The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

Good idea!

A warning to LED bulb enthusiasts. I have heard a story of a TR6 owner who, prior to a trip to Europe, replaced the warning light bulb with an LED one. End result: A tow home. It appears that the LED, due to it's different resistance to an incandescent bulb, effectively broke the charging circuit ...

Hello there;
Before I start welding my new n/s chassis leg into place, can anyone confirm the dimensions between the subframe mounting points? I have kept as close as I can to the traces of the old one. However it appears that the distance between the front and rear points is appx. 22" from centre ...

Thanks for that info. Will check mine in due course.

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A technical question.
Is the Dolomite/Marina rear axle pinion a collapsible spacer type arrangement?
I have a noise from mine which appears on light throttle cruising and goes away when accelerating. I have read it may be that the pinion bearings are not pre loaded and can be fixed by tightening ...

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Well over a year since I started hacking away at the SE, here's a quick update. I had to replace a vast amount of steel ...

The plasma is way better than an angle grinder in confined spaces. You have to make sure there is nothing flammable behind the piece you are cutting. I shielded everything with some steel.

Well, what started off as a hole in the chassis leg soon grew legs. Chipping away the sound deadening in the footwell revealed this horror story.
Plenty of work ahead here!
The Lidl plasma cutter worked well, I just had to make sure anything flammable was removed or shielded.

Watched the video. You have the pluck of a Lion!

Two Nihilists walk into a bar.
The rest of the joke doesn't matter.

Helvetica and Times New Roman walk into a bar.
"Get out!" shouts the barman "we don't serve your type in here!"

My SE is seriously sick around the n/s Subframe mounting area. It looks like I will have to make up a new section for it. Can anyone tell me the gauge of the steel used for these box sections?
Ta in advance!

Brilliant Idea!

Well, how has the MEV cylinder worked out for everyone? Mine is still good after over nine months.

Sorted.
Went to a scrapyard, found an exhaust off a 1990 Micra, and welded the expansion box in to the old system. Looks good, sounds good, and will keep the wolf from the door for a while!