Wow - what a beaut!

@NeilIrving1973

5 күн бұрын

@@robertp.wainman4094 many thanks 😊

Beautiful, just beautiful. Thanks for posting.

@NeilIrving1973

10 ай бұрын

Many thanks 😊

Beautiful Beautiful Car! dx

@NeilIrving1973

6 ай бұрын

Many thanks

Lucky man.

Had two PIs…..loved them to bits….great car

Don't need any background music , when you have a 6 cylinder engine making a lovely tune.

@user-gi3xw5yc5u

5 ай бұрын

Could not hear it on tick over

I had one in cream with overdrive. Lovely car.

@NeilIrving1973

Ай бұрын

They really are a lovely car

Only watched the first 90seconds so far... and I really like it already.

Hi Neil, I came across your post just by accident. I thoroughly enjoyed your Triumph 2500PI. She is in lovely condition & runs well. I love the laid back pase of your post. The beauty of the maintenance is that you can do it yourself as, you can get to it with a simple tool & screwdriver set to do the job. My 2000TC is with the mechanic as he is doing a major overhaul to the engine & drive chain. I can't to get back behind the wheel. Thank you for sharing.

@NeilIrving1973

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your kind comments, 32 year in the new car trade its nice to be able to go out with a screw driver and fix a car, hope you get your triumph on the road soon

Lovely. I had a facelift 2500TC with the same colour interior and exterior. Auto box and Power Steering made it a great cruiser.

@NeilIrving1973

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks, they are a great usable classic, more than keeps up with modern traffic, she still upsets, BMW drivers 😂

I had one of these, a genuine 2.5 PI Mk 2 in Valencia Blue with beige interior when I was a uni student, at a time when it wasn't considered cool for a young single college guy to be tooling around in a large family saloon more intended for middle-aged business execs and their family members. However, it was reliable, spacious, comfy and fairly quick (for its time), at least compared to most of the anemic 4-pot Austin and Morris etc motors on the road back then, and my dates seem to be impressed (they probably thought I was flushed with cash and that some of that would be coming their way). Mine was a manual with overdrive which encouraged sporty driving and fast motorway cruising. It just ate up the miles. One of your viewers described it as a "4-seater sports car" and that's how I drove it. Styled by Michelotti and fitted with Stag alloys it was a handsome car. I still miss it. However I exchanged it for a 1976 Stag (which I still have) so that was some compensation to see it go :)

@user-gi3xw5yc5u

5 ай бұрын

And the Police left you alone!

My dad / family had one, it was brown, reg was ORR 26L, kept it for years, very solid and reliable, my dads favourite car of all time

Love the big saloons and estates. I've had two of the former and one of the latter. My favourites of the cars I've had.

@NeilIrving1973

5 ай бұрын

They are great cars, and more than keep up with modern traffic

@andyrogers4866

5 ай бұрын

Hi '@retromechanicalengineer' ... Andy (@andyrogers4866) from New Zealand here......... Do you have any comment or information regarding my comments for referring to retro EFI for Triumphs I understand to be available in the UK??? (comments above)

@retromechanicalengineer

5 ай бұрын

@@andyrogers4866 I've been out of the Triumph car scene for almost 20 years, so a bit out of touch I'm afraid. Two names spring to mind who may be able to help, Canley Classics in Coventry and Rimmer Brothers in Lincoln. I wish you every success.

I had three of them two where white ,and one was maroon 2 Litre,, the 2500PI white manual/overdrive, and a 2500 TC also white manual/overdrive,,where really nice looking cars,,but i don't remember having the seat sporty like this green one,my TC had upholstery fabric, and the PI had Black leather but the seats where straight shape not sporty,also my wheels on the PI had chrome roadstyle hubcaps , and on the TC they where a 5 spoke alloy's 'like the Stagg sports cars Beautiful cars ,i wish i still had them.

