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SPARESby Terence McKillen Co-Stag Marque Coordinator
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Stag GT6 Vitesse Engine repair kit Image from Rimmer Bros’ Triumph Stag Catalogue
Dolomite 2000 /2500
wners of Triumph Stags, par- er survivor rate and the fact that the Stag ated by Triumph Stag Club USA founder,
E D Free Catalogues N E U Y O ticularly those resident outside of the Unit- was actually imported there, even if only Michael Coffey, is the only US-based dis- S R T P A O E All the parts and accessories T H L P H A L M I U ed Kingdom and more particularly those in for a limited, two year period. tributor of replacement parts for the Tri- T R
6 0 13 / 0 & Canada, have had a somewhat harder time In the U.S., parts for Stags were available umph Stag. TSPUSA also added some of 2 / 5 UE 0 , 1 LOG you will ever need 12 0 ATA 8 , S C 9 4 SORIE CCES S & A Visit our website PART obtaining spare parts on a timely basis for through long-established Stag specialists, the Holliday inventory to its existing sup- for prices and availability: g routine maintenance and rebuild projects Walter Holliday, of Tuscon, Arizona. Howev- plies and can provide parts at competitive rderin than their confreres in the UK. This is be- er, early in 2012, Rimmer Bros, the largest prices and with reasonable shipping costs. ree O www.rimmerbros.co.uk Toll-F cause of the very limited number of Stags worldwide supplier and manufacturer of Unfortunately TSPUSA does not maintain -RIMBROS 5 2 . 1 N 5 I O HCM7 T present in the country, currently estimated I parts and accessories for the Triumph Stag an on-line parts catalogue or inventory de- 8 E D CODE 1- SOURCE 2767 tel: 0 1144 522 568000 5-746 at about 45 to 50, of which 35 reside in On- scription, so all transactions must be done 1-85 (as well as other Triumph and LBC models),
8.30am - 5.30pm UK Office Hours Mon - Fri tario. This has resulted in local LBC parts acquired most of Holliday’s parts inventory on a one-to-one basis over the telephone. fax: 011 44 522 567600 Parts service for Land Rover, MG Rover and Jaguar also available suppliers rarely attending to this segment and now can provide timely and competi- In the United Kingdom there are three
e mail: [email protected] of the market. The situation in the United tive delivery to U.S. destinations. or four Stag parts suppliers who maintain a
LAND States is a little better with the slightly larg- Triumph Stag Parts USA, a business cre- reasonably complete inventory:
Triumph Ho use, Sleaf ord Road, Bracebridge Heath, ROVER
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Shandong, China-made The rotor arm for the Stag is similar aluminium radiator. Im- to that used on 1994-95 Land Rover age from Winner-Racing Defender, Discovery and Range Rover or website Through the auspices of the Stag Owners Club in the UK, the 1996 Aston Martin DB7 or V-8 MGB Stag Owners Tooling Fund Limited (SOCTFL) was established in the early 1990s for the purpose of encouraging the remanufac- James Paddock, established in Ches- worldwide. Their products are also Triumph Roadster parts supplier, ture of high quality body panels and other parts for the Triumph ter, UK for over 30 years, is a supplier of available through Triumph Stag Parts such as the likes of British Auto Sport, Stag that are no longer available from original sources. Despite quality parts for Triumph Stag and other USA, Rimmer Bros and James Paddock. Peninsula Import Auto Parts or Obsolete the small production volumes involved, SOCTFL is able to make Triumph models, and offers an on-line With any UK or U.S. based supplier, there Automotive in Ontario or Drakes’ British limited grants and loans to manufacturers to subsidise tooling mail order service. is the added cost of freight and/or customs Motors, in B.C. or Moss Motors, the Road- and production, and has established a distribution network in LDpart, an online shop for Triumph and brokerage fees which does tend to ster Factory and Victoria British in the U.S., co-operation with specialist suppliers. Some examples of prod- Stag parts located in Wendlebury, Ox- preclude one from just ordering a single with some