The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

Hi Mart

The shell looks superb.

How much work was there to the bulkhead?

Do you plan to paint the engine bay, boot, cabin and under the arches to show standards?

Has the roof gone on as well as you expected?

Steve

Excellent Mart, just the hole to cut in the roof for the folding fabric sunroof

Stevie P wrote:Hi Mart

The shell looks superb.

How much work was there to the bulkhead?

Do you plan to paint the engine bay, boot, cabin and under the arches to show standards?

Has the roof gone on as well as you expected?

Steve

Hi Steve. There was very little to do on the bulkhead. Looking at the fifth pic down, on the left, around the accelerator pedal & clutch pedal areas are the only places that needed any attention.

The engine bay & boot will be painted to a similar finish to the main body. The wheel arches will be painted in stonechip & then sprayed body colour. The cabin/interior will stay as is. Painting will be to a high standard (see JYD, SFB & BFR).

I'm very happy with the roof. It's hard to tell that it's been replaced even before the vinyl roof/trim has been reinstated.

phwoooarrrrr....great job mart, looking the goods.

stu

Excellent work with the roof panel Mart - it is really coming together.

I wish I could get a car to look that good in such a short time.

Uuummm...uuummm...ahhhhhhhhhhhh. Those gorgeous photos of nekkid restored sheet-metal...visualizing all that clad in French Blue...with an alluring touch of black vinyl draping the top... oooooooooooooooo. Much better than the naughty bits on the internet........

Go and have a cold shower Mike before I put the next batch of photos up.



So, what did we achieve today? Well mostly stripping the replacement bonnet & boot lid. Thanks to Mark (SprintMWU773V) for the bonnet, very good condition except for one very small hole.







I also polished the timing chain cover & painted the sump.

Looking good Mart.

So what colour is it to be, or is that still under negotiation ?

Nope!, it's going to be................................................................

.........................................FRENCH BLUE colour code 126.

Glad to see that bonnet looking a bit cleaner than when I gave it to you. Hope it'll be OK on the car too.

Mad Mart wrote:.........................................FRENCH BLUE colour code 126.

Cool. Wise choice IMO.

Just a quick update. All welding has now been finished & the Sprint has been moved into the spray shop. Will get it's first primer coat at the beginning of next week. First I need to get the dims for the holes in the sill that hold the trim on.

If they aren't drilled Mart I'd glue the trim on, the holes are just a rust trap. If you insist on having them drilled, they could go anywhere as the trim has potential to clip over the plastic fixings anywhere along its length, so surely 5 or 6 equally spaced would suffice?