@NeilIrving1973

Ай бұрын

Hi, the seats are actually out of a Ford and coloured to match 😊

@Giovanni60smandear

Ай бұрын

@@NeilIrving1973 Thats good to know,i didn't know that was possible from a different car ,but they do look nice .

@NeilIrving1973

Ай бұрын

@Giovanni60smandear more or less fitted to the original triumph seat runners 😊

I had one of the last delivery 2500S manual o/d's in Australia.

I can tell it is a Pi model as it has the badges and vinyl rear quarter panels. Nice car, I have a sienna brown Pi that is on the injection system but has a bosch pump rather than lucas. The system is reliable but a little temperamental if not used regularly. Thanks for putting this video on. Love these old Triumphs 😊

@NeilIrving1973

10 ай бұрын

I will hopefully get the fuel injection back on this winter or possibility convert it to electronic injection, my second ever car was a senna brown 2000tc, loved that car

@ingtoningtonington149

10 ай бұрын

@@NeilIrving1973 be worth getting the injection working if you can as Pi automatics are very rare. Mine was automatic but I converted it to manual overdrive. In some ways I wish I hadn't. Definitely slightly smoother as an auto. You probably know this but if you do convert back to petrol injection, make sure you renew the seals in the drive from the distributor to the metering unit. If they fail the engine sump can slowly fill with petrol diluting the oil and overfilling the sump .

The way the doors clumph ❤

@NeilIrving1973

Жыл бұрын

It's a uniquely Triumph sound, brings back so many childhood memories, holidays, hot Triumph smell and the sound of the doors closing as we run of to the beach 😊

@984francis

Жыл бұрын

@@NeilIrving1973 I was always jealous of Triumph owners. I had no eyes for the Rover.

Lovely video about a fantastic car. I had á Dolomite in my younger days. It was my first car. Wil never forget. Now driving MGB, Lancia 2000 Berlina and a Peugeot 404Familliale. But there is only one first car. Still love the same disign(er)

@NeilIrving1973

10 ай бұрын

Sounds like you have an interesting collection 😊

It's a beauty you cherish it so much Of course it will start first time If I could find one as clean I would be over to England faster than any One could say j

My dad had a triumph 2.5 pi back in the day lovely moter, racked up some miles in the old girl

@NeilIrving1973

Жыл бұрын

They are great cars, had a few of them over the years

I did nothing but enjoy having a K Reg 2.5PI.

So this is a PI converted to carbs or a badged TC? Good idea to belt up before putting in gear. My OCD kicked in then for a monent! :-) Love these vehicles, and that 6cyl is a great unit. Had a 2Litre Mk2 Vitesse and they are fab.

@NeilIrving1973

6 ай бұрын

Originally a PI with the injection system taken off by my dad for fuel economy, they 5 great engines

The Borg Warner Auto was the reason Dad stopped using ours & it sat in the drive for the next 20 year until the scrap man came to take it away. We used it as a toy for about 10 years constantly charging the battery so things would work. Shame we didn’t keep it it wasn’t a rust bucket.

@NeilIrving1973

Жыл бұрын

Normally a good gearbox but when they go bad hard to find someone to repair them, in actual fact quite straightforward as long as you are organised and methodical

@Thorpeman

Жыл бұрын

@@NeilIrving1973 it was thrilling when it thumped down under a heavy right foot. When we went somewhere my friends always clamoured to come in our car we had the full sunroof so you could stand up as we bombed along and get splattered by the bugs

@NeilIrving1973

Жыл бұрын

@@Thorpeman got to love the kick down, even with the uprated suspension she squats down an shoots off with a growl photos.app.goo.gl/ddZTT29DXd4NXisk8 Had an estate with a full length sunroof, lots of fun, almost like a convertible with 4 seats and a huge boot for all my tools

Beautiful Triumph. A 4-seat sports car!

