71 Triumph Toledo with Beams

Does the gear change work as you expected it to?

Result that's great.

small update,removed bulky outlet flange and heat shield tabs

cleaned up,going to weld on secondary's and join up just after the bulkhead.

coil overs from Rimmers and rear links powder coated

notched out sump with 30mm belt sander and 40 grit to clear steering rack

rebuilt steering joint

plenty of room for lower steering shaft

front suspension components powder coated and new poly bushes

new camber shims cut from s/steel.



NOS lower front panel off ebay to match the upper I've got,thanks for looking.

inner panel repair sections and g/fibre eyebrows from the dolly club,welded in the headlamp sections and fitted eyebrows with M4 bolts





then this turns up on eBay,NOS won for 51 quid

so off with the welded up panel

much better fit

MX5 calipers again but this time with Toyota Starlet discs which have a better off set and are slightly smaller diameter

fitted some of the ancillaries to check clearances

thermostat outlet needs modifying to clear battery

will now face the front,just needs tig welding ,thanks for looking.

Shoey, serously impressive project, just read it from the first page. I admire how well you've sectioned in recycled parts from the donor car (never as easy as it looks...just getting them off the donor without ruining them is a task) and how your cuts and repair panels never have hard, right angle corners.

First time I've seen the innards of a Triumph unibody and it must have been pretty state-of-the-art for it's time? Looks better designed to me than Austin or Ford shells of the same period and more like a German car....(compliment!).

Here in the USA the natives weren't given the opportunity to sample/buy the Dolomite, which in Sprint form would have competed with the BMW 2002 or Alfa GTV; maybe you Dolly enthusiasts have read the writings of Jamie Kitman, a contributor to "Automobile" magazine with a well-considered collection of old European cars? He has a Dolomite Sprint and rates it highly. Yours will be fantastic with the drivetrain you're fitting and I look forward to following along. Kind regards, John, Connecticut/USA

Thanks John, I read somewhere that they stopped exporting the Stag to the U S because of warranty claims ,being as the Sprint and 1850 share alot of engine components/problems with the Stag it may of put BL off risking it, 

One of my favourite projects on here - really nicely done with great attention to detail.

Are the discs and calipers in the pic from MGF? Or something else?

Also (and I deleted one pic too many) to say that I've never had much luck with rebushed steering joints - I use a second UJ on my Vitesse, Spit, GT6 etc - should fit yours too.....

Nick

I'm starting to sound like a stuck record - every thread I comment on is 'that is outstanding work'! And this is the same - really is outstanding work. Plus I like the lateral thinking and attention to detail.

It's a beams engine - but which one (forgotten!) - 180bhp or thereabouts? More? Should make that Toledo fly. My dad had a sprint in 77 or 78 (new) and I have vivid memories of seriously travelling in one through the mountains from Anglesey to Mold.

Its a 3sge gen 5, I think its got about 200bhp so should motor,sprints back then were pretty quick saloons let down by there front brakes so should image that trip through the mountains was pretty hairy!.