SiC Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Second car collection this month. This one is really rather different to the Laguna. Clues: Pre 80s Something I've been wanting for a while Keep quiet if you found out what it is when at FoTU ! Collection happening this evening - time depending on when I get out of a meeting at work, cycle home and go back out again. Hopefully a boring one in that we drive down to the sellers house, pay, paperwork and then drive back. Event free hopefully! EssDeeWon, Amishtat, stripped fred and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL Bloke Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 I'm intrigued, what could it be? BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdeMk1 Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Chodspeed Sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Good luck! My guess is... a Dolomite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SiC Posted July 24, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2019 Paid and paper work. On way home now! cort16, BL Bloke, DoctorRetro and 59 others 61 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Holy shit that looks fitter than a butcher’s woofer. Hope to see it soon! SiC and Sudsprint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 My limited zoom in powers on my phone makes me think is a sprint? if so who did you bribe to find a working sprint for 3 grand?? SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Nice, Aldi have some cheap gaffa tape for that sun roof. inconsistant and richardthestag 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 34 minutes ago, SiC said: Paid and paper work. On way home now! Ohh very nice! as someone who quite likes the Triumph dolomite shape I approve! Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 2 hours ago, danthecapriman said: Good luck! My guess is... a Dolomite! Did you know something we didn't? BorniteIdentity and danthecapriman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 What a stunner! Years ago I owned a yellow 1850 which had had a Sprint engine fitted. That's probably the closest I'm ever likely to get... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 If that's French Blue, which it does look like, then it's a good match for HBG 938N, the 1850 I had 30 years ago..... SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL Bloke Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 That looks very nice indeed. I've always liked the look of the Dolomite. My bit of Dolomite trivia, I passed my test in a vermillion Dolomite 1300 in 1980 as BSM had them on the fleet back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 My mum had a 1500HL for years. Very solid, lovely interior and an arse to work on. Thanks BL. stripped fred and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 Sooo what does £2700 buy you nowadays? Turns out you can get an MOT'd 1974 Dolomite Sprint that need some attention. Body wise she's in pretty good nick really (for the money). Some the drivers floor and boot floor will need welding. Bubbling of the arches and door bottoms too. But they aren't as crunchy as they look. I'll get a video walk around at some point soon as it's easier to show. Interior is grubby but all there. Brinylon seats are thin and the drivers seat is torn on the front vinyl. Drivers seat needs padding sorting. All complete though. Has a Webasto!Mechanically she needs attention. - Brakes stop the car but don't do it straight. I think it's a seized pot in the caliper. £90 for a pair of refurbished calipers from the Dolly club. - Accelerator is very stiff. Probably just old cable and/or pedal bushing needs cleaning out. - Clutch pedal is a bit binary. Last owner bled it recently and apparently that helped. I reckon either master or slave seals knackered. Or both. - Diff whines. It's been doing it before the owner has owned it. I've got a replacement (unknown) diff and gearbox to collect from the seller which were part of the deal. - When you let off the power it goes all a bit squirrelly. Worse at speed. Probably/hopefully just bushings that are knackered. Or if the diff, then the replacement diff hopefully will help fix. - Drivers side tyre is labeled "Remoulded Tyre - Made in Great Britain". Yeah it probably needs sorting. When the last owner stuck some new Kuhmo tyres on it a year or so ago, it was found that the drivers side had a weird insert on one of the holes. So instead of running on three bolts, he stuck the spare on. Replacement Sprint alloys are cheap though and tyres are like 50quid fitted. Now for the big one. When I went out with the guy and before I bought it, it was running ok. A bit missfirey but the dizzy cap is old. Very slight grumble, but thought it was the diff. Well on the drive back, the grumble has got more severe. When I got back, I could feel thump, thump, thumping through the floor. No worry (oil) gauge so don't know what pressure it's reading. Oil light hasn't flickered. However I'm a bit concerned it might be bottom end...Good news is that for £2700 this is a very cheap Sprint. How cheap is that? Well £2k-3k usually buys a Sprint something rotten. Or a decent 1300 and a shabby 1850. E.g.https://m.facebook.com/groups/1133377703447227?view=permalink&id=2254751811309805&refid=18&ref=m_notif¬if_t=group_activity&__tn__=%2As%2As-RThis Sprint went for £3.9k, has rot around the window (probably elsewhere too) and no MOT. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F123747958167This mint Sprint was on for £8k and was seen as a bargain by many. It must have been because it sold in a matter of days. