Restoring your car? Tell us about it here!
JPB
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by JPB » Sun Apr 03, 2011 12:53 pm
Mike, why change the pump that's on there? It's one of the three types available at the time.
Now go out and enjoy the car, you've earned that right.
DoloWIGHTY
#317
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by DoloWIGHTY » Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:40 pm
Great news, thanks for the update.
I was going to ask how you were getting on with the rubber door seals to see if they had now compressed some more, but I see you say you have re-hung the doors so I gues they are okay now?
JPB
#318
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by JPB » Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:55 pm
Fabulous stuff, I suspect that your snagging list will be far shorter than those typically generated at PDI back in the day, by the dealerships.
Did Sprints come with that anti-wear strip on the tunnel carpet this early? It wouldn't have been present on an 1850 of the same year, so I don't think that you need to be too concerned about that, even considering how period-accurate your rebuild has been.
straylight
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by straylight » Sat Apr 30, 2011 6:26 am
I find your lack of under bonnet stickers disturbing
she looks a gem Mike.
I've just wrestled getting a new radio in, yours looks the piece.
please keep the pics and stories coming.
stu
DoloWIGHTY
#320
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by DoloWIGHTY » Sat Apr 30, 2011 1:25 pm
Bugger!
tinweevil
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#321
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by tinweevil » Sun May 01, 2011 1:19 pm
Bugger
JPB
#322
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by JPB » Sun May 01, 2011 1:33 pm
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Continuous enough for you Mike?
No trouble for a man of your talents though.
matienzo
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#323
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by matienzo » Sun May 01, 2011 3:04 pm
Sorry to hear this Mike. Hope the cause is relatively simple to sort out but in the meantime...bugger.
Steve and Nic
1979 Dolomite Sprint Brooklands Green.
Ever increasing box of spares.
Larger garage needed
Oli_88
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#324
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by Oli_88 » Sun May 01, 2011 4:54 pm
Bugger.
Lord Tolly
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#325
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by Lord Tolly » Sun May 01, 2011 7:26 pm
OH BUGGER
Round The U Bend Looking for my Camera
Howard81
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#326
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by Howard81 » Sun May 01, 2011 7:51 pm
Bugger
Proves it's a Triumph though
1978 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (
project thread )
1966 Volkswagen 1300 (
project thread )
1962 Austin Mini (project)
1962 MGA 1600 Mark II
1965 Mobylette SP50 (project)
2001 Rover 75 2.5-litre V6
hutch76
#327
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by hutch76 » Mon May 23, 2011 11:06 am
Mike, you have the patience of a saint.
mbellinger
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#328
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by mbellinger » Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:23 pm
Bloody hell Mike.
Do please go out and kick some litter!
Martin.
2021 Land Rover Discovery Sport HSE PHEV
2021 Dacia Duster 1.3 TCe
1963 Austin A40 Rally Car
2021 Honda Cross Tourer Highlander
SprintMWU773V
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#329
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by SprintMWU773V » Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:08 pm
Amazes me how quickly the carbon builds up. Damn shame to have to take it all apart, the cause of this is a mystery but looks like a rogue failure of some description
Mark
1961 Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier Sportswagon
1980 Dolomite Sprint project using brand new shell
2009 Mazda MX5 2.0 Sport
2018 Infiniti Q30
DoloWIGHTY
#330
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by DoloWIGHTY » Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:20 am
Bad luck. This is the sort of thing which gave the cars a reputation of being unreliable when new I guess?