The Triumph Dolomite Club - EzBoard Archive

Excuse my ignorance but how can you tell the body is a late P or early R<br>
Peter

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It has the late dash, up to mid P plate approx had the early dash with the square hazard switch. To change the dash would require a fair bit of rewire as the warning clusters are quite different. Just changing the sub loom doesn't do it. It could be done but unless your name is Jon Tilson you would have unlikely had time or inclination. Were the car later than late R it would have been Inca not Mimosa.<br>
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Late bumpers, no door strips and overdrive are other clues but not as conclusive as these are easily changed and reasons to do so are common. I would expect the car has solid grab handles rather than the hinged (early) type which would finalise things for me...<br>
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Anorak fully zipped!

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1974 Dolomite Sprint<br>
1977 Dolomite Sprint<br>
1979 Dolomite Sprint<br>
1980 Dolomite 1500HL<br>
1998 Lotus Elise<br>
1999 Alfa Romeo 166</p><i></i>

early cars DID NOT have the door rubbing strips. Only side brightwork was full length sill strip and finishers below glass/"d"post

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...one of the 'other' clues which helped restrict it to early R plate, but these have often since been both added or taken away from both early and late cars and in itself not a conclusive age telltale.

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Oxdonian/terryman won't be getting his hands on this one, I've struck a deal after auction closed. Now all I've got to do is figure out how I transport it, how I store it and how on earth I fund a restoration in my current fiscal condition.<br>
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My best chance for transport seems to be to hire a trailer and pull it behind my dolly, according to the Triumph workshop manual this will be OK 'With extra care' Not arf.<br>
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Ho hum<br>
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Tinweevil<br>


<p>1978 Dolomite Sprint<br>
1968 GT6 II<br>
1972 Spitfire IV<br>
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...on the double preservation!<br>
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Do not even consider towing a trailer with dolly by dolly; you will be seriously underbraked and it will almost certainly end in tears!<br>
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Where from and where to? I know a couple of folk that might help facilitate for the rough cost of fuel...

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i must be too as i have bought another sprint yesterday !<br>
my e mail address is neil.kennedy@harclo.com <br>
If u e mail me ,i will reply with the e mail address for the shell.<br>
looking forward to seeing you in sunny Yorkshire soon.<br>


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Keighley, West Yorkshire to Horley, Surrey.<br>
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Towing it myself is not high up my list of great ideas but it would be legal. The workshop manual says max gross train weight of 2750 kg provided the trailer is braked. It says a Sprint with all fluids and options is 1046 kg. The hire sheet for 4 wheel braked trailer I used to collect my spit says it weighs 600Kg. I weigh 67. Add that lot up and it's over the limit but if I take off 37 kg by draining no 41s fuel tank it's legal. Blummin tight but legal.<br>
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However, the thought of 250 miles at 40ish miles per hour overnight (which would be my interpretation of 'extra care') does not appeal one bit. As you say it could far too easily end in tears and I doubt I'd get much clutch back home.<br>
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Any help greatly appreciated.<br>
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Tinweevil<br>
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<p>1978 Dolomite Sprint<br>
1968 GT6 II<br>
1972 Spitfire IV<br>
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It's a 527 mile round trip for me according to Multimap.<br>
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Private message me if you want an idea of the cost. It's alot in my eyes but 75% of it will be fuel costs in a 15mpg towing beast!<br>
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Scott

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...is short of time to assist in the immediate future unfortunately. Your other hope is a regular contributer to these boards, but he may be all favoured out this month after having done sterling work earlier for three members on one day...

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spooky..............<br>


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Been off for a while, relocated twice and job swapped... but theres still a trailer in the bristol area... and a nce LPG PI to tow it with if required.....<br>
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David

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That sounds interesting, I don't know the 2000 range at all. What do people think of the idea of towing a dolomite with one 250 ish miles? <br>
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At the very least I'd like to have a look at the LPG setup sometime.<br>
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A Luton van would take a dolly but how on earth do I load / unload?<br>
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Tinweevil

<p>1978 Dolomite Sprint<br>
1968 GT6 II<br>
1972 Spitfire IV<br>
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How far off drivable does this car look? I'm not thinking of jumping in an unknown and heading for the m'way, just get it going to get it warm and scrub the disks clean. Enough to convince the men in yellow in other words.<br>
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Tinweevil

<p>1978 Dolomite Sprint<br>
1968 GT6 II<br>
1972 Spitfire IV<br>
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