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-DOLOMITE-SPRINT-Stunning-in-Green-manual-overdrive-drives-superb-/233290594993So I'm happy with the price of mine. Really rather worried about the grumbling though. Yes it can be rebuilt but house move is back on, so I don't have the time nor funds to do something like that just yet. I was hoping to enjoy it over the remaining summer. We will have to see. richardthestag, uk_senator, egg and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 1 hour ago, eddyramrod said: Did you know something we didn't? Nope, I’m just that fucking good! 2 hours ago, SiC said: Paid and paper work. On way home now! That sir is gorgeous. Well bought! Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 Some more pictures before I loose all sunlight. Boot full of spares and bits + pieces too! wuvvum, spike60, LightBulbFun and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Oh very, very nice, well done sir. Early for a Sprint, too, on an M. These are a right hoot to drive once they’re running on song. (Edited to add an extra very after seeing the rest of the pics.) richardthestag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schonker Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Well bought that man!When I went to the last ACA auction there was one with very rough paint that went for a lot more than what you paid for yours.Your wife must be a legend, how many cars have you got now?Is it three or four! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25v6turbo Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Very nice,French blue and I think I,am right in saying its a Swindon reg as my 2000 is MR aswell. I wonder if the thumping is a prop issue? Great buy and I hope none of the issues are serious,there are plenty of owners out there and helpful info to be read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 And this is reason why I bought it richardthestag, Sudsprint, uk_senator and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 That looks the dog’s bollocks, congratulations!Let’s see if the old mantra “hole in the roof, holes in the floor” applies here (or hopefully not see).And do I smell dealer plates? Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 Oh very, very nice, well done sir. Early for a Sprint, too, on an M. These are a right hoot to drive once they’re running on song. (Edited to add an extra very after seeing the rest of the pics.)I always regret not being in a position to have bought Breadvans. Well bought that man!When I went to the last ACA auction there was one with very rough paint that went for a lot more than what you paid for yours.Your wife must be a legend, how many cars have you got now?Is it three or four!Errr yes she's very forgiving! Current have 2010 A4 (wife's car to be fair...), 2000 Boxster, 2002 Laguna II, 1974 MGB and now this 1974 Sprint. So five cars. Crazy thing is that I cycle into work! I'm not sure how I got away with this one really. Literally no more cars now though! Not least that I'm at the limit of what I can realistically own and sensibly afford to keep maintained + on the road without leading to some being neglected. Ish ... my current credit card bill is scaring me this month and still some of them are demanding my attention. Very nice,French blue and I think I,am right in saying its a Swindon reg as my 2000 is MR aswell. I wonder if the thumping is a prop issue? Great buy and I hope none of the issues are serious,there are plenty of owners out there and helpful info to be read.Thumping is now when the car is stationary and idling. Varies with revs too. Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-T Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 I very nearly bought an orange sprint as my first car. Me and my dad drove all the way from St.Helens to Kent to get it after a lot of correspondence with the seller, got there and it was a shed. You couldn’t sit two people in it as the suspension bottomed out. I don’t think I’ve ever been as gutted about not buying a car! I still hanker after one now. Watching with interest!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 That is quite tidy bodily. Looks lovely in French Blue. Cable and pivots might need lubing, my Toledo throttle is heavier than a 1300 one. Check the dashpots too. Poly bushes are good, steering rack ones from Chris Witor are about 13 quid. Thinking about it, I wonder if you might need new engine mounts and gearbox mount re: grumbly noise. If it is the bottom end I would be having a stern convo with the PO in all honesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 J-T, I know of a Toledo with a 2.0 TR7 engine in it. Very solid car BorniteIdentity, Brodders, SiC and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Oil and filter change with some of that STP oil treatment I mentioned previously might help for a while. Ebay: 332859562812 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Awesome purchase!! Well done sir!!! Very envious! purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Dolomite you say? Sprint you say? Colour me fucking well impressed. What a car! SiC, purplebargeken and BorniteIdentity 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 A proper Triumph workshop manual is hugely helpful and a trillion times betterer than a Haynes Boof of Lies. richardthestag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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