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PostPosted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:15 pm 
Andy's car we saw running after the change and we doubt he'll have any problems. Few things to finish of though as I understand it. We were last out tonight :roll:

Anywho, just thought I'd say how much I enjoyed today - really am so glad I came. Anyone who hasn't been should go to the next one! (Oct?) So ya, thanks guys.

There is no need for me to take me box out of the 1300, but I think I might tive it a whirl just to see how I get on.. see how much I can remember.

Phil


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PostPosted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:45 pm 
doing a box on a 1300 is a lot easier , just remove the tunnel unbolt bellhousing and bolt underneath (no cross member)and lift into the car.
oh you might want to take out the slave as well.


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PostPosted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:56 pm 
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Just wanted to say a massive, heartfelt thankyou to everyone who helped out today. Thanks to the stirling effort made by Alun, Dave P, Ian, Dave M, Phil, Colin, Justyn, Bruce, Andy K, Mike, Marshall and Ken (apologies to anyone I missed :oops: ) we won £200 in prize money and managed to put on a super display.
For the record, I did get home alright, although I was starting to get a bit anxious towards the end :lol:
Oh by the way, I found the cakes in the back of the car...I'll bring some more next time, honest!
Thanks everyone :D

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:22 pm 
You all seemed to be enjoying yourselves and once again those who have laboured have achieved an excellent result for the club. From Engine changes, Webasto Sunroofs, Vinyl roofs, Sills, Overdrive Gearbox conversions, we've done them all


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PostPosted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:36 pm 
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was lost with out you there !

bruce had to console me.will have to phone you soon unless there's another meet soon

rich.

solid butterfly's
rad pipe set
carb breather pipes???


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PostPosted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:21 am 
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I didn't get everything done that I'd planned to do but the biggies were done. (service, repaint wheels, repaint rocker cover & fit rear section of exhaust) Such as the expansion tank, I'd forgotten to fetch the mounting bracket but I cleaned up the area around the tank, fitted the new pressure cap and ended up selling the brass expansion tank for £10.

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Meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month at 8.00pm at The Old Brickworks, Wakefield Road, Drighlington, Bradford, BD11 1EA

1972 Dolomite 1850 auto (NYE 751L - Now for sale)
2003 Volvo XC90 D5 SE (PX53 OVZ - The daily driver)
2009 Mercedes-Benz W204 C200 CDI Sport (BJ58 NCV - The 2nd car)
1991 Toyota Celica GT (J481 ONB - another project car)
Former stable of SAY 414M (1974 Toledo), GRH 244D (1966 1300fwd), CDB 324L (1973 1500fwd), GGN 573J (1971 1500fwd), DCP 625S (1977 Dolomite 1300) & LCG 367N (1975 Dolomite Sprint) plus 5 Acclaims and that's just the Triumphs!

Check my blog at http://triumphtoledo.blogspot.com
My YouTube Channel with a bit of Dolomite content.

"There is only one way to avoid criticsm: Do nothing, say nothing and BE nothing." Aristotle


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PostPosted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:34 am 
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Apologies to anyone who may have been offended by my increasing frustrations.

I had intended to be home by 2pm as I had a call to make on the way home and work to do...eventually arrived home at 21.30; large whisky and bed!

Sorry we left you with a task or two in hand Andy, but the usual Rimmer service of wrongly supplied orders and badly manufactured repro parts is what I have come to expect of them.

To have to drill out the mounting holes on a clutch cover so it would fit over the dowells is unforgiveable; no doubt you will hear..."well, we've never had that reported before sir" is obvious; I mean every other 1500 engined Triumph has smaller dowells than your's doesn't it? What would be wrong with telling everyone who buys the part "customer feedback tells us you have to run a 6.5mm drill down the holes sir" at point of purchase.

Bloody good job Colin had a drill in his boot!

Some lessons to be learned from yesterday before October...


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PostPosted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:07 pm 
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I'll add my thanks to everyone, but especially to Alun for staying so long, Phil, who spent about 90% of the day with his head under a car, and Colin, for bringing every tool known to man.

As regards to the poor quality of the parts, I'm going to stick a post over in the member's forum, as a club I guess there might be something we can do.


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PostPosted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:01 pm 
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Bloody good job Colin had a drill in his boot!

Some lessons to be learned from yesterday before October...
I think that perhaps is one of the biggest. Colin only had his tools in the boot because he was at mine the day before..

I wasn't going to bother bringing mine because I have so few and there had been alot of talk of everyone bringing loads.. but that didn;t really happen.

I think next time we need who is coming and when, who will bring what and who will do what.

