The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

If all the pundits are right (not sure they are) and the bottom is, or is about to, fall out of the classic car market then a few buyers are gonna be very upset.


I think there are 2 factors at play here,
1) Current economic climate - fewer people with significant cash to invest in "hobby ...

Good luck! Just the sort of car I'd want if I had space/time/money! Hope it fetches a decent price for you.

Did the head for 180 rather than the 900 AGRA in Dundee wanted!


900?! That's outright attempted robbery. I got my 1500 head ported, flowed and rebuilt with hardened seats for half that a few years ago!


Already have ARP head bolts so might see what the do for the big ends ect.


Cool! I ...

Plan is just blow it apart, check for damage / ware ect and replace as required.
Measure the bore hopefully only need to replace the rings etc and not go for an overbore.


Yeah... been down that rabbit hole... and ended up with the engine in the photo above and an empty bank account! ;-)
If you ...

I went a bit "over the top" with my build back in late 2019/early 2020.

Hi All

I think this winter it is time to rebuild my 1500TC engine as the bottom end is not getting any more quite!

Seems simple enough and have done a few different engines in the past but wondering if there is any hints / upgrades to do while I am at it. The head is already been upgraded and ...

Mad Mart wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2024 10:05 am Yes, thanks Mr Spam. I have, however, just bought the last four sets.

Great when you find something, a bit worrying when what you buy is the last stock.

Mad Mart wrote: ↑Mon Nov 11, 2024 7:09 pm I got some from David Manners £5.52 each.

We stock this under GSB108 in our MG/Triumph department.

Result!

Flock Mir! Not cheap: https://www.holden.co.uk/p/lucas-starte ... 4-gsb108-1

Are Jaguar JLM9654 compatible? Not cheap. It looks like the land rover equivalent are the threaded post or the brush+wire without the connector.

Rimmers list GSB108. But do you trust them?

Nice work @James467

I'm not aware of the specific details of the vehicles or the auction, but my guesses are as follows:

1) Any vehicle that is a pile of rust with a V5 will fail to meet reserve due to sellers crazy expectations.
2) Any vehicle that needs full restoration will sell for a bit more than we expect
3 ...

Not in a rush, that would be awesome Alun. PM me when you are back with price/postage etc.

Can't find my rear view mirror mounting, anyone got one? I don't mind if it's cracked - just need one!!

I could just about use the old format on a mobile, but it was a pain. New format is great. I'd say I'm 50:50 mobile vs laptop.
This format works GREAT on both.