Sold 1980 Dolomite 1300

[MrDuke]

SOLD, muthaflippers.

 

So, I'm moving house tomorrow, and losing storage for the Dolomite. I probably could find somewhere else to keep it, but then there'd be even less chance of me doing anything to it. Frankly it needs an owner with the skills and attitude to put it back into use, instead of rotting away while I think about pulling my finger out.

 

 

Good:

 

It ran fine until I snapped the choke cable, then nicked the battery for another car, then forgot to put it back.... that was about a year ago. I can't see why it wouldn't run fine again.

 

Walnut dash (from an SE?) and proper vinyl seats (from an HL?)

 

Newish screen and radiator.

 

 

Bad:

 

Rusty, rusty, rusty. The driver's side outer sill and diaphragm are totally shot (the owners' club sells good quality repros), one of the A-pillars needs some surgery, there's a big hole in the boot floor, and a couple of small holes in the footwell. The bootlid and one rear door will also need patches.

 

Rear brakes appear to be stuck, although I haven't tried hitting them with hammers (yet).

 

A bit damp and mouldy inside.

 

 

 

Car is in Anglesey, and obviously you'll need a trailer.

 

I'd like £300 for it, but I'm open to sensible offers. I'm also happy for trusted $hiters to pay by instalments or whatever - I'm more concerned with getting it moved on than getting instant cash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[davehedgehog31]

Paging captain 70s.

[MrDuke]

  On 09/12/2018 at 15:38, davehedgehog31 said:

Paging captain 70s.

 

Haha - I've already tried to tempt him, but he very sensibly declined.

[clayts450]

Hide this from Ken, FFS.

[plasticvandan]

Mmm.quick engine swap into cpt 70s car,then resell as non running project....

[purplebargeken]

Too late, spotted.

[purplebargeken]

How the fuck would I get it from it's current resting place??

 

This one I would break my imposed ban for. I'd love to have her back. 

[purplebargeken]

Can anyone help re: transportation to London? Long shot I know

[purplebargeken]

Jeez, I even have a new choke cable in the garage.

 

Can anyone help??

[captain_70s]

  On 09/12/2018 at 15:39, MrDuke said:

Haha - I've already tried to tempt him, but he very sensibly declined.

Yup. Lack of space and too sappy to break for spares. I'd end up with another one to repair!

[Eddie Honda]

  On 09/12/2018 at 17:36, purplebargeken said:

How the fuck would I get it from it's current resting place??

 

It's a similar question I pondered for all of 0.5s (How the fuck would I get that to the boat)

[brownnova]

Bloody hell this place is a den of temptation...

[Uncle Jimmy]

Aww, poor lil Dolly. Fair play it's a rusty wee bastard isn't it. £300 is a good price for someone who is genuine about learning the sparkle stick and doing a serious resto.

[BorniteIdentity]

  On 09/12/2018 at 17:36, purplebargeken said:

How the fuck would I get it from it's current resting place??

 

This one I would break my imposed ban for. I'd love to have her back.

Thought you’d bought your last car...

[Datsuncog]

  On 09/12/2018 at 18:48, BorniteIdentity said:

Thought you’d bought your last car...

But buying back one you've already owned doesn't count...

 

#AutoShiteLogic

[Tamworthbay]

  On 09/12/2018 at 18:30, brownnova said:

Bloody hell this place is a den of temptation...

Isn’t it just! 3 today alone I have had to prevent myself taking on.

[BorniteIdentity]

That looks rougher than Pol Pot’s past.

 

Who’s having it? They need a pat on the back.

[MrDuke]

EFA
 

  On 09/12/2018 at 19:04, BorniteIdentity said:

That looks rougher than Pol Pot’s past.

Who’s selling it? They need a proper kicking.

Yeah, it actually looked approximately 500 times nicer when I bought it. Turns out that leaving a 70s BL car parked up outdoors within sight of the Irish Sea is a really, really bad idea. WHO KNEW?!?!

[somewhatfoolish]

Autoshite; enabling poor purchasing and lifestyle choices since 2005. Who is the lucky* winner?

[Tamworthbay]

I have a new oil filter for this free to anyone who wants it.

[MrDuke]

You might be able to guess the dibber by looking through the previous posts.

[purplebargeken]

More like dribbler than dibber tbh.

[purplebargeken]

The A pillar stuff is common to about 89% of all smoll Triumphs.

 

The same goes for the boot lid, not hard to get a replacement if truly knackered.

 

Sill and associated gubbins also hugely common, the TDC do indeed do some ace replacements and it is pretty straightforward to do.

 

The rear 1/4 section by the boot lid is unusual but not that bad.

 

By the 3 rear vents, I have had worse, it's just a faff leaning over the car to do it. Looks very saveable. 

 

The worst by far is the boot floor. The TDC only do a partial panel for the O/S section, which I have. The tank well was pretty crusty when I had it. It might be best to cut the section out and replace with flat sheet and have another fuel tank set up. Maybe, maybe not. 

 

The rest is pretty much gravy for these.

[Tamworthbay]

  On 09/12/2018 at 20:06, purplebargeken said:

The A pillar stuff is common to about 89% of all smoll Triumphs.

 

The same goes for the boot lid, not hard to get a replacement if truly knackered.

 

Sill and associated gubbins also hugely common, the TDC do indeed do some ace replacements and it is pretty straightforward to do.

 

The rear 1/4 section by the boot lid is unusual but not that bad.

 

By the 3 rear vents, I have had worse, it's just a faff leaning over the car to do it. Looks very saveable. 

 

The worst by far is the boot floor. The TDC only do a partial panel for the O/S section, which I have. The tank well was pretty crusty when I had it. It might be best to cut the section out and replace with flat sheet and have another fuel tank set up. Maybe, maybe not. 

 

The rest is pretty much gravy for these.

So have you been the nutter who saved me from destruction on this one Ken?

[purplebargeken]

Maybe. Just....... maybe.

[Tamworthbay]

‘last car eva’ did well mate

[SiC]

To be fair, he did make an exemption for cheap Dollys!

[They_all_do_that_sir]

  On 09/12/2018 at 20:28, SiC said:

To be fair, he did make an exemption for cheap Dollys!

I was expecting to read that you'd lifted this!!

 

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[SiC]

  On 09/12/2018 at 20:30, They_all_do_that_sir said:

I was expecting to read that you'd lifted this!!

 

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I'm desperately trying not get extra storage. Otherwise I'll fall into the trap of many cars and even less time with nothing finished! I was extremely tempted to make an exception for this though.

 

If I had a large barn, it would have already been filled with a Skoda Estelle, DAF 66, a rotten 1100 (not the purple one), a VP Allegro, the Jag XJ6 I had and this + several other Dolomites! Yeah I can see how extra storage can get out of hand in no time...

[MrDuke]

  On 09/12/2018 at 20:06, purplebargeken said:

The worst by far is the boot floor. The TDC only do a partial panel for the O/S section, which I have. The tank well was pretty crusty when I had it. It might be best to cut the section out and replace with flat sheet and have another fuel tank set up. Maybe, maybe not. 

 

The tank's only held in place by 4 bolts - as long as there's access to the drain plug, something simple could be botched together fabricated, surely?