@NeilIrving1973

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks, they are wonderful cars

@raymond7880

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate as I am TR owner😊😊

@NeilIrving1973

Жыл бұрын

@@raymond7880 what model of TR do you own

@raymond7880

Жыл бұрын

@@NeilIrving1973 5

@NeilIrving1973

Жыл бұрын

Nice always preferred the shape of the TR 5 to the 6, has it still got its fuel injection or carbs

Lovely car Neil. My old man had a Mk1 2000 when I was growing up, lovely car once he sorted the torn diaphragms in the carbs.

@NeilIrving1973

Жыл бұрын

SU carbs are a bit more reliable than strombergs, no diaphrams to fail

@timcarpenter2441

5 ай бұрын

The Mk1 dash had a certain elegance that reminded me of a slimmed-down P5 Rover. Very nice

@timcarpenter2441

5 ай бұрын

@@NeilIrving1973yes indeed. I had a W114/8 Mercedes with a stromberg and it was a constant pain with perforated diaphragms. My Vitesse never gave me problems though.

@NeilIrving1973

5 ай бұрын

@timcarpenter2441 I like Stromberg carbs when they are working and no leaking, very flexible and responsive, but for reliability and fuel efficiency SU's are great

@timcarpenter2441

5 ай бұрын

@@NeilIrving1973 Perhaps the source for my Vitesse diaphragms was better then that of Mercedes! Or it was because the Mercedes was in Singapore and the heat affected them more. Perhaps the latter. I was very pleased with my rebuild of the Strombergs after a cracked head was replaced. With a good friend and his "colour tune" we balanced them, took them to a garage to have the final fettle and they said they would not touch them, as they were already spot on. A testament to the ease and utility of the carbs more than our skills!

Had a 'M' reg PI, very fast, very comfy, but you could see the fuel gauge going down.

@NeilIrving1973

Жыл бұрын

Running on carbs they are not to bad on fuel, the fuel injection can be a bit thirsty

@user-gi3xw5yc5u

5 ай бұрын

My PI mk11 returned 45 miles per gallon on fast trips to London using the Overdrive.

Always loved the big saloons, how come you changed her to carbs ? Trying to get my Mk1 back all now and a friend who passed, trying to get his Mk2.

@NeilIrving1973

2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately the fuel injection was taken off by my dad, he wanted better fuel economy, they did a few miles in the summer months going to shows

As yours has PI badging but sports twin SUs, was it converted at some stage... silly question it must have been... A stunning example.

@NeilIrving1973

11 ай бұрын

Originally was a PI but for for fuel economy dad put carbs on, big SUs of an US imported TR6, still has plenty of grunt with the big cam and warmed over motor 😊

Great video. Reminded me of the 2500TC Auto that my Dad purchased new, and very proud. Unfortunately the car was not 100% as it had some sort of vibration on the motorway. Might have been something in the transmission axle, but despite quite some research they never found what is was. Gorgeous car (in white) but never gave pleasure to the fullest.

@NeilIrving1973

10 ай бұрын

They used to suffer from the rear axle quill bearing, fitted a few modified ones over the years, also the exhaust go's through a hole in the rear sub frame, miss aligned can make a terrible vibration and noise

@dino2400

10 ай бұрын

@@NeilIrving1973 it did 🤕

@NeilIrving1973

10 ай бұрын

I've got a bigger stainless steel exhaust it was a bugger getting it lined up, made some modified brackets

As it is a PI (petrol injrction) why does it have twin SU carbs? Something does not add up. I had a PI from 1972 to 1982. A fabulous solid car.

@NeilIrving1973

6 ай бұрын

Fuel injection was taken off for fuel economy by my dad, he used to do a lot of miles going to shows and club runs, I have all of the injection system and a modified system which might go back on

Dad had one of these. A surprising good car, dare I say almost a match for then current BMW's and the like. Why's this one got carbs on ?

