Hi everyone,
You might remember me from a few sporadic threads asking for specific advice on my 1977 Dolomite 1300.
I've now decided to keep a tab on the restoration here, so I can ask all you helpful lot for your advice
Firstly some background on the car,
She was driven into a garage back in 97 and forgotten about until I bought her as seized,
She's had two previous owners, old women, who incidentally lived opposite each other.
She is a nice blue, but with hand painted spots, a few rust blemishes and a very 70's brown vinyl interior.
A bit about me.
Im a 17yr old lad who is officially in love with classics, more specifically dolomites.
Ive got little resto experience but am mechanically minded and have helping hands for the hard or laborious bits
I'm not very well qualified to restore this car but I'm going to try my very best
So far I've managed to get the old girl started, restore the clutch master cylinder and remove the tunnel cover in preparation for a clutch change.
The checklist of work on the car is as follows:
Treat rust,
Replace clutch,
Replace exhaust,
Access and repair/replace brakes as necessary,
Find source of electrical trouble......
Maybe save up for a respray in the mean time
I'll include a few snaps in this post and try to get the resto really going before college work starts to picks up.
I'm really welcome to any advice and tips and i'll probably be asking you guys for lots of advice before I get to far, I hope you don't mind