Obviously I have learnt my own lessons - i.e. keep nuts/bolts in a sensible place once removed, but ya.. was a big tool shortage.

Phil


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PostPosted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:04 pm 
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Here's the few pics I managed to take when I was there.

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This one's a general view of the stand before "Joe Public" was allowed in.

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A closer view of the banner.

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Snowdrop ready to go with Andy in the background still working on his Dolly SE!

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A closeup of one of my "refurbished" wheels. (brush painted with silver Hammerite!) This has transformed the look of the car. She looks better now with nicer looking wheels.

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Meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month at 8.00pm at The Old Brickworks, Wakefield Road, Drighlington, Bradford, BD11 1EA

1972 Dolomite 1850 auto (NYE 751L - Now for sale)
2003 Volvo XC90 D5 SE (PX53 OVZ - The daily driver)
2009 Mercedes-Benz W204 C200 CDI Sport (BJ58 NCV - The 2nd car)
1991 Toyota Celica GT (J481 ONB - another project car)
Former stable of SAY 414M (1974 Toledo), GRH 244D (1966 1300fwd), CDB 324L (1973 1500fwd), GGN 573J (1971 1500fwd), DCP 625S (1977 Dolomite 1300) & LCG 367N (1975 Dolomite Sprint) plus 5 Acclaims and that's just the Triumphs!

Check my blog at http://triumphtoledo.blogspot.com
My YouTube Channel with a bit of Dolomite content.

"There is only one way to avoid criticsm: Do nothing, say nothing and BE nothing." Aristotle


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PostPosted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:12 pm 
just a quick one
a big thank you from my son robert for been allowed to get get his hands dirty and give us a hand with the black SE.
i will be up for the next show if it is as good as this one was
Andy :D


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PostPosted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:16 pm 
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Well what an experience!!

Cant believe with all we had to deal with that Andy managed to drive away at all. Well done guys 8) Sorry about your nice clean carpet Andy, guess the VAX will be on overtime soon :?

Alun, not offended at all. Your swearing and carrying on was just how I remember a good friend of mine a few years back. He was trying to do valve stem seals on a CVH engine without taking the head off and using some fancy tools instead. IIRC every other word was 'F' something.
You weren't that bad, only every other sentence contained the 'F' word :lol: :lol: What Whisky was it anyway? Not that Ardbeg or Laphroaig smokey stuff :twisted: ? Hopefully something starting with Glen.

Rich, see you're mentioning carb breather pipes. I guess these are the two pipes which go into the 'T' piece and join up with the rocker cover vent? If you find some, could you let me know please? Mine have all but disintegrated too :cry: Bit of a weird size to find easily I guess? Hmm not sure. Likewise if I find 'em I'll let you know.

Phil, guess you learned plenty on Sunday :D If you're still up for running your own classic car then what you saw was reasonably mild compared to how it could've been :lol:

All in all a fantastic day, just wish those Mini boys had got their fog lights working before Dave smoked them out with Snowdrop :rofl3: That was the highlight of my day. Still grinning now when I think of them coughing and spluttering and carrying on :rofl2:

Hi to all that I met that day, t'was great to put more faces to names


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PostPosted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:59 am 
Hiya Chaps,

Just wanted to say thanks to Colin for loaning us on the MK1MR2 club stand the angle grinder, really appreciated and made the removal of those pesky droplinks so much easier! :lol:

Although I think we cheesed off the club behind us by showering one of their cars with sparks. #-o Teach them to bring cars that have already been restored, I thought the whole point was to do the work there and then! :wink:

Thanks again and glad you got the gearbox sorted, we're planning a gearbox swap for the autumn show, hope it doesn't take quite as long! [-o<

Chris


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Hi Chris, cant believe you joined the forum just to say thanks!! Are you sure you're not thinking of buying a Sprint or something? There are a few good'uns for sale at the moment :D

It was a pleasure lending you the grinder, no trouble at all. Glad it all worked out for you guys

Think we annoyed the guys behind us as well when we smoked them out with one of our projects. It was the fasted they moved all day :lol:


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PostPosted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:32 pm 
ummm now theres an idea ,mk1 MR2 , grinder ,buy a sprint.
you could be on to something there colin

(note: that WAS a joke and i am in no way implying that a dolomite is in anyway more superior than any other car ,except maybe ford escorts, vauxhall shoveits, and the list goes on and on and on)


another note: MRS1300Dolly was once a fancier of the MK1 untill that fatefull day at the CT picnic where she saw a TR8 ,oh why do i take her to shows :roll:


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