the Garden Route Motor
Club to maintain its commitment to support local charities.
In total R60.000 has been donated to Hospice, Knysna Animal Welfare, E-Pap
(children feeding scheme), FAMSA, Change for Change, Epilepsy and BADISA
(Family Care Services)
Participation and support by classic car owners is greatly appreciated. Without
this kind of support we will not be able to achieve the objectives set-out for
the Knysna motor show and we look forward to welcoming you back to the
Knysna motor show on 30 April 2017.
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Technical
The importance of routine maintenance
I found a set of illustrations which give,
what I thought, was some amazing
insight to the human body and it’s
workings. I decided to include these in
the technical section for obvious
reasons. These perhaps explain why
sometimes things go wrong and we need
the occasional repair job. Better still
rather do routine preventative
maintenance. I will continue with these
analogies for the coming months.
Tools you should have in your toolbox.
HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a divining rod
to locate expensive parts not far from the object we are trying to hit.
MECHANIC'S KNIFE: Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons
delivered to your front door; works particularly well
on boxes containing tonneaus, soft tops, and leather
upholstery kits.
HAND ELECTRIC DRILL: Normally used for spinning
steel Pop rivets in their holes until you die of old age,
but it also works great for drilling mounting holes in
fenders just above the brake line that goes to the
rear wheel.
PLIERS: An adjustable tool used to round off bolt
heads.
HACKSAW: One of a family of cutting tools built on
the Ouija board principle. It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and
the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes.
VISE-GRIPS: Used to round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to
rapidly transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.
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OXYACETELENE TORCH: Used almost entirely for lighting various flammable objects in your
garage on fire. Also handy for igniting the grease inside a brake drum you're trying to get the
bearing race out of.
WHITWORTH SOCKETS: Once used for working on older British cars and motorcycles, they are
now used mainly for impersonating that 9/16 or 1/2 socket you've been searching for the last 15
minutes.
DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of
your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, splattering it
against that freshly painted part you were drying.
WIRE BRUSH WHEEL: Cleans rust off
old bolts and then throws them
somewhere under the workbench with
the speed of light. Also removes
fingerprint whorls and hard-earned
guitar string callouses in about the time
it takes you to say, "Ouch...."
HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK: A device
used for raising a vehicle off of the
ground. When RAISING - The first
stopping point will ALWAYS be 1/2 inch
below the top of the Jack Stand. When
LOWERING - The stopping point of the
Jack will ALWAYS be 1/2 inch above the height needed to remove the Jack.
GASKET SCRAPER: Theoretically useful as a sandwich tool for spreading mayonnaise or peanut
butter. Used mainly for getting dog-doo off your boot.
E-Z OUT BOLT AND STUD EXTRACTOR: A tool that snaps off in bolt holes and is ten times
harder than any known center punch or drill bit.
TIMING LIGHT: A stroboscopic instrument for illuminating the grease that has built up on a
harmonic balancer.
TWO-TON HYDRAULIC ENGINE HOIST: A handy tool for testing the tensile strength of
ground straps and fuel lines you may have forgotten to disconnect.
1/2 x 16-INCH SCREWDRIVER: A large motor mount prying tool that inexplicably has an
accurately machined screwdriver tip on the end without the handle.
PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER: Normally used as a non-drifting drift to ALMOST align motor-mount
holes. Can also be used, as the name implies, to round off Phillips screw heads.
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BATTERY ELECTROLYTE TESTER: A handy tool for transferring sulfuric acid from a car battery
to the inside of your toolbox after determining that your battery is dead as a doornail, just as you
thought.
TROUBLE LIGHT: The
mechanic's own tanning booth.
Accurately called a "drop" light.
It is a good source of vitamin D,
"the sunshine vitamin," which is
not otherwise found under
automobiles at night. Health
benefits aside, its main purpose
is to consume 60-watt light bulbs
at about the same rate that 105-
mm howitzer shells might be
used during, say, the first few
hours of the Battle of the Bulge.
More often dark than light, its
name is somewhat misleading.
