Club Triumph

I know where there is a poop brown one for sale.  Tax exempt.

Would that be the one you and Mike have used for the last few rallies?

For the right price... It'd be a bit of fun over winter and another back up RBRR car...

Jon, you had a taste of it when you were my co-driver on the 2007 HCR in my Dolly 1300. I remembering you saying that the Dolly was light years ahead of the Herald. The 1850 is the one to go for (the auto is well worth considering) or if you're feeling a bit flush you could go for the Sprint.

You're right, I did get a taste of it then, but as I'm sure you can appreciate, when it's someone elses car you don't push as hard as if it were your own, or I don't at least.

I'd like a Sprint, but sadly I don't have that sort of money. Wouldn't want an Auto, but if I could find a Toledo 2 Door at the right price I'd be hard pushed to give it up...

You'd be hard pushed to find one. They're quite rare. An 1850 is definitely worth considering and will keep up with modern traffic.

mines only a 1300 but i love it to bits,added plenty of upgrades over the yr or 2,,its a fine motor now   and holds its own in traffic and upto 70mph but comfy at 60mph cruising

took dolly brown to mot and it PASSED and no advisory,,,still in good shape and condition
many happy miles to come

got a new pair of monroe radialmatic shocks after 2 attempts of buying before i got these ones,,,so now im after a pair of 1" lower`d front springs,anyone got a pair to sell?

had a nice run to leicester area yesterday to pick up a motorbike(brothers) when i got back home i found drivers side rear brake binding sometimes when handbrake released,so today i took it off to see what was going on,found out that the old pad had come away from the metal piece,i see rust forming between the brake and metal,must admit they have been one the car since i bought of here,all i did then was rub down with coarse paper.
so good clean up of internals(regrease adjuster and clean wheel cylinder) and new shoes,serviced the handbrake cable as they are still good and clean,while the wheels where off,dinitrol`d the wheel arches aswel.....just front end now to clean,service and dinitrol
according to the calculator i got 38mpg on steady`ish 55mph,,,not bad at all  

newly fitted a 65amp alternator,new battery with new cables for bigger ampage,all running nicely,just need to fit euro plug to wiring as its running spade ends as short term fix

soon to be fitted twin hs4 fixed jet carbs,manifold,standard air filter,standard twin pipe exhaust manifold with home brew system and malpassi king filter....just waiting for good weather,,,,too cold at the moment

just refurb the malpassi king filter,cleaned up with dremal brushes and laquer`d it,next to do is mounting bracket and spray it russet brown so it blends in with the engine bay body work

last week i did some work on dolly,cleaned and welded the wing to valence,treated area with etch primer,primer`d and rattle can russet,not bad finish for cans,sprint scoop painted in stone chip fixed with ss allen key bolt and nylocs,looks smart now next is the passengers sill,few spots off rust coming.......also fitted new steering uj and connecting joint,,,buggar to fit old one was rusted on but got there in the end,all nice and tight,,,what a difference it made to steering handling,more responsive,feels better when chucked to to corners

not much since post,,but i have turned round the sidelight/indicator light so sidelight is on the outer side,fitted stainless exhaust downpipe/midpipe and tailpipe   ready for MOT end of month.......oh got another dolly 1300,1977 `R` carmine red  

a pong smell   came from boot area last week,,tank had a pin hole in it at the bottom,bit of tank seal putty sorted it,no pong now   but will need to replace the tank one day,but plans on the drawing board,then poking around the passenger sill (paint bubble),i found a hole which then turn`d in to a patch,all sorted now

found another bit of welding to be done,,,passengers side chassis leg,lucky not alot of rust,chopped out-treated and ready for new piece to be welded in 2moro  

welding all done and painted,car went to M.O.T station yesterday and passed with no advisorys.....happy days  

Sweet.

Re your tank - there's a related discussion on the Dolomite Club website too.

My own experience - having bought Molly the Tolly with an improvised plastic box tank in the boot and a replacement steel tank that needed a new bottom: good condition petrol tanks for the small saloons are made of a mixture of unobtainium, hens' teeth and rocking horse poo.

Welding a petrol tank is fine, so long as you can empty the tank and let it ventilate properly. We cut out the bottom, welded in a new plate that is almost exactly the same shape. It doesn't leak, fits the well in the boot perfectly - and I didn't lose my eyebrows!

A good coat of paint on the outside, and a 2-pack epoxy treatment inside (don't forget to stick a bit of greased wire all the way through the pickup pipe to prevent the epoxy blocking it!), leave it for a week to harden and Bob's your mother's sister.

i do have a plan.....alloy tank