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Fantastic restoration by GP TUP
kashif, unless you have experience in restoring Triumphs, and already have reference material, I would suggest that you first get a repair manual and a parts book. That is the only way you will know what is missing and where the parts go.
Too bad the engine is in pieces and parts are missing. That could get expensive.
 
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yes i have downloaded its workshop manual and theres a guy name (naeem ustad) in pakistan is doing the restoration. he is a mechanic and working with these bike from around 30 40 years. when i gave him the manual and said ustad it will be very helpful for you he saw the manual and said hide it and i can make this bike its all in my head........hes a very aggressive guy almost all brands of that era is being restored by him....
i have to believe in him..........
 
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Well it looks like you have found the right guy for the job. Make sure you take photos on the progress and post them in your restoration thread for us please
 
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You should be very careful with a mechanic that wants you to keep the parts book & shop manual away from him! Some of these Brit iron engines have the strangest array of parts that fail dramatically when assembled improperly...
 
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grandpaul you are a legend in my sight and i m telling it with my heart after reading your intro i have a great respect for you in my heart. we know theres a big cultural difference in east and west the guys like you in pakistan complains that they dont get proper respect they also say that they got nothing after doing such great stuff in there life and most of them are poor i dont belong to this auto engineering field but i keep feeling for it this is first time i m restoring an old bike and having serious issues to complete it so i can get an idea of how troubled u guys wud be.....thanks for everything u replied to my post and for dave thank you too for keeping yourself here
 
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GrandPaul restored my 1969 Trophy TR6R from a terrible basket case to beautiful specimen. He does outstanding work. Here is my favorite before and after photo:

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Kashif, thanx for your kind comments.

Now, I guess I'll start a new thread to try and get everyone here in the Classics section to introduce themselves, as so far, nobody has added thier intro!

...don't try to add it now, IT'S TOO LATE!
 
I encourage everyone who has a classic bike (any brand) to (re)introduce yourself, and tell us about your bike(s)...

(copied from the other thread, and updated)

Hi! I'm "Grand"Paul, from Laredo, Texas. I've been riding for about 40 years and I've owned over 135 bikes in that time. By trade, I restore classic & vintage motorcycles; so, you might say I'm "Living My Dream" (although it isn't getting me rich!)

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I'm happily married for over 27 years, 4 kids (and about to adopt a 5th), 5 grandkids and another on the way (that's what the "grand" in my username is for).

My wyfe and both my older sons, all ride bikes as well. We also like camping, fishing and skiing (water & snow).

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My current collection of nearly 40 bikes (I lose count) includes 16 Triumphs, 15 of which are pre-1983 Classic Triumph "Big Twins". I guess you can say that's why I fit in pretty well in the Triumph Classics section...

Of course I do all my own work except painting, powdercoat, chrome and machine work. I've restored dozens of bikes, built several custom bikes, and am currently working on a "TriTon" (Triumph Bonneville engine in a Norton FeatherBed frame).

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I raced a season and a half in vintage roadracing on a '69 Triumph Bonneville that I built from scratch, finishing 5th out of 20 riders in my rookie year in 2008 AHRMA Historic Production heavyweight; I also set a class speed record at Bonneville on the same bike! As a couple of added bonuses, I got to race a borrowed Kawasaki 2-stroke triple to finish 3rd in the 2008 AHRMA Formula 500 championship, and hung on for dear life to a GSXR1000 Formula 1 sidecar long enough to get two 2nd place finishes, which helped the team clinch 1st place in the 2010 AHRMA F1S/C championship.

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Besides classic Triumphs, I regularly ride a 2000 Triumph Legend 900 Triple, and I have other bikes including classic Norton, BSA, Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha, BMW, Moto Guzzi, Penton, Rickman & DKW.

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There's too much to tell, but that gives you an idea about me and my classic bikes.
 
Very nice intro Paul that photo at Daytona is a real cool one. Wont you please show us a few photos of your DKW love to see that one, when I was at school my friends Dad had one and I cannot remember seeing another since then
 
I'm Carl from Altamonte Springs (Orlando) and Wellborn (Lake City), Florida. I have the best of both worlds; I have an '03 Bonneville T100 and a beautiful '68 Trophy TR6R. The '68 was rebuilt by GrandPaul. I also have a '71 TR6R that I am slowly working on. In addition, I have another '03 T100 with a Velorex sidecar and a 2012 Tiger 800 XC.

I am a widower with four children (three surviving) and seven grandchildren. I'm retired from the US Army and from county civil service. I began riding in 1958 with an eight year layoff in the 1980's. I still rode occasionally during that time; but I did not own a bike. With the purchase of the Tiger XC, I have gotten into adventure riding and I love it.

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Mae Lyne, GrandPaul, and me
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