The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

hi all
bought this last year of rob grainger after selling my 2000mk1 estate
triumph dolomite 1300,V-reg,first reg 11-7-1980,53000 ish miles with all past history,mot`s in order
i got it and it needed alot of work,but all time consuming,supplied with sills-driver and pass

ive replaced---
clutch
all bushes(polyed) except the front wishbone
rubber dust covers
Front subframe stript,cleaned,rust-treated,painted
Rear axle off stript and cleaned,rust treated and painted
Rear brakes,new cylinder,cleaned adjusters,new shoes,skimmed drums
Interior out and cleaned
new/second hand brakes to go on front must say big thanks to mikew the original brake were shot,,all 4 barrels pitted,seals gone
body work is very clean for its age(34)
Engine needed a fuel pump,bit of go-go juice and she fired up,,no rattles or funny noises,,runs sweet,very good oil pressure
replaced the points,rotor arm,sparks,fuel pump,air filter,oil filter,oil,new battery
got new front screen to go in,as the one thats in is seperating and making fog patches,got rear as spare
driver sill replaced,and the underside to be cleaned,rust treated and painted,,body getting done now


thanks nic

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Dolomite 1300,1980`V`reg in british racing brown(russet),3.63 diff with 21t speedo pinion,95%poly`d,HL clocks,standard wheels with SE covers wrapt in 175 70 13,mot`d 19-09-2014,been off the since 1990,(july2017) stainless steel exhaust 3-piece,(xmas2018) wooden mountney steering wheel,(june2020) new monroe shock(radial front,gas-matic rears) with -1" lower`d springs all round.

Hi Nic,

Looking forward to the photos.

Jer

Likewise, sounds like you are well on your way with this one

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1978 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (project thread)
1970 Triumph Spitfire IV (project thread)
1966 VW Beetle 1300 (project thread)
1962 Austin Mini
1962 MGA MKII
1965 Mobylette SP50
1985 Sinclair C5

here are a few pictures from when i got it til now
http://s1382.photobucket.com/user/dolom ... %20OVX499V
602 pictures

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Dolomite 1300,1980`V`reg in british racing brown(russet),3.63 diff with 21t speedo pinion,95%poly`d,HL clocks,standard wheels with SE covers wrapt in 175 70 13,mot`d 19-09-2014,been off the since 1990,(july2017) stainless steel exhaust 3-piece,(xmas2018) wooden mountney steering wheel,(june2020) new monroe shock(radial front,gas-matic rears) with -1" lower`d springs all round.

That was a lot of photo's!
And a lot of work.

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White Dolomite 1850 HWM 572P

Bill.

Nice work at that. Top stuff.

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1978 Pageant Sprint - the rustomite, 1972 Spitfire IV - sprintfire project, 1968 Valencia GT6 II - little Blue, 1980 Vermillion 1500HL - resting. 1974 Sienna 1500TC, Mrs Weevils big brown.

thanks all for the comments

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Dolomite 1300,1980`V`reg in british racing brown(russet),3.63 diff with 21t speedo pinion,95%poly`d,HL clocks,standard wheels with SE covers wrapt in 175 70 13,mot`d 19-09-2014,been off the since 1990,(july2017) stainless steel exhaust 3-piece,(xmas2018) wooden mountney steering wheel,(june2020) new monroe shock(radial front,gas-matic rears) with -1" lower`d springs all round.

Wow! So nice to see a 1300 get some love - my first one was also in Russet (given to me in 1991) but was too rotten to do save. One day, I'll get one but, with a Dolly 1500 and a Toledo to restore first, it will be a while...

The geek in me was interested in your car's engine number, ending in HEY - most ended in HE (or HEA for automatics). I found a brown 1300 in a breaker's yard, also in brown but on a T reg, that had a chassis number that ended in 'DLY'. According to the parts book, the Y on the chassis plate signifies a batch of cars that were supplied to the British School of Motoring and had some little quirks, such as the bigger diameter 1500cc clutch, to cope with learners.

R

another 80 pictures has been added today now that all welding has been done painted sill bottom pass-side,ready to fit petrol pipe tube/s,driver side left to do,just seam sealed it,orginal dash back in,front put back on,headlights,grill,number plate,just need to fit indi/side lights

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Dolomite 1300,1980`V`reg in british racing brown(russet),3.63 diff with 21t speedo pinion,95%poly`d,HL clocks,standard wheels with SE covers wrapt in 175 70 13,mot`d 19-09-2014,been off the since 1990,(july2017) stainless steel exhaust 3-piece,(xmas2018) wooden mountney steering wheel,(june2020) new monroe shock(radial front,gas-matic rears) with -1" lower`d springs all round.

added more pictures today,,,flat dash hl/sprint clocked,rear number plate light bracket that fit behind the number plate so i could de-bumper it,just need chrome finish to follow(sprinty)

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Dolomite 1300,1980`V`reg in british racing brown(russet),3.63 diff with 21t speedo pinion,95%poly`d,HL clocks,standard wheels with SE covers wrapt in 175 70 13,mot`d 19-09-2014,been off the since 1990,(july2017) stainless steel exhaust 3-piece,(xmas2018) wooden mountney steering wheel,(june2020) new monroe shock(radial front,gas-matic rears) with -1" lower`d springs all round.

bumpers are going back on,,,dont look right with out sprint rear trim
got 2 perelli p3000 fitted to front
oil pressure gauge mount and plumped in,saved from old triumph 2000 mk1 estate i had
changed carb from 21.5 to 22.5 which is the correct one for the year
tuned up,,,colortune and timing light,,sounding sweet
next is the mot,next month`ish

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Dolomite 1300,1980`V`reg in british racing brown(russet),3.63 diff with 21t speedo pinion,95%poly`d,HL clocks,standard wheels with SE covers wrapt in 175 70 13,mot`d 19-09-2014,been off the since 1990,(july2017) stainless steel exhaust 3-piece,(xmas2018) wooden mountney steering wheel,(june2020) new monroe shock(radial front,gas-matic rears) with -1" lower`d springs all round.

removing front windscreen
any pointers/info on how to remove the screen?
rubber still good,just screen peeling apart
got screen to go in but ive never done one

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Dolomite 1300,1980`V`reg in british racing brown(russet),3.63 diff with 21t speedo pinion,95%poly`d,HL clocks,standard wheels with SE covers wrapt in 175 70 13,mot`d 19-09-2014,been off the since 1990,(july2017) stainless steel exhaust 3-piece,(xmas2018) wooden mountney steering wheel,(june2020) new monroe shock(radial front,gas-matic rears) with -1" lower`d springs all round.

I've only done one, just pushed it out from the inside, rubber and all, pushing the rubber and the screen at the same time, from the top.
I put lots of bubble-wrap on the bonnet just in case it came out quickly and damaged the paint, but it just sat there and I could lift it away from the outside.

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White Dolomite 1850 HWM 572P

Bill.

As above, but take the filler trim out of the rubber seal first.

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Modified Dolomite Sprint MSO 662P

thanks for the info,yes ofcoarse remove the insert trim first

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Dolomite 1300,1980`V`reg in british racing brown(russet),3.63 diff with 21t speedo pinion,95%poly`d,HL clocks,standard wheels with SE covers wrapt in 175 70 13,mot`d 19-09-2014,been off the since 1990,(july2017) stainless steel exhaust 3-piece,(xmas2018) wooden mountney steering wheel,(june2020) new monroe shock(radial front,gas-matic rears) with -1" lower`d springs all round.