The Triumph Dolomite Club - EzBoard Archive

As in all walks of life anyone is only as good as their last job.<br>
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You can only speak as you find.

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FYI, his workshops are at Honiley, near Balsall Common, Warwickshire. <br>
That was his old place he has moved !, A5 Nuneaton.

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Our dog was once taken to Honiley dog pound.

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here we go - photo time!<br>
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That is some Exhaust,<br>
Thought mine went round the House's

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the way the oil cooler is connected to the steering linkage so it turns in the direction of the air flow....<br>
or am I missing something?<br>
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I think he out to get out more....<br>
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Jonners

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... the welding on the anti-roll bar bracketry.<br>
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Jod

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"the way the oil cooler is connected to the steering linkage so it turns in the direction of the air flow....<br>
or am I missing something?" - Hmmm methinks you should have another look - its just the mounts.<br>
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Well done Smifter - good pics - (not too worried about pretty welds for a track car, but they could be a little bit neater) I do like the easily adjustable anti-roll bar, and oil cooler mounts, and big sump, and side exit exhaust, and manifold and...<br>
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I know its seomtimes isnt obvious in print but I was trying to be funny....<br>
Oh welll some you win etc...<br>
I still think he needs to get out more...:-)<br>
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Jonners

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i think maybe i've been getting out too much in the past- my brains are shot away and can't think of anything but dolomites.<br>
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Looking at that set up, it looks like you have an option of two positions, the two small holes, in the plate at the lower arm end. then the plate is welded to a straight tube which is mounted via blocks to the original roll bar mountings on the subframe. Does that sound right?<br>
That tube is a LOT thicker than the standard bar any Idea how much Smifter?

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What a great looking manifold. I hope it works as well as it looks. Just one comment re the anti roll bar. The pickup point on the lower arm is too close to the suspension pivot points and will not be very effectivedue to the limited movement it will see. Ideally the pickup should be mounted at the outer ball joints. I have extended the top arm spring brackets and mounted the pick up there.

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Dave - I think the bar was about 30mm ish diameter.<br>
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Stephen - I'd be interested in seeing any pics of your roll bar pick up. Presumably the extension is off the triangular plate??

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Good point Stephen hadn't noticed that it didn't use the same mounting point at the outer end. Odd to go to all that trouble and move the attachment inboard. Whats that on the end of the bar as well some sort of rubber donut?

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