The Triumph Dolomite Club - EzBoard Archive

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I love that. JDN17S and then they say, "It reads JON 175". <br>
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No it doesn't! It reads JDN 17S!!!<br>
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I have a custom numberplate, I'm just dyslexic!<br>
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Although I have to say, V8 WTF and V8 LOL (what the ...and laugh out loud) did tickle my fancy at 500 quid a pop from the DVLA.<br>
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The last three letters on my Nissan Patrol are FFS which seems quite appropriate.<br>
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The clincher for me buying the green V8 was that its first three letters are AFJ - my initials being AF <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rollin --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/roll.gif ALT=":rollin"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> (Oh yeah, the V8 lump did have some influence too...)

<p>1978 Dolomite Sprint 3.5 V8<br>
1976 MG Midget (mint, for sale)<br>
1794 RWA MG Midget (K-Series VVC project)</p><i></i>

temptation got the better of me and i Emailed him .......<br>
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The reply was......<br>
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Get your hair cut you tosser. (my bay name being longhairedhippyboy)<br>
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Justyn

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Hi, I'm going to look at the car Friday afternoon <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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Does anyone think it looks any good? I'm new to the site tonight and have never owned a classic car in my life - well, I tend to run mid-nineties bangers if that counts!!!<br>
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I've spoken to the guy, and he says it needs a passenger sill, welding at the end of the exhaust, a new cog for 1st gear, and a tune-up. It should then pass an MOT. Its a 1500 with Overdrive and has history since new, which seems quite good. And it looks like a Sprint!<br>
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Also wondering if anyone knows where to insure it at a good price? I'm 26, and will do approx 12k a year in it.<br>
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Finally, anyone know if there's a good garage in Gloucestershire or surrounding areas, to do the work?<br>
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Cheers Guys!<br>
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Hi Graham, welcome and congrats on your good taste <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :p --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... tongue.gif ALT=":p"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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Right, rot spots to check, in increasing difficulty to fix:<br>
Boot floor (Remove carpet card and spare wheel, check under tank from underneath)<br>
Doors, bottoms of (loads of good ones changing hands or can be fixed)<br>
Cills.<br>
Jacking points at front and rear of including the surface within the wheelarch.<br>
Lower front corners of wings inc where they join the front panel.<br>
Front floorpans.<br>
Bulkhead (remove footwell carpets).<br>
Around the rear wheel arch and bottom of rear wings.<br>
Roof above rear screen.<br>
Windscreen pillars.<br>
Front panel.<br>
Chassis rails either side of gearbox.<br>
Chassis rails under the bonnet (remove battery if poss, check subframe mounts from below)<br>
Bottom of gutter under bonnet ahead of screen.<br>
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The engines on these are so cheap as to be practically a disposable item so I wouldn't worry about the smoke. The OD gearbox is a very desirable item but the total bill for changing the 1st gear will be a lot higher than the cost of the cog. Parts availability for these is 100%. There are no panels being reproduced but NOS ones come up. The club is producing patch panels that cover almost all the grot spots.<br>
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My gut feeling is that it sounds honestly advertised. That said thoroughly inspect the doumentation, 140k is possible on these engines. Jon can point you in the direction of a guy not a million miles from you who can do dolly bodywork in his sleep.<br>
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If you are prepared to put some money into this car beyond it's purchase price you can easily have a car that will go on and on and on for years, they're just unburstable. An excellent choice for your first classic. It will probably go for over £150 because the spitfire boys will bid it that far just for the box.<br>
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Insurance will be peanuts, talk to Footman James and Heritage to start you off. <br>
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Tinweevil

<p>1978 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/704">Dolomite Sprint</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br>
1972 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/754">Spitfire IV</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br>
1968 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/705">GT6 II</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br>
1973 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/755">Dolomite Sprint</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br>
1980 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/864">Dolomite 1500HL</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br>
39 anorak points on the Nicholas scale<br>
</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p206.ezboard.com/bthetriumphdolo ... nweevil</A> at: 24/3/06 9:22 am<br></i>

Cheers mate, many thanks!<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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Graham

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