@NeilIrving1973

6 ай бұрын

They are a great car, still more than happy to keep up with modern traffic, fuel injection was taken off for better fuel economy by my dad, good set of us spec su carbs don't really affect the performance, running with an early pi camshaft and a late 2500 s cylinder head

Nice. What colour is she please? Brooklands Green? British Racing Green? Sherwood Green? Or another?

@NeilIrving1973

9 ай бұрын

Many thanks, if I remember correctly it's Laurel Green, paint code 55 😊

avery nice car

@NeilIrving1973

6 ай бұрын

Many thanks 😊

It’s either a 2000 or 2500 TC not a 2500 PI. Nice car through. I had a 2500S back in the eighties.

@NeilIrving1973

Жыл бұрын

It's a 150bhp 2.5 pi with the injection system sat in a box in my workshop 😊 ready to be fitted when fuel prices come down

@Jamcam99

Жыл бұрын

It’s a beautiful car. My Dad had a TR6 with the same fuel injected engine in the 70s.

@NeilIrving1973

Жыл бұрын

@@Jamcam99 it's a fabulous engine, with the right gearing they are all over modern cars, great fun upsetting new BMW drivers

@andynix8718

9 ай бұрын

It's 2,5 pi not a 2000 or a Tc.

Correct me if im wrong...i though the PI stood for Petrol Injection. So why does this car have carbs? Excuse me if im being stupid...

So, I'm gonna ask the obvios question, how come your 2.5PI has carburettors?

@smitbar11

8 ай бұрын

He converted it to SU's for economy

Rear carb? Injection, init? Lovely colour on a lovely condition J reg~ '71?

@tonydurack6841

2 жыл бұрын

Just watched a previous vlog, & indeed spotted a pair of carbs . So I guess PI's fussiness warranted a conversion! Did dad do? Or did you do some badge stealings? Shame she snot manual/overdrive

@NeilIrving1973

2 жыл бұрын

@@tonydurack6841 my dad took the fuel injection off and put the carbs on for fuel economy, I have found all of the injection system and will put it back on at some point, it's a reliable system once you sort out the fuel delivery pump 😊

@tonydurack6841

2 жыл бұрын

@@NeilIrving1973 fanx for reply. Have loved these since 2 bothers & a dad had 2 and/or 3 each over time, sum time since & the rotters never let me av a drive, yet had me help when they did their maintenance. Dad 'ad a mk1 2000, some years later a mk2 2000; Pete had & was well pleased with a (purportedly) pre~de~tuned mk1 est PI,, sum yrs later a 2500TC; & Rick had 3 mk2 2500TCs over the years. I was bout 14 through 24ish during triumphant days, and now, at 21,21,21 am possibly about to aquire an old de~registered & surprisingly rust~free example of a blue, possibly aussie~built or kiwi knock~down 2500TC here in NZ - and I thought they were old back then in 70s & 80s, over there! Doubt it'd muster a WoF (Mot) but will be a great paddock~beast and practicer for my 16 yo (who also loves, along with his 31yo oldest brother, oddly & coincidently(I don't believe in coincidences)) It's manual, but I didn't take note of overdrive status {or were they all thus?} and requires a new clutch master cylinder to drive {comfortably} Gosh! Excuse the life~story! Turning into me ol' nan, chattering away like a good'un! Wish me luck! Thanks again!

@NeilIrving1973

2 жыл бұрын

@@tonydurack6841 they are a great car, at one point my grandfather, dad and myself all had one, my grandfather had two brothers in NZ and used to visit when he could, he was always made up to see the old Triumph's over there and made some good friends at classic car shows, he even stayed with one fella and his parents, if I remember correctly they even came over to the UK for a visit, grandad was made up to be sightseeing NZ in a Triumph

@tonydurack6841

2 жыл бұрын

@@NeilIrving1973 I said I don't believe in coincidences, and yet here's yer granpa trying to convert me! I've only seen 3 or 4 over the 3 decades here. Always an enjoyable moment!

