The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

I was thinking about starting an "Oh no! Not a Cavalier" thread.........
But nothing ever goes wrong with it!

Steve

I really, really, hate anything DIY orientated.

Today, I finished the operation that has taken 3 weekends, namely clearing/tidying the shed and garage.

Many important finds have been made including the floor and bench

My wife has been asking interesting questions like "what's that?". reply it's a balljoint/rotoflex/track rod end/shocker etc delete as appropriate, usually followed by "why have you got so many of them?"

Ooops, ebay, money and a parking space are not good combinations.

Just successfully diagnosed and repaired a wirefeed fault on a MIG welder, down the phone to the owner with only this circuit diagram to go by:



Two diode failed in the "right" bridge rectified, got him to rewire it to half-wave and job's a good'un until he can source spares.

I think that earns me a smiley

Those cheap midget gems from Tesco never actually taste like the real deal.

Tilly the Daf is off to her new home today

But George the Pug is moving in

Off to Download in the Lolomite. 137 miles of motorway humdrum. Followed by 5 days of camping, 3 days of music and then another 137 miles.
At least I fixed the fuel leak, which explains my awful economy on Saturday!

Driftng a 12 tonne truck is very interesting. Not something I nor the car driver next to me was expecting.

Overheard today "I have no use for it, but must have it" very apt. I know many who feel the same, its a man thing.

So, ABB needles on an HS4 equipped 1850 with a stupid exhaust and K&N filters.
I might as well just burn the fuel straight out of the station pump...
Useless. Quicker, but useless.

If I can get a reasonable insurance quote, my old man has decided to lend me one of these for a bit to see if I like it... Well, it was either that or the Mini he's been trying to sell me for the last three months.

Just as well it's my birthday in just under a fortnight...

Just checked our new Pug 405's VIN number on the Peugeot Servicebox site, and it seems it never had the factory weapons mounting points / armament adaptations* fitted. Feeling ripped off now cos the PO said it was top spec





* yes, it really does list them as an option!

Reversing a trailer when your not very experienced at doing so is not made easier by your farmer neighbour sitting in his tractor roaring with laughter as you make a pigs ear of reversing your little trailer back to a passing place so that he doesn't have to reverse his full silage trailer. I really must practice reversing the thing.

Just come back from a very pleasant walk along the sea front to find in the car park these two old gents talking about the "good old days" .