The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

After a false start with a Toledo I thought I had bought and then a few viewings of cars which were either in need of a lot of work or where sentimental attachment meant the price was unrealistic, I have finally found a nice one at very sensible money. It's a late ish 1300 in what I understand to be leyland White. It needs some tic on the bodywork but is structurally very sound except for a very small area on the rear sill. Interior is gorgeous. Runs very sweet but clutch needs looking at, I have receipts for new master and slave cylinders in the recent past so hoping it just needs bleeding. It has its original handbook and service book, as well as a load of receipts documenting its history for nearly forty years, including a nice invoice when it was first sold on for £2400, the first owner only kept 8months.

And the price for all this? Well let's just say my wife's daily drive had a major service on Monday and this cost less than that!

Dropbox is playing up after an 'update' will try and get a pic to work.

Well done, looks like missing the last one was a gift.

Please do put some pics of the inside as well.
(I know it's very infantile to want pics) can't help it)

Hope it's worked this time!

I have had a chance to go over it properly this morning.,it needs a couple of bits of welding but nothing structural, the clutch needs the slave cylinder rebuilding and I need to source a few little odds and sods. The horrible 90s stereo and speakers will be coming out and it will be treated to a new set of tyres and a full service.

I have managed a couple of hours and made a lot of progress, the clutch slave seals are borked, there is a tiny bit of corrosion on the bore so I am undecided whether to give it a hone or just buy a new slave. The steering flapping about is because the column is just resting loosely in the support bracket at the bottom so I guess I need one of these: http://www.rimmerbro.../Item--i-CRC360 Alaso managed to strip out some of the aftermarket stereo bits and work out that the mounts for rear seat belts are there. Added to the to do list are a gentle clean back and preserve of a couple of areas of the inner wing - guess it's brake/ clutch fluid that has stripped it but it's only surface rust, and similarly a couple of subframe bits that just need a quick lick of chassis black. The removable gearbox cover is just brilliant. In the past I have grubbed about under an MGB GT sorting the clutch slave and it is a right ball ache. This time I just gently leaned in and twiddled to my hearts content.

I do like the look of that white on a 1300, and the honeysuckle, seems to suit them best to my eye.

Recommend Chris Witor for the column bush, you can get a complete front kit or just the bush.

http://www.chriswitor.com/proddetail.php?prod=153868P

nice find,looks good from here,much nicer in brown

Galileo wrote:I do like the look of that white on a 1300, and the honeysuckle, seems to suit them best to my eye.

Recommend Chris Witor for the column bush, you can get a complete front kit or just the bush.

http://www.chriswitor.com/proddetail.php?prod=153868P

The club do these.