Re: my brown 1500hl dolly
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 11:00 pm
That Capri is awesome!!
Nice to see one looking mostly original and with some suspension travel left in it. Factory steels and Cross plies for the win.The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum
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Re: my brown 1500hl dolly
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 11:38 pm
Bug for me please! Nice to see one looking mostly original and with some suspension travel left in it. Factory steels and Cross plies for the win.
Nice to see one looking mostly original and with some suspension travel left in it. Factory steels and Cross plies for the win.Re: my brown 1500hl dolly
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:00 am
Polished up well hasn't it?
Very good, welcome and congratulations on your purchase.
Very good, welcome and congratulations on your purchase.
Re: my brown 1500hl dolly
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:02 pm
That looks like a good little project! I especially like the 'Supercover' sticker that is still on the windscreen...
It's great to see what a difference a bit of polish can make to an old motor, to some it'd look a wreck but with a bit of foresight and plenty of elbow grease it's amazing what can just be buffed back to life...
Good luck with this one, I lok forward to seeing how it goes...
It's great to see what a difference a bit of polish can make to an old motor, to some it'd look a wreck but with a bit of foresight and plenty of elbow grease it's amazing what can just be buffed back to life...
Good luck with this one, I lok forward to seeing how it goes...
Re: my brown 1500hl dolly
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:18 pm
Sorry John but a Bug of that year would have had Michelin X radials from new (horrible thing they were too, lasted forever but zero grip on wet roads! Most VW dealers recommended a re-equip with Pirelli Cinturatos which in those days cost about £15!)JPB wrote:Bug for me please!
Steve
Re: my brown 1500hl dolly
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:18 pm
Hmm, never thought of that, they'd be almost 100% in aspect too, which would explain how they look like X-plies.
Re: my brown 1500hl dolly
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:03 pm
Yeah, I used to find that X-plies were cheaper than radials back in the early to mid '80s when the A40 used them but, the last time I wanted a set of the good old X-plies for one of the Reliant Rebels that I used to compete in autotests with, I found myself handing over £80 per tyre, for 5.60x12s! 
To put that into perspective, 155/82/12 Avon radials were only £32 each at the same outlet.
Shame the good old X-plies are so hard to get these days, I learnt how to drive in my Austin A40 on a set of really cheap 5.20x13s and am of the opinion that today's learners should be made to learn on a RWD car with X-plies and brakes that pull dangerously to the right at random.
To put that into perspective, 155/82/12 Avon radials were only £32 each at the same outlet.Shame the good old X-plies are so hard to get these days, I learnt how to drive in my Austin A40 on a set of really cheap 5.20x13s and am of the opinion that today's learners should be made to learn on a RWD car with X-plies and brakes that pull dangerously to the right at random.