Russet brown Dolomite 1300 OVX499V 53000miles

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Re: Russet brown Dolomite 1300 OVX499V 53000miles

#286 Post by TomWard »

tamtrucks wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 3:47 pm dolly passed its MOT today with no advisories....another year of motoring :D
can you "self declare" yet?
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tamtrucks wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 3:47 pm dolly passed its MOT today with no advisories....another year of motoring :D
Awesome! Nice one.
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#288 Post by tamtrucks »

a proper MOT that you take to MOT station and pay for a4 sheet that allows you to drive on uk roads :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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#289 Post by tamtrucks »

air filter,oil and oil filter change at 70889miles :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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#290 Post by tamtrucks »

oh dear,found some rust,bit scabby on inside of wheelwell and started to clean up and then pow.....inside clean up with grinder wire wheel,,,,so out comes the welder tomorrow
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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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#291 Post by yorkshire_spam »

Oooh that's annoying when you find things like that.
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#292 Post by tamtrucks »

managed to get it welded up,acid etched,and russet brown`d before rain came,all good now and protected underneath :D
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#293 Post by tamtrucks »

mot time soon....just fitted new boots yokohama bluearth es32...old avons are cracked badly after 5years bit gutted as half life still left but hay-hoo......see how yoko`s go :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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tamtrucks wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 6:03 pm mot time soon....just fitted new boots yokohama bluearth es32...old avons are cracked badly after 5years bit gutted as half life still left but hay-hoo......see how yoko`s go :D
oh ive got Avons on mine

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#295 Post by tamtrucks »

avons where new 5years ago,dates on all tyres are 2018,,,half warn but bad cracks in grooves and side wall,,,il sort out a picture soon...must say they are good from new,grippy and no tyre noises...i put it either too bad batch of tyres or they dried out to much in the heat....one side (passengers) gets baked by the sun when on driveway.worse side for both tyres........but it happens,learn and move on
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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#296 Post by tamtrucks »

pictures of the tyres...these are avons ZT5...bad tyres with double channel cracks were on front
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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

#297 Post by tamtrucks »

wednesday just gone (30-8-2023) dolly went thru MOT with no issues...so another year of motoring :D :D :D :D brum-brum and away
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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tamtrucks wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 4:58 pm wednesday just gone (30-8-2023) dolly went thru MOT with no issues...so another year of motoring :D :D :D :D brum-brum and away
Result! Mine went through on the 24th!
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#299 Post by tamtrucks »

good to hear yorkshire_spam....dolly going good on new boots...wow what a difference from avons to yokohama`s,quiter road noise and excellent grip :D ...as in wanted section-im still after a 1300/1500 radiator
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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tamtrucks wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:10 pm avons where new 5years ago,dates on all tyres are 2018,,,half warn but bad cracks in grooves and side wall,,,il sort out a picture soon...must say they are good from new,grippy and no tyre noises...i put it either too bad batch of tyres or they dried out to much in the heat....one side (passengers) gets baked by the sun when on driveway.worse side for both tyres........but it happens,learn and move on
I put two Avon ZV7 tyres on my Rover in late 2020 and they need replacing again due to cracks. I would avoid buying them again!
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