The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

Front spoiler bolts came out when i took it off, i made new bolts up with a welded washer at the end inside, fibre glassed and then plastic filled them in. Their pretty strong now, i done a little bit of modding where they meet the front panel too...

Rear arches had a few holes and various rust that i cut and and welded/rust killed etc...

Rear arch sill drivers side, this appeared to be a little rust but i knocked it through and then decided how i would get down the inside the sill to clean it up.

Made up a tool to get down the sills with to clean the rust, got a long bar and welded a sanding wheel to the end as i didnt have a proper holder for it at hand, welded a smaller bolt to the other end to fit in the air grinder. I was able to get down both sides of the sill inside to clean it up,i put on a welding glove to hold the start/middle of the bar as not to burn my hand whilst using it...

After cleaning inside i sprayed rust killer all down the sills with a mini spraygun with the jet turned to spot rather than fan...

rust killer down the sill

Left side was the same, forgot to say i put a hoover tube down the sills and took out a lot of crap and corrosion after cleaning...

After the rust killer done its job i zinc primed all the way down both sills using the same spray method, once the car is finished i will waxoil inside everywhere too

welded up the both sill holes and zinc primed over them aswell...

Ive got the full standard exhaust if anyone's intested by the way? I've done so much more on the dolly but unfortunately have to go now, il put up more as soon as i can. cheers again.

Great work Johnny. I have often seen repairs done with no attempt to sort out the rust behind, which seems such a waste. Your car should last for years after the effort you are putting in.

NickMorgan wrote:Great work Johnny. I have often seen repairs done with no attempt to sort out the rust behind, which seems such a waste. Your car should last for years after the effort you are putting in.

Cheers, trying my best to keep the dreaded rust away as long as possible. Whilst trying to sort out the dolly iv'e found a lot of 'not so good' repairs, inside one of the rear arches i found a hole that had been filled up with a load of black silicon and then a little bit of car filler in front to hide rather then welding it up.

excellent work and very thorough, good stuff johnny. I hoovered out the cross box-sections inside the car and the crap I got out was amazing.

fantastic job saving this car.

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Nice work mate, all that effort will pay off.

johnnyv1 wrote:

NickMorgan wrote:Great work Johnny. I have often seen repairs done with no attempt to sort out the rust behind, which seems such a waste. Your car should last for years after the effort you are putting in.

Cheers, trying my best to keep the dreaded rust away as long as possible. Whilst trying to sort out the dolly iv'e found a lot of 'not so good' repairs, inside one of the rear arches i found a hole that had been filled up with a load of black silicon and then a little bit of car filler in front to hide rather then welding it up.

You mean silicon sealer isn't structural?!

Damn hope that wasn't the repair I paid good money for the garage to do! £80 I think for welding a patch on each sill/will arch area. Won't be going back there again...