Hi Kieran and welcome
I'm just south of Auckland and have three Sprints at present. My son did have an 1850 auto for a while so I still have a few parts, but had a clearout of most a year or two back. I suspect though, the bits you are after are the ones that aren't around as they get broken or damaged most frequently. It is a shame that TradeMe no longer have their wanted section as now there may be parts lying unwanted in someone's garage, but unless they list them, you'll never know they exist. However there are a few Triumph car clubs around (Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch) who are probably happy to circulate your wish list to their members. You never know what you'll come up with.
Those carb mounts are notorious for breaking - in fact none of the rubber/metal bonded parts now are much good. I did fix up one pair by injecting (needle and syringe) Araldite deep into the cracks and then waiting a week before installing. That pair are still fine three years later, or if you join the UK Triumph Dolomite Club they sell a whole lot of spares including alloy carb mounts. I have a set of those on another car and they are great. Oil pumps do leak a little and as long as it isn't too much, best just to degrease every once in a while and forget about it.
Minilites do look good on Dolomites as well as Escorts, there was someone over Tauranga way doing deals on those, just make sure you get the correct offset. If you need to improve the handling further, look at the bushes on the suspension next. Especially those on the front and rear bars at 45 degree angles. If those are worn, the handling can get quite sloppy.
Geoff
PS
I've got a left rear light unit spare. Think I have a spare steering column complete with ignition switch. Which bits do you mean grille piece and headlight panel? if it is the black plastic grill and the flimsy alloy piece directly round the headlamps, I have those. No wiring loop (but lots of bits), no choke cable. I think I have a wiper arm, but whether it is the same type, I don't know.
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