The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

Thanks to all for the nice comments..

blacksprint wrote:Very nice Reg, I'll have to tap you up for a cuppa after getting back from Afghan

Anytime Neil..

Matt.. I painted the whole of the floor, I got the whole lot to bare metal first with one of those angle grinder wire knotty wheel things..mainly because i detest underseal! I can never tell where a car has rust scabs with all that horrible gunk on.

1, Kurust
2, Brush on oxide
3, Stone chip
4, Colour
5, Gloss laquer

I found it a thorougly horrible job to do..took me four sodding months all in all. Kept coming out from underneath looking like a Chilean miner!

Bifold.. No, I won't fit an auto badge. I'll leave it as a visual surprise for anyone who happens to be interested while they are looking through the door window.

Reg wrote:It's far from perfect and has plenty of patina and flaws and the pictures are quite complimentary

In Reg-speak that means it's perfect in anyone else's eyes

Looks great, can't wait to see it when finished!

Looking good,i had a auto sprint in brown many moons ago ( i only had it for three months ),the are a very nice car to drive,im embarrased to say it's the only car i owned that i cant remember the reg number so i cant see if it's still out there

wow looking really good that Reg,............trouble is it makes me miss mine even more , i'll have to stop looking on here at all the lovely restored dollys!!

look forward to seeing yours at some point

Cheers Neil

Yummy! That is such a nice colour. Fantastic work mate!

Ken

All done..I think! Only taken me a year.. Just the final hurdle of the MOT, which I hope will go smoothly with not too many nasty surprises.

A few before and after photo's..







Looking at the rear pic's, I might well of put the rear bumper irons the wrong way up..do they angle up or down? Easy to rectify if I've got it wrong..





Very 'appy with it..

Very nice Reg! Ready for the summer

Yummy!

Nice Reg. Very nice =D>

Makes me want another Sprint

that looks really good ......nice job you've done .

Very nice Reg. Can't wait to get on with my next resto.

Splendid job, Reg and all in only a year!

Can't wait to get on with my next resto

OOOO! Goodie, Mart! What colour is it this time?

Sapphire

Nice choice....... a Sprint as well perhaps?

Purplebargeken wrote:Nice choice....... a Sprint as well perhaps?

I was keeping it as a surprise Ken....but yes, it's a Sprint (or will be again).