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Toeing eye

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 7:31 pm
by new to this
Has any one fitted a toeing eye to there Dolomite ?

Dave

Re: Toeing eye

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 9:09 pm
by cliftyhanger
new to this wrote: Wed Mar 16, 2022 7:31 pm Has any one fitted a toeing eye to there Dolomite ?

Dave
I did for trackdays. I welded a engine lifting eye to a front ARB bracket, painted yellow, job done. Adeqaute for towing off a track, wouldn't want to use it too far.

Re: Toeing eye

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 9:28 pm
by new to this
cliftyhanger wrote: Wed Mar 16, 2022 9:09 pm
new to this wrote: Wed Mar 16, 2022 7:31 pm Has any one fitted a toeing eye to there Dolomite ?

Dave
I did for trackdays. I welded a engine lifting eye to a front ARB bracket, painted yellow, job done. Adeqaute for towing off a track, wouldn't want to use it too far.
This is what ive fitted


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Re: Toeing eye

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 9:39 pm
by Carledo
That looks fair enough, though, unless you intend to race it, i'm not sure why you'd need it.

The only thing that bothers me is that mount point is surely higher than the bottom of the spoiler. I had a similar problem when trying to work out where to put one on the Carledo (which I DO race, track and dragstrip) Haven't solved that yet, I don't trust the bumper mounts to be strong enough and all the subframe forward of the rack mount X-member is too high. Only other choice is a quick release spoiler!

Steve

Re: Toeing eye

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 9:42 pm
by new to this
Carledo wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 9:39 pm That looks fair enough, though, unless you intend to race it, i'm not sure why you'd need it.

The only thing that bothers me is that mount point is surely higher than the bottom of the spoiler. I had a similar problem when trying to work out where to put one on the Carledo (which I DO race, track and dragstrip) Haven't solved that yet, I don't trust the bumper mounts to be strong enough and all the subframe forward of the rack mount X-member is too high. Only other choice is a quick release spoiler!

Steve
Ho didnt think about spoiler :oops: :oops:

Re: Toeing eye

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 8:21 pm
by soe8m
And yes, that's me 25 years ago. When I had a Dolomite restoration production line.


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Jeroen

Re: Toeing eye

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2022 9:15 pm
by new to this
Carledo wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 9:39 pm That looks fair enough, though, unless you intend to race it, i'm not sure why you'd need it.

The only thing that bothers me is that mount point is surely higher than the bottom of the spoiler. I had a similar problem when trying to work out where to put one on the Carledo (which I DO race, track and dragstrip) Haven't solved that yet, I don't trust the bumper mounts to be strong enough and all the subframe forward of the rack mount X-member is too high. Only other choice is a quick release spoiler!

Steve
Carried out towing eye mk2, Steve you were right my original bracket was to low, would have damaged the spoiler, this time ive mounted it under the front bumper