'1976 Triumph Dolomite, with an interesting twist'

[RetroMat]

came across this whilst looking for ideas for the Toledo:


SR20DET (Nissan Silvia engine) loads of power with Nissan reliability

1976 Triumph Dolomite
2001 SR20DET S15 engine
6 speed manual transmission
Speedworks heavy duty uprated clutch
Speedworks E.C.U. 'chipped' & fully prorammable
Larger intercooler
3 inch Mandrell bent exhaust
Greddy turbo timer

www.mybarina.com/gallery/1976-Triumph-Dolomite%2C-with-an-interesting-twist

[AsconaDaz]

The exhaust looks a bit silly though.

[Davenger]

That's cool
Bet it shifts

[DarrenW]

Wowsers! That's way cool!

[Mr K]

nicely done sir, exhuast abit big, but otherwise superb

[Smiler]

Pretty cool idea but fails on the chav side. It would have looked so much sweeter done as a sleeper or with period looking mods. But still, hats off to him for building it.

[hairnet]

excellent hide the zorst sideways under the valance and un bling the wheels and sleeeeeper!!!!!!

[Lewis]

Yea, I remember seein' that a while back. Prefer the Cosworth-Engine AGL1K, which is for sale BTW ...recently decimated an FQ400 on the motorway...~800HP in it's prime....




Or Phil's V8 Sprint - soon to have a 380HP TVR engine in it......what a real little brit-rod that'll be.....



Had a ride in it at the weekend, and what can I say, even with it's 148BHP rolling roaded-Stag engine, what a little beastie it is, just so much fun!

Makes more noise than speed, which is what I like about it - although it still shifts and the torque is great, cruising in 4th OD....an explosion every lamp post!

[skoda_norman]

exhaust is horrible, too big and just looks tacked on, if the bonnet buldge is functional then thats alright, if not -

that last one is nice!

[reanimation]

Thumbs up from me, bonnet bulge is a bit wierd but matches the arches abit, I like the exhaust, it reminds me of the pencil sharpener exhaust on a beetle desk organiser, i had at school!

[reallyloud]

I saw a lovely 2 door Toledo with a Dolomite front at a RAF Cosford show a while back, SpottedLaurel will remember this car too....anyone know of it it?

[Lewis]

There's a few of them - you've only got to fit the grills and lights and ya done.

There's a Toledo, however, a 2 door, that has the dolly styled front end....with a Dolomite set of rear panels - effectively a 2 door dolomite. Made me look twice!

[autohausdolby]

Nice!

[Thrasher]

only in Australia for the J engine one !!! cool as !

[Revolution 9]

Those are pretty cool, that Cosworth YB engined one is bloody amazing! Still think a Volvo 940 turbo engined Toledo would be cool all the same, possibly one of those projects I'll have to do in future when I'm not bloody skint!

[Smiler]

I'm getting that horrible feeling of another car fetish coming on. I've always had a bit of a thing about Triumphs but never actualy managed to own one. I think it's possibly because I keep getting offered old Fords at very cheap prices which is keeping the drive too full for another.

[Lewis]

Nice white 1850 for sale atm

Seriously though, they are excellent, competent cars and I find that finding something that measures up like for like is very difficult

Potentials are endless too!

[Smiler]

Well I'm gonna have to wait a bit anyway and get the current crop of cars sorted first.

Then see which I get bored of first, by which time the old Triumphs will have rocketed in value and be beyond my grasp!