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 Post subject: Toeing eye
PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 7:31 pm 
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Has any one fitted a toeing eye to there Dolomite ?

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 Post subject: Re: Toeing eye
PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 9:09 pm 
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Has any one fitted a toeing eye to there Dolomite ?

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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.

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 Post subject: Re: Toeing eye
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Has any one fitted a toeing eye to there Dolomite ?

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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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PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 9:39 pm 
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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!

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 Post subject: Re: Toeing eye
PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 9:42 pm 
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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!

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Ho didnt think about spoiler :oops: :oops:


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


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 Post subject: Re: Toeing eye
PostPosted: Sat Apr 09, 2022 9:15 pm 
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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
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