In the good old days you could order a competition spring from the factory.
I loved those V parts. I still have many on Zippy.
On 1/21/09 2:23 PM, "Andrew Mace" <herald948@aol.com> wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Curry <spitlist@cox.net>
>
> P.S. There is a Herald Spring that I believe was made for an estate wagon
> that is much stiffer than the normal spring that is also a possibility. But
> again it is not "Swing-Spring"
>
>
>
> ==AM==
> Joe, you're thinking of the spring for the Herald Courier van. It's very, very
> stiff (I can probably find rates in my books at home), and it has less of an
> arch in "static" condition than do most other Herald/Vitesse/Spitfire/GT6
> springs. It might almost be overkill for a GT6, but I think the concept
> actually was not unlike what the factory used for the various "Works"
> Spitfires.
>
> A vendor in the UK had commissioned a new run of the Courier spring last year,
> but I believe he's sold out at the moment.
>
>
>
>
>
> --Andy Mace
>
> *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
> *Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph
> Herald engine with wings.
> -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
>
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