The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

afaik all Dollies were the same.

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1997 TVR Chimaera 450

Thanks. If you look back a bit further you can see:-

THJ
PFJ
BFR
SFB

All the same but different colours.

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1997 TVR Chimaera 450

Yes I've seen the previous resto's and very nice they are too(especially the Magenta) but Pus caught my attention due to the obvious comparisons with the one i have.

Yea, I like Magenta too.

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Sprintless for the first time in 35+ years. ... Still Sprintless.

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1997 TVR Chimaera 450

Original early short-bumper Toledos did not have the hole, for obvious reasons! I guess its possible you could have stumbled on one of those!
I will dig out my Tolly partslist and see if theres a separate part number.

Steve

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'73 2 door Toledo with Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 8v engine (The Carledo)
'78 Sprint Auto with Vauxhall Omega 2.2 16v engine (The Dolomega)
'72 Triumph 1500FWD in Slate Grey, Now with RWD and Carledo powertrain!

Maverick Triumph, Servicing, Repairs, Electrical, Recomissioning, MOT prep, Trackerjack brake fitting service.
Apprentice served Triumph Specialist for 50 years. PM for more info or quotes.

almost obvious when such a piece of info is shared

I wonder how may Toledo wings have been drilled to suit and I wonder how many wings have had the hole welded up to suit. More of the former no doubt

The First Toledo (1970?) is the first incarnation of the "Dolomite" wing though it must be very close to the date of the first 1500FWD. So there are theoretically 2 different wings from the outset however it would make sense (to me at least) to productionise the hole-less wing and then drill a hole if building a FWD long bumper car and later a Dolly. This may even have continued long after the demise of the short bumper in 72 or thereabouts since there would still be a need for spares for earlier cars.
The question now is, does anyone have a NOS factory wing WITH a hole in?

Steve

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'73 2 door Toledo with Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 8v engine (The Carledo)
'78 Sprint Auto with Vauxhall Omega 2.2 16v engine (The Dolomega)
'72 Triumph 1500FWD in Slate Grey, Now with RWD and Carledo powertrain!

Maverick Triumph, Servicing, Repairs, Electrical, Recomissioning, MOT prep, Trackerjack brake fitting service.
Apprentice served Triumph Specialist for 50 years. PM for more info or quotes.

Ah! right. I thought about the short-bumpered Tolly but thought that the Tolly wing was slightly different from the Dolly.


Onwards...the shell returned today. I now have lots of jobs to do.

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Sprintless for the first time in 35+ years. ... Still Sprintless.

Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.


1997 TVR Chimaera 450

Looks like someone's stolen your doors?

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Mark

1961 Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier Sportswagon
1980 Dolomite Sprint project using brand new shell
2009 Mazda MX5 2.0 Sport
2018 Infiniti Q30

Three weeks to drill a hole in a freshly painted wing......normally the car would have been finished by now. You OK Mart ?

Looking forward to seeing this one come together, always had a bit of a soft spot for late model Inca Yellow Sprints

Yea, I'm ok Malc, thanks for asking.

I've had a spot of DIY to do recently, new bathroom suite for one. So VHK has taken a back seat for a few weeks. I'm hoping to make a start on it tomorrow.

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Sprintless for the first time in 35+ years. ... Still Sprintless.

Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.


1997 TVR Chimaera 450

Finally got to do a bit yesterday & this evening.

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Sprintless for the first time in 35+ years. ... Still Sprintless.

Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.


1997 TVR Chimaera 450

Mart, I had a lady in the shop yesterday and I knew I'd recognised her, but couldn't think from where.... Just dawned on me it was your Mary!

Tell her I said hi (eventually! LMAO)!

How's the resto going?

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1973 Toledo, Honeysuckle
1976 TR7 FHC, Tahiti Blue
1982 TR7 DHC, Pharoah Gold
1991 Montego 1.6LX BRG

When I mentioned it she remembered you. She says "Hi" back.

Resto is going...................slowly, at the mo.

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Sprintless for the first time in 35+ years. ... Still Sprintless.

Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.


1997 TVR Chimaera 450

I had planned to do a lot at the weekend, unfortunately my clutch didn't arrive on Friday. But I did get as far as I could...



I thought I'd take this pic as I was just so calm & relaxed. The sun was shining and it was sooo peaceful and I was pottering around in my garage.



Anyway, the clutch arrived today so I was able to make progress this evening...










On replacing the starter I remembered that I had the, 'til now, legendary spacer. Of all the Sprint starters I've removed over the last 30+ years, I've never come across one. Before fitting I measured it up & made a template if anyone needs the dims.





All being well we will attempt to reunited engine , gearbox & front suspension tomorrow evening.

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Sprintless for the first time in 35+ years. ... Still Sprintless.

Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.


1997 TVR Chimaera 450