A never-ending project
Antique British roadsters are known for being stylish, but also for being plagued with issues. These cars require constant upkeep just to make it down the road! I grew up working on this car.
Yup, That's the transmission.
By now I've removed and restored every gearbox on the car. (You can see I'm pretty happy about getting this one out!)
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​A fun fact: this car has never been to a shop since I've owned it. I've replaced the transmission 'laygear', clutches, ujoints, and grenaded differentials. Despite these failures, I fix it where it breaks down: one of my favorite memories is replacing the differential on the side of the road in Worcester, overnight. To this day it's never been towed anywhere or sent to a shop!
And this is the ~60hp engine
The engine is only ~60 hp and the car weighs roughly 1500 lbs. This photo was taken while rebuilding the engine, but I've rebuilt nearly every system in the car including the ignition & timing, fuel & carburation, brake systems, wiring, and more.
Some "testing"
This car is just too fun to drive!
(Even sometimes without a hood.. or doors..)
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<- That's my father in shotgun
But she still gets miles
This car brings too much joy to my neighborhood to leave cooped up in a garage.
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As a result, every time it gets warm out the car makes it on the road despite whatever massive repairs and changes I've taken on over the winter. I've really enjoyed being able to keep a car like this on the road.​​
During my senior year at WPI (2023), I proposed a capstone project to convert the Triumph to a battery-electric vehicle. I was fortunate enough to bring together a terrific team of eight student-engineers: 4 mechanical, 2 software, 1 electrical, and myself, a robotics engineer. We completed the conversion in ~8 months with ~$12,000 of funding. I'm incredibly grateful to everyone who gave us this opportunity and helped us achieve such a feat.
Follow the link below to check out the website we set up during the build!