Russet brown Dolomite 1300 OVX499V 53000miles

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Re: Russet brown Dolomite 1300 OVX499V 53000miles

#226 Post by Carledo »

tamtrucks wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:43 pm just tidy`d up the driver side bottom doors and rear arch,need cutting back to blend in
AH! 50 shades of Russet! (this may actually be an underestimate), though there were only 12 "official" shades!

Having sprayed Russet onto many cars, back in the day, it is my unshakeable opinion that every single Russet car has it's own shade!

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Re: Russet brown Dolomite 1300 OVX499V 53000miles

#227 Post by tamtrucks »

38yr old paint multi russet brown cant beat it :mrgreen:but looks good and its just turned 65000 miles :D
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.
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Re: Russet brown Dolomite 1300 OVX499V 53000miles

#228 Post by tamtrucks »

didnt take long :shock: ..only just replaced it last year i think before mot which is due mid-september,,top joint is still good that was new aswel
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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.
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Re: Russet brown Dolomite 1300 OVX499V 53000miles

#229 Post by tamtrucks »

this years mot passed with flying colours(well brown) with no advisories
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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.
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Re: Russet brown Dolomite 1300 OVX499V 53000miles

#230 Post by GTS290N »

Well done. That looks like a very clean testing station!
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Re: Russet brown Dolomite 1300 OVX499V 53000miles

#231 Post by tamtrucks »

they only do mot`s...no repairs
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Re: Russet brown Dolomite 1300 OVX499V 53000miles

#232 Post by tamtrucks »

car running great,browny been working hard over the 4weeks,,,taking partner to hospital for radio treatment,tail end of the big C treatment...but partner has complained about the seats getting uncomfortable
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#233 Post by tamtrucks »

browny going great,got a new steering wheel for xmas
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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.
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Re: Russet brown Dolomite 1300 OVX499V 53000miles

#234 Post by tamtrucks »

4 brand new tyres fitted today,175x70x13 avon zt5 and tracking done £180 all in,kept old tyres for red dolly
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Re: Russet brown Dolomite 1300 OVX499V 53000miles

#235 Post by tamtrucks »

browny would not start,click and then smoke from the cable soli to starter (gutted) and then found the starter is gone aswel,,back-up starter and cable fitted and it fired up..so sort-off all good now but looking for new starter motor
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Re: Russet brown Dolomite 1300 OVX499V 53000miles

#236 Post by tamtrucks »

first wash of the year :shock:
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Re: Russet brown Dolomite 1300 OVX499V 53000miles

#237 Post by tamtrucks »

oh dear...hole in the passengers sill
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Re: Russet brown Dolomite 1300 OVX499V 53000miles

#238 Post by tamtrucks »

small hole in sill turned into complete outer sill and inner strengthener,,all fun this end :mrgreen:
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#239 Post by tamtrucks »

started on inner strengthener panel,made from 1.2mm
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Re: Russet brown Dolomite 1300 OVX499V 53000miles

#240 Post by tamtrucks »

story so far
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