The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

Ken

In my shed next to the garage, there is a 1300 interior, i'm sure it's the same colour vinyl as yours, will see if I have a pic

Darren

PICS
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1974 Triumph 1500TC In Maple Brown, (MABLE) GGN 647N
1968 Triumph Vitesse Saloon 2L MK2 Not for the faint hearted, mega restoration
1973 Triumph Spitfire In Mimosa

Seats fit and are a good upgrade as they are much comfier. Sadly the door trims are totally different to the RWD ones but thank you for thinking of me mate Thought you sold the seats?

Woolies do a spray but colour matching requires a min order of 4 cans at nearly £20.50 per can then you have the cleaner and primer to but too. Gets a bit pricey then.

There gratis to you ken if you want them, they have been sat there for 2 years as I was going to put them in the dolly

Darren

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1974 Triumph 1500TC In Maple Brown, (MABLE) GGN 647N
1968 Triumph Vitesse Saloon 2L MK2 Not for the faint hearted, mega restoration
1973 Triumph Spitfire In Mimosa

You have a PM mate.

wow, she's a little cracker Ken, the damson colour looks really good in the boot and she looks in fine condition.

I've just gone through fuel tank pains here, not quite as much rubbish as you pulled out, but frustrating when a small amount of gunk blocks up the system. I treated my tank interior with a sealant, I'll get the info up in my resto thread, which has even less activity picture wise than yours

I think you posted the pic of the dribble in the wrong forums.

well done, a little beauty there. Very satisfying yeah ?

and thanks for the pics, made my sunday morning they did.

stu

Cheers Stu, yes, very satisfying.

I will try and fit the new dizzy today and the new HT leads if I have enough time.

One thing that doesn't show on the pics and will prevent the car from looking lovely...... the roof. Sadly it has numerous dings and dents. I don't mind hugely to be honest but it would look much more obvious in shiny Damson.

I will look at making some door cards a la Al's Tolly. I have the plastic sheet and foam, I would just need to get some beige vinyl. Hmm, watch this space.

Old dizzy:



which will be kept in the boot just in case.

Bye bye points and condenser:



Hello new 'lecky dizzy, dizzy cap and HT leads (which felt SO much more secure):



Some tweaking will be required next week.

Nice work Ken.

Good to see the alternator has had a good upgrade too

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Round The U Bend Looking for my Camera

I spy an inline fuel filter too!

Top job Ken.

The alternator was already on there when I bought the car. A proper chrome and glass one re: filter. Fitted the right way round as well.

That oil filter looks like its done a turn too!

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Vindicator Sprint, Honda Fireblade RRX 919cc, re-powered by AB Performance. Quick.

It does doesn't it. It will be replaced as soon as. I have a proper one waiting to be fitted.

Here's a thought, paint the car Damson and add a vinyl roof to disguise all the dents! A bit novel and VERY period!

Steve

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'73 2 door Toledo with Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 8v engine (The Carledo)
'78 Sprint Auto with Vauxhall Omega 2.2 16v engine (The Dolomega)
'72 Triumph 1500FWD in Slate Grey, Now with RWD and Carledo powertrain!

Maverick Triumph, Servicing, Repairs, Electrical, Recomissioning, MOT prep, Trackerjack brake fitting service.
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That would be the best idea but the roof would still require some work to stabilise some of the dents which have stretched the metal slightly.

Its do-able though, a good panel beater can accomplsh near miraculous repairs! I know a couple (and I'm not bad myself) but distance is probably a problem!
Or you can go the cheap and chicken route and use filler! Normally on a large flat panel like a roof, its difficult and time consuming to effect a decent filler job but vinyl is SO much more forgiving than paint!

Steve

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'73 2 door Toledo with Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 8v engine (The Carledo)
'78 Sprint Auto with Vauxhall Omega 2.2 16v engine (The Dolomega)
'72 Triumph 1500FWD in Slate Grey, Now with RWD and Carledo powertrain!

Maverick Triumph, Servicing, Repairs, Electrical, Recomissioning, MOT prep, Trackerjack brake fitting service.
Apprentice served Triumph Specialist for 50 years. PM for more info or quotes.