The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

Re: Lovely Sprint
#3 Post by lee16v » Thu Oct 24, 2024 5:57 pm

wheel nuts are proper shagged and the original hose clips sadly replaced with jubilee clips when the original type are available,

Not exactly a deal breaker, in the scheme of things.

This car is for sale at a garage not far from me. I have driven past it a few times but I have always been in a hurry with work and not had time to stop and take a look at it. It was originally for sale for about £10,000, and has been on the market for ages now, so I suspect that it has gone stale ...

Wasn't there another rust treatment called Cadulac?

The prototype car was also originally LHD.

marshman wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2024 8:50 am According to the SU data book it was HS2's up to 1973 then 1974 onwards it was HS4's

Ah! Well, I didn't know that they changed them for the last couple of years of production. I've only ever seen them with HS2s.

The 1500 TC had HS2 carbs, the HS4s were fitted to the 1500 Dolomites.

In the late eighties/early nineties it was popular to fit a a Ford P100 master cylinder, which was a slightly bigger bore, to reduce pedal travel. I did this back then and it seemed to reduce travel and give a better feel with the standard Sprint brakes.

I've got a Saab Classic 900 master cylinder ...

Which model? You can get silicone hoses for the Sprint.

I am not sure about this particular component but some Bakelite can contain asbestos.

Is that a Twinbusch lift?

I've sent you a PM too.

I've been using this for the last year or so, really good stuff but expensive. I paid £17-18 for a litre. I needed some more as mine has now lost its umph. I found that Toolstation has an offer on £37.48 for 5 litres plus free delivery. Bought some yesterday & delivered today. :D

Just a heads-up ...

I normally drop the inner sill lower Glen. I then extend the seatbelt reinforcements and jacking points down and use some folded steel to join the reinforcer panel to the inner sill. This means that I can retain the upper fold on the outer sill.

It all really depends on how bad the upper part of ...