The Triumph Dolomite Club - EzBoard Archive

Split the bush, just on one side to allow you to wrap it over the bar and then slide into place; the design of the mounting bracket allows this without detriment to performance and many replacement bushes are pre-split a la steering rack ones.

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The bootlock number is stamped on the back of the glovebox lock, no such luck with ignition and doors, though usually many keys will fit a dololmite door!<br>
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If worst comes to the worst I can sort you out with new locks for the ignition and doors and key

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I agree, there is sufficient compression on at least three of those to get it running (albeit badly perhaps) if all else is ok...

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Rimmers still have complete roof skins <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk:80/cgi-bin/rimmer?findpart&PartID=903847&Page=triumph/dolomite/body">here</a><!--EZCODE LINK END-->. Would be a good restoration show wheeze and follow in the theme of recent years...you could join us ...

A hearty well done to all involved (including Ray Reardon on the right in that video<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START ;) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/wink.gif ALT=";)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> ). <br>
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Shall we do one of Mart's new cars next year?<br>
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The only danger is we ...

Get quotes that reflect realistic commercial rates for doing the job, availability of panels etc. The fact you eventually repair it yourself is not something to divulge!

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Never hand over the logbook or keys. The car is your property until you have agreed and accepted a full and final offer. They tried this on me with the Jensen, you just need to be robust, persistant and unwavering. I sent them a photocopy as proof it was my car and told them they would get the ...

If you are fully comp make the claim through yours and let them do the chasing. Make sure your company and their company aren't under the same corporate umberolly though else they will try knock for knock

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1: Do not let them have the car, it will end up hundreds of miles away and they will try to charge you to have it delivered back.<br>
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2: Get proper quotes for the repair from reputable repairers local to you that you can say you are happy with. If it goes to their repairer ...

There is a former police sprint in a garage in Rugby, least ways there was a few years back when I bought a spare engine off the owner.<br>
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He said there was no way he'd sell it as one day he'd restore it.<br>
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He used to work at Canley and had spare new doors (amongst many other new things ...

...and a 'slow faster' lump on the roof that must add a good percentage to the xsa!

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I have a copy of the Police Spec parts list; nowt special I'm afraid apart from extra speedos, radio gear etc.<br>
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But then they didn't really need much extra in those days did they!

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I had a box full at Hatton; no-oe gave them a second glance!

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<!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270030570641">Interesting comments regarding originality...</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br>
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...to me it appears to be an original panel from which the top valance and a proportion of the lower has been cut ...

You can pick my trailer up on the way through Mart...

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