Hi Everyone,
I have been looking into getting a Dolomite for quite a while and a couple of months ago a friend of a friends mum had one. I went to see it and fell in love with it straight away. It cost me a box of chocolates and a bunch of flowers which I was very pleased with and I can’t thank the previous owner enough for letting me take on the car.
I am 17 in February next year and am hoping to have the car going and ready to drive by then.
It’s what I believe is 1500HL (AUTO), Sandglow Brown, with chocolate brown interior. It has some rust issues which can easily be sorted in the future. So far I have (with occasional help from my dad):
- Thoroughly cleaned the car inside and out including a T-cut and Polish which has brought back the colour better than expected.
- Removed and emptied the fuel tank.
- Removed and cleaned fuel pump.
- Stripped down the front and rear brakes, also removing the master cylinder.
Until I can afford to replace brake cylinders, callipers, master cylinder and servo I intend to do some cosmetic work filling and painting with spray cans … I cringe at the thought of having to put filler on the car but I have no choice until I can afford to get it done properly. Also with help I’d like to strip down the front bearing and pack with new grease … does anyone have any tips for this?
I hope my introduction hasn’t been too boring and I hope the little knowledge I have gained so far on the Dolomite may be useful to someone some day.
I’d like to put some pictures of it on here, but I’m not sure how. Could someone give me some guidance if possible?
Michael