items even being available at ucts supported by SOCTFL are reinforced water hoses, water fordshire, carries a range of 700+ parts part. However, parts obtained from the UK your local Bentley, Aston Martin or Land pump shafts, and body panels such as door skins, wheel arch for the Triumph Stag which meet or ex- are shipped VAT free and without duty so Rover dealership, but probably at a con- panels, rain channels, rear light rubber gaskets, camshaft covers ceed OE standards. are 17% cheaper than the published UK siderably inflated price. However, none of and cylinder heads. A current list of available parts is published Rimmer Bros, founded in 1982 by Bill price, which helps offset some or all of the these businesses may actually be familiar each month in the SOC Magazine along with details of suppliers & Graham Rimmer, and located in Lincoln, freight charges. with the commonality of parts usage be- who normally carry stock. provides a full parts service for the Stag Closer to home, MacGregor British Car tween the models/marques. It is interesting to note that parts for the Stag are being with extensive on-line and glossy coloured Parts, in Dundas, Ontario, maintains some Included in this category are such ele- manufactured in all corners of the world, including China and catalogues. My own experience with Rim- parts for Triumph Stags, such as door and ments as the air filter (TR7), oil filter (TR7), India. You can now buy an apparently very nice aluminium mer’s is that an order placed on-line on a A-pillar seals and door handle gaskets, distributor cap (TR8), distributor rotor arm radiator for the Stag from China and stainless steel bumpers Sunday will be delivered to my door in Mis- windshield glazing rubber, rubber boot (TR8, Land Rover, Bentley, Aston Martin, from Vietnam. It’s astonishing that Stags should create such sissauga as early as mid-day on Wednes- and bonnet seals, replacement soft tops, MGB V8), front brake pads (TR8), trailing interest in the Far East for parts manufacture. However, the day. Under three-day door-to-door deliv- parts for soft top frames and tonneau cov- arm bushings (TR6), coolant expansion buyer must remain vigilant and be aware of potential pitfalls. ery service is difficult to beat! er seals, pedal rubbers, wool carpets and bottle (TR7), viscous fan coupling (TR7), Poorly hardened steel may be used in some critical products EJ Ward Motors, of Upper Brunting- mats and a supply of English leather cloth. crankshaft timing chain sprocket (TR7), that will not meet or exceed original Triumph specifications. thorpe, Leicestershire offer an on-line parts Fortunately, the Stag also shared parts timing chain tensioner (TR7), water pump Caveat emptor! ragtop service for Triumph Stags as well as sales, with other Triumphs and even other British gasket (TR7), water pump (TR7), starter repairs and restoration services. cars, particularly electrical components, motor (TR8), clutch cover, clutch plate and Aldridge Trimming, of Wolverhamp- so these can be sourced from your regular release bearing and yoke (TR6), timing t t We p i ton, have been auto trimmers for chains (BMW 325i), engine mounts (TR6 ee K over 70 years. The business offers and TR8). There are some other parts TOYOTA TO TRIUMPH an extensive range of high quality common between the Stag and the trim kits (carpeting, door panels, Triumph 2000/2500 and Dolomite 5–Speed Transmission upholstery and soft tops saloon cars although this Conversions as well as related trim and does not particularly help Flat Tappet & Ethanol fuel problems Solved! seals) for Stags and other Canadian or U.S. owners. We • Reduces engine friction Triumphs. Aldridge are slowly building up a • Keeps parts wet & minimizes TR-2 through TR-6 provides mail or- cross-referenced in- cold start wear. • Increases compression der services ventory of such High Performance • Reduces engine wear, heat, non-exclusive to cus- Additive noise & vibration and friction in tomers parts. for Engine, gearboxes and differentials • Removes sludge and varnish Hydraulic, from engine parts Synthetic, and • Withstands frictional contact up Gear Oil. to 200,000 psi
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