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Rusty Triumphs in Scotland - Dolomite in "most reliable" shocker - 08/02/24


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On Sunday I did some actual real life work to the Acclaim.

One may recall the O/S wing was starting to look quite shit. Indeed I'd had to tape quite a lot of it together after last working on the car:

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The inner front panel behind the headlights and the splash guard behind the indicator/bumper area was also pretty much finished.

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So, the front of the car was removed along with both front wings, which are bolt on. Thank fuck.

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The thin strip of U section steel between the bumper and grille was utterly fucked.

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The whole front of the car has been coated with a rubbery type of stone chip type stuff, but it's been applied directly over rusty metal and hasn't really stuck in the vast majority of places. Water has gathered under the surface as it's peeled off and rusted the metal away leaving a thick rubbery skin holding flakes of rust together... Ideal.

Regardless, metal was put in:

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(I did the side that looks like shit)

And back together with a NOS wing fitted.

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This jumbo sized speed hole will need sorting out later...

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On 10/27/2020 at 10:26 PM, captain_70s said:

In more recent news I sold the Volvo. A bloke came round, pointed out the only solid part was the bit under the battery tray where they usually dissolve handed over £160 and drove off.

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Form a queue folks.

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1 hour ago, DodgyBastard said:

That's the thing though, it's only worth what someone is willing to pay for it and it may well be worth what he's asking for it to someone out there.

Some poor bugger'll buy it because it doesn't look bad, then they'll send it for an MOT and find out it needs a four figure sums worth of welding spent on it. Even after that it'll still get 19mpg and have shagged rear springs...

1 hour ago, Mr_Bo11ox said:

Where'd you get your NOS Acclaim wing Capt? I'm sure I've got a pair of those stashed somewhere.

Rimmer Bros, £40. It was the last one. There is currently a rusty used N/S one on eBay for £75...

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1 hour ago, captain_70s said:

it doesn't look bad.  Send it for an MOT and find out it needs a four figure sums worth of welding spent on it. Even after that it'll still get 19mpg and have shagged rear springs...

Sign me up RIGHT FUCKING NOW.

TBF, it wouldn't be the stupidest thing I've ever done.

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21 minutes ago, Talbot said:

TBF, it wouldn't be the stupidest thing I've ever done.

Wouldn't even be the stupidest thing I've done today.

On a related note here is a teaser for this weekend's car work. Buckle up!

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Yes, that is the Acclaim, yes it is less rusty than the Volvo.

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2 hours ago, captain_70s said:

Some poor bugger'll buy it because it doesn't look bad, then they'll send it for an MOT and find out it needs a four figure sums worth of welding spent on it. Even after that it'll still get 19mpg and have shagged rear springs...

This sadly is what will happen, as he seems to be telling folk it's just needing patches on the sills. 

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The sheer joy of working undercover is palpable, so I did believe what happened next!  imagine doing all that in freezing rain with repair patches flashing rust straight away,,welder tucked in the boot and an extension,,,does not bear thinking about !! 

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13 hours ago, Jikovron said:

The sheer joy of working undercover is palpable, so I did believe what happened next!  imagine doing all that in freezing rain with repair patches flashing rust straight away,,welder tucked in the boot and an extension,,,does not bear thinking about !! 

The rear wheel tubs could have done inside the car quite easily, aside from the fact the extension cables would melt... The underside it'd be a struggle to even bodge it outside.

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I love this picture. 

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That's not just a calender shot, it's a calender cover shot. 

All I can say is I'm glad I don't live in Scotland. Don't get me wrong, I love visiting the place but cars just dissolve. I mean you expect Triumphs to rust but even that Volvo is fucked. I bet they don't even rust like that in Sweden. 

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