CDs are digital !

@NeilIrving1973

Жыл бұрын

Lol not quite as digital as the 40 days continuous music I have on my phone 😊

I. Had one of this 🚗 Car when I was in ja. They stole o my car. An l am still hurting i 💘 that car.

@NeilIrving1973

2 жыл бұрын

The old big six Triumph's are a fantastic car and getting rare 😊

On the PI injection system on these pre- '73 CP engine cars, with the metering unit pref. calibrated by experts like KMI Injection in Beds., with super unleaded petrol and a lead additive, (never use standard unleaded on a PI engine as these cars were meant for 5-star 100 RON leaded petrol), and fitted with manual/overdrive, a good healthy compression engine and most importantly, using a stock, good quality 20/50 oil and not synthetic oil, (as was recommended by one of the club garage mechanics who thought using fully synthetic oil was good for protection, when in fact all it does is pass the rings when driving hard and burn, causing the plugs to foul and in-turn, blunt the performance significantly), and using Champion N9YC spark plugs which actually work best on these engines, plus a Lucas Gold sports coil and decent electronic ignition, these cars can potentially hit 125 mph on a decent stretch of road, (in the right country of course), and reach 60 in around 8-seconds. Also, the stability with the aerodynamic lines of these cars (rear window and rear tail scoops and narrow frontal profile) puts them in a class above many rivals back in the day. Late afternoons in the summer heat would get the best performance too. Blistering pick-up above 80 in direct top. Another tip is to avoid the urethane bushes that everyone insists on fitting. These completely lose the car it's class-leading compliant ride. Rubber is the only material that should be used, - period. Road surface vibration transmission increases when using urethane bushes; affecting ride comfort as well as road noise intensity. I had my '72 PI saloon 12-years and regretted selling it the very next day!

@NeilIrving1973

Жыл бұрын

I'm running carbs at the moment and a high lift cam, while I'm collecting parts to convert the fuel injection to an electronic system, will be using mostly Opel Senator parts, gearbox is a 3 speed auto with a Volvo overdrive, making it 4 speed, which counter acts the low ratio diff and brings the top end to well over 135mph, always found the suspension very forgiving when polly bushed, lowered springs with a shortend gas shock absorbers, steering rack is mounted with solid aluminium mounts, rear end has modified Datsun 280z half shafts with linear bearings instead of the standard splines, removes the rear end twitch when coming out of bends at speed, handles like a rollerskate and a smoother ride than my Toyota Yaris, they are a fantastic car and more than keep up with modern cars, and beats a lot of them 😊

@britishcomposers

Жыл бұрын

@@NeilIrving1973 Either you're using a higher ratio differential or the engine is blueprinted and red-lines higher up than 5,850rpm. The Opel Monza 3.0 litre Coupe could reach 135mph, as a friend's father managed this in a new one just over 40-years ago. He's sadly no longer with us but was an ex-rally driver and a very keen and knowledgeable car enthusiast.

?PI? With Carbs? What's going on?

@ErgonBill

6 ай бұрын

Ah, ok read the rest of the comments.

There is no carburetor it's a pi.

@NeilIrving1973

3 ай бұрын

Lol there is when the fuel injection has been removed, still runs well with the pi motor and the higher lift pi cam 😊

Pity it not actually a PI It doesn't have the petrol injection on it🙁

@NeilIrving1973

Жыл бұрын

Originally was a PI but my dad put carbs on for economy, I do have the original fuel injection system, and a part modified electronic system to finish off for the old girl