Makes a tinkling sound and a
whisp of smoke when splashed
with radiator coolant.
AIR COMPRESSOR: A machine that takes energy produced in a coal-burning power plant 200 miles
away and transforms it into compressed air that travels by hose to an impact wrench that grips
rusty bolts last tightened 50 years ago by someone in England and twists them off.
PRY BAR: A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove
in order to replace a 50 cent part.
TUBING CUTTER: A very accurate tool used to cut brake and fuel lines exactly 1/2 inch too short.
6-FOOT STEEL TAPE: A long slender steel ribbon with inch marks. Steel tapes ALWAYS break-
away and bend downwards just before you reach the point to which you are measuring.
CLICK-TYPE TORQUE WRENCH: A long tool used for precisely tightening nuts and bolts. May
also be used as a very accurate and expensive BREAKER BAR
BREAKER BAR: A long tool for loosening and tightning nuts and bolts. May substitute for TORQUE
WRENCH. When used to tighten nuts and bolts, the rule of thumb is "Thighten Until It Strips -
Then Back It Off 1/4 Turn".
FLASHLIGHT: A GREAT receptacle for storing dead batteries.
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Welcome to New Members
No new members joining this month
Year Calendar – Events, Noggins, and Outings 2016
21st Run – Breakfast
Run - Ashley and
Maggie Ellis
27th
Noggin -
11th
Lunch Run –
Combined Clubs run –
Sunbeam Club – John
Parker
24th
Noggin -
23rd
Century Classic
Car Run to Killarney –
Tom Dougan
29th
Noggin – Annual
Club Concours -
Committee
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6th
The Cape Auto
Festival @ Killarney -
Committee
26th
AGM and Annual
Prize giving – MMC -
Committee
Your Club Activities and Events
Don’t miss these events!!!!!
August
21st August: Ashley’s Breakfast run
Our meeting point will be on Camps Bay Drive - parking/scenic lay bye lot on the right (ocean side)
just after coming over Kloof Nek. and before Geneva Drive. There are lovely views from here and a
great photo opportunity. Ashley will be there early to meet us.
Meet at 9:15 to leave by 9:45 for a scenic 40 min. ride to Jakes in Reddam Village, Tokai.
TRIUMPH BREAKFAST-R105, 00/person (Includes Fresh Juice, Truth Filter Coffee, Tea and 10%
Gratuity)
FILTER COFFEE, TEA & JUICE- Served From the Buffet
BREAKFAST -Served from the Kitchen- your choice of
SMOKED SALMON; Scrambled eggs and ciabata toast
FULL BREKKIE: Eggs, bacon, tomato, mushrooms, Porkie, ciabata toast
EGGS BENEDICT: Poached eggs, English muffin, hollandaise and bacon
or
HEALTH BREAKFAST- Bulgarian yoghurt, Fresh fruit and muesli
To Book please pay the R105 per head into the club account by 17 August
Account: TSCC CT; Standard bank of SA
Branch: Pinelands Branch number: 036309
Account No. 078226929
Please ensure that you put your name and “Jakes” as the reference.
27th Noggin at MMC
Details to be communicated by SMS
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Pleasant memories
Christmas in July Run- 17 July
Dennis Cook
It has become customary for the club to organise an
interesting run during the middle of winter to a
congenial restaurant where one can eat the sort of
food that brings Christmas in winter to mind. Some
months ago I visited a restaurant in Botriver and, while
I was there, chanced upon the Botriver Hotel, steeped
in Victorian charm. When I saw the dining room of the
hotel restaurant with its wooden beams and “latte”, as
well as the Old worlde bar stacked with memorabilia
and
collectables I thought it was a good choice for this
year’s run. After a discussion with the manager
who offered us a four course Sunday lunch with
coffee for under R140; my mind was made up.
