The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

You don't need a vice - I did mine a couple of years ago, and I don't have a vice. Trouble is, I can't really remember how I did it :oops:

I think I pulled it through using a long bolt and two of those big washers that you get on the rear suspension tie bars (i.e. place the bush next to the ...

fantastic! I love the spinning wheel in the background!

Howard81 wrote:you still have your yellow dolly... do something fun with that !

or

Strip it down,
NOS it,
Join the Navy
drive it off an aircraft carrier (a la Top Gear)

Told ya

don't bother - with any luck you won't need to post it anywhere ........................

Carl wrote:then re-wire the headlights through relays.

But don't forget to do that as well - or you'll be changing the stalk again before too long!

I don't know about the other stuff, but my favourite method is to:
i) apply Jenolite over and over again, until you get back to bare metal (or at least mostly bare metal with a peppering of black dots where there is still some rust that I can't be bothered to get rid if)
ii) spray with zinc primer ...

I can't take all the credit, I'm afraid. The spike idea originated, I believe, on one of those road safety / police action progs (having been suggested by someone at ROSPA!).


I've felt this to be a great idea from the moment I first heard it :twisted: - though from memory, it was Clarkson who ...

notchy steering can be due to rusty u/j in the steering.

I hate this rain; my car is off the road, my van is off for a respray, so I have to ride my Yamaha Fazer to work - got bl00dy soaked this morning!

Just a quick note on classic car policies that don't accumulate the no claims - if you have one of these policies for a few years and then subsequenlty transfer to a regular policy with the same insurer, they may well give you an equivalent no claims bonus anyway from the years that you had the ...

You've probably just melted the switch due to the crappy wiring design - the current to power the lights goes through the switch.

I've melted two switches in the past. I changed the wiring to include two relays (one for dipped and one for main), which took the current, leaving the switch with the ...

i) angle grinder
ii) 1/2" spanner
iii) 13mm spanner (to undo those 1/2" heads that are a bit rusty!)

An XR3i totalled my Talbot Horizon years ago by crashing into the back of it. I pulled the back into shape by attaching the car to a big oak tree with a metal chain - and then driving off sharply!

(then cut a replacement panel off a car in a scrap yard, welded it on, and sprayed with some spare ...

Have you tried using grease instead of gasket sealant?

Malcolm recommended that I did it on my Sprint - seemed to work a treat. Apparently it also means that you can easily re-use the gasket, but I haven't tried that yet, so don't know for sure.