Has no one noticed ...This is NOT a PI

@NeilIrving1973

Жыл бұрын

It is a PI just running on carbs at the moment 😊

@notyermonkey2134

Жыл бұрын

@@NeilIrving1973 🤪

This is the excellence that was around in the UK before German industrialists paid off British management and started their new wave of propaganda promoting what were totally inferior German cars. Yeah, they were. All meaningful internationally viable cars built in Britain (and the US) were stillborn, or to be precise, aborted. Despite its humble appearance, the Triumph 1300 was the shape of things to come with all of its safety features and innovative features copied many years later. No car before it was such a radical look at a compact family car, where every feature made it through to production. People need to take another look very carefully at the Triumph 1300. it's been overlooked and not given its proper place in automotive history. The triumph Stag, should have been an absolute world beater, deliberately aborted because of "in-house arguing" resulting in the wrong engine being used. Another fake "oops" from the management. The Rover SD1, not produced in enough numbers, and those that were produced had terrible build quality all because of "industrial unrest". (interference from abroad and management collusion) Another fake "oops" from Management. Please compare the performance and handling of this Triumph 2.5 Pi to the wallowy stodgy BMW's and Mercs of the day, you'll see just how modern the Triumph feels and you'll soon realise that the German cars had more in common with an Austin Cambridge than anything else. The German cars had vague worm and roller steering, high centre of gravity, low ground clearance (what kind of designer could arrive at THAT blunder ? High centre of gravity AND low ground clearance ????) AND they were SO unreliable. The average Ford was way more reliable back then but the "Panzer" myth started to kick in. Yes, Myth. Germany has always been the best ............ at Propaganda, The rest is history. We fell for it hook line and sinker. This Triumph 2.5Pi was just one of many excellent products stillborn because of corrupt British management and German propaganda. The Japanese however, just build great cars.

Pity really, loss its originality. Like many PI's the petrol injection has been removed because so many people never took the time to learn the tricks of maintaining the system

@NeilIrving1973

5 ай бұрын

My dad took the fuel injection system off for fuel economy and road side reliability, he did a lot of car shows and club runs, to be honest not much loss in performance, still got the pi cam shaft which adds a bit of timing, as to the originality, auto box replaces the 4 speed non overdrive, lowered and uprated springs and shocks with polly bushes through out modified rack mounts and half shafts , ss exhaust, Ford seats and different wheel and tyre combo, for me it's the sound, feel and smell of any old car

@andyrogers4866

5 ай бұрын

@@NeilIrving1973 Hi Neil. You mentioned the sound, Oh you yes, I loved the sound, and the minilites wheels look brilliant too. I was interested in your seats they are a pretty good match - Which Ford do they come from? Your list of upgrades looks impressive and could be handy for me. ..... I drove a PI for several years when I was young, and just loved it. Here in NZ we only had PI's as either Auto or Man O/D (never the just 4 spd). I was a mechanic back in the day (semi retired dairyfarmer now) and I specialized in tuning the Pi Triumphs and man could we make them go. Now as I'm 66 years old and looking to get into a classic for some fun, a Triumph (preferably PI) or a Rover 3.5S is still remarkably affordable compared to most classics. So a 'PI' is high on the list, but hard to find here in NZ as most have been changed to T/C versions.. So I'm thinking of finding a 2.5S and fitting a retro (looking) EFI system and spec-ing up the car to lift performance and appeal. I understand retro EFI kits are available from the UK. ......... good to chat... Andy

@NeilIrving1973

5 ай бұрын

@@andyrogers4866 hi Andy, the seats are out of a Ford Sierra 2000e, not sure if you had them in NZ, most of the EFI systems I have seen are homemade, a friend of mine used mostly Opel Senetor parts, injector port have to be machined, he's made a tool for it, I have an instruction manual somewhere, if I find it I will share a link, small world story, we have family in NZ, North and South island, my grandfather used to visit often, and got friendly with someone from the NZ triumph saloon register club, a Paul Deniston, he went to a few shows with him, lol stopped him feeling homesick and missing is own big 6 😊

This is NOT a PI Yet more Click Bait!!!!

@NeilIrving1973

8 ай бұрын

Originally was a PI, just on carbs for the time being, till I get the time to resemble the fuel injection

I had one in cream with overdrive. Lovely car.