Although
the days
precedin
g our run
had been
very
cold, it turned out to be a warm and sunny day making it
ideal for a trip over Sir Lowry’s and Houw Hoek passes,
through the beautiful countryside. Our convoy of some 8
cars took a leisurely drive meeting up with those who live in the Overberg region at the hotel, with
22 of us in all. The day was warm enough to entice some to drive top down. The tenacity of James
Hibbs, who is a pilot, has to be admired as he landed at CT airport at 12, went home to fetch his
TR3 in Newlands and was still able to join us for lunch.
Having arrived early; most repaired to the interesting bar where good value local wines were
available as was a range of local craft beers that I have not found anywhere else. The Botrivier
Bier (lager) was excellent.
The lunch was good value for money and Aurelia
Goetze sitting next to me, remarked that it was
amazing how much food one can eat on such an
outing. Soup, Fish, roast meats with roast
potatoes and veg and then a vinegar pudding with
ice cream followed one another with efficient and
friendly service before chatting started in
earnest over coffee. The guys carried on the chat
and tyre kicking outside enjoying the sun for a
while before setting off for home.
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Interesting News and Club Feedback
Note from Jamie. Cape Town Club Registrar
If you know that some of your details have changed
please contact Jamie.
Your Stories/Have Your Say
When M and I were travelling Europe recently
we actually saw many of these Fiat 500
running around, particularly in the narrow
streets of The Old Towns. This one was in a
side street of Bari. We also saw quite a few in
Naples and one particular car was parked on
the pavement close to Piazza Garibaldi with a
little notice saying ‘I am broken please don’t
tow away’. Unfortunately at that time neither
of us had our pic. taking equipment. When we
were travelling by train to Bari from Rome I
saw another Fiat 500 on the top of a pile of
other cars in a scrap yard and at 50m it did
not look like a basket case. Pity we can’t
import left hand drive cars anymore! Cheers,
Barrie
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Sales/Wanted
Sales
Spitfire spares available as a re build kit for the 1147cc engine. These are from a customer
who paid a deposit and then the car was stolen so he could not take them and pay the
balance. If they could be useful to any club members the replacement value today would be
R11,635 and I am willing to let the whole lot go for R5,000.
142659/20 piston set
142647K cam bearing set
208493 fuel pump
42425 tensioner
35960 cam sprocket
RTC1759/10 main bearings
RTC1749/20 big end bearings
105131 timing chain
GLP145 Oil pump.
Classically British Car Parts; [email protected]; 0219754475;0786390151
The Club has 6 windscreens for sale for side screen TR’s.
They cost R1600,00 each
They are at my house at number 6 Edward Place, Mondeor, Johannesburg.
Unfortunately I cannot ship/send them to anyone (they can break in transit), and buyers (or
someone on their behalf) will need to collect them from me.
Please publicise the above availability to everyone in the Club.
Regards
Rene de Villiers
Spares Administrator
Triumph Sports Car Club of SA
Mobile 083 317 4339
TR7v8 - Yellow convertible - Tweety on
STEROIDS.
3500cc V8 - Good overall condition, mag
wheels, electronic ignition, radio.
Reliable and very quick. Asking R85k only
Contact Gerhard Vorster 076-236-5414
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Wanted
Dennis is looking for some small gauges for a TR3, oil pressure, fuel level, water
temperature and ammeter,
Please contact Dennis - 0832434881
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CTTSCC - Cape Town Centre Committee
Chairman Dennis Cook 0832615508 [email protected]
Treasurer John Parker 0795069450 [email protected]
Secretary Maggie Ellis
Regalia Eddie Hughes 0825550256 [email protected]
Spares Frank Dreher
Webmaster
Clubhouse Manager Danie Barkhuisen 0828248551 [email protected]
Editor Barrie Downes 0741651740 [email protected]
Registrar - Jamie Hart, 0842200082, email [email protected]
CTTSCC - Cape Town Centre - POSTAL ADDRESS. PO Box 698, Noordhoek 7979
Website address – www.capetriumph.za.org
DIRECT DEPOSITS to the following account:
TSCC of SA
Standard Bank, Pinelands
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Bank Code 036309
Account 078226929
CHEQUES should be mailed to the above address.
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