Random eBay find....XE F.T.W

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Triumph-toledo-dolomite-sprint_W0QQitemZ130093934502

OK, so maybe 4 cylinders short of a picnic but I can highly recommend this as a FUN MACHINE!

Bad auction technique as well (Starting at 1950, as it'll only interest people who want to buy it at 1950, rather than place a bid and see how it goes but regardless).....

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The engine is off a vauxhall astra 2.0 16v with new twin webers 45 .The engine is sat on a bran new dolomite sprint subframe with dolomite sprint brakes The shocks are new GAZ fully adjustable and adjustable ride height .The engine has been rebuilt with new pumps etc the 5 speed gearbox is off a opel manta and the clutch has been converted in to a cable operation .The propshaft has been professionaly modified to suit this configeration .The rear axle is off a dolomite sprint .There is also a new engine management system with a new fuel pump .At the moment the car has 120 bhp at the back wheel and it is miles faster than a sprint .I have just spent £300 on a tune and found the webers have the wrong chokes in the webers and the wrong emultion valves so this car should be good for 140 bhp at the back wheel.The running gear is fully poly bushed

The same model but different colour, for reference:

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Someone off here buy it, I'll take it off you when you're done!

Weld up the diff and you'd have a great little retro drifter, or a nice track-day warrior!
 
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An XE on carbs properly set up should produce around 180 - 185BHP i would think. Does 140 at the wheels sound about right for it ? Should be pretty nippy regardless.
 
How much can you get one of those blocks for? Fully dressed price?

Don't like the triumph though, it's a horrible looking car
 
Daveyboy said:
How much can you get one of those blocks for? Fully dressed price?

Don't like the triumph though, it's a horrible looking car

80,000+ miles XE engines, complete with gearboxes and all ancillaries are going for between £200-£300 on ebay at the moment. They rule.
 
The 2 doors can look really good, you have to ditch the lamps for the twin ones though so you get the right front end, otherwise it's all a bit square! :D

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Al la...

2 grand's a bargain if it's been done right. It's an awful lot less than it would cost to do it yourself.......

Anyway I have the beige one in my shed, so don't you be dissin :D It's on Gaz adjustable dampers, Superflex bushes, uprated rack, Sprint rear axle, got a full custom interior going in, will probably be black and have a whole host of other bits, going to be one real mean machine when done.

It does have this going in it now though:

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Which kind of evens the balance :D
 
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Lashout_UK said:
Now this is getting wierd :p But, er, thanks! :)

Foot fetish and now your Mum. :p

When are you going to do anything to the Toledo? It was in the same state last year when I was at yours!
 
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The 2 doors can look really good, you have to ditch the lamps for the twin ones though so you get the right front end, otherwise it's all a bit square! :D

Agreed, how much do these things weigh and is it ancient enough to be on free tax
 
silversurfer said:
Agreed, how much do these things weigh and is it ancient enough to be on free tax

Tax will be £180 for a year.

The sprint, which I have, has a 2.0 engine in it too. So I would say it should be similar weight but I don't know whether the XE has an alloy head, if so then roughly 970kg with everything but fuel in the tank.
 
Agreed, how much do these things weigh and is it ancient enough to be on free tax

As a further to Saitrix, to be tax exempt it has to be pre '73 - this is a 75 so just misses out unfortunately.

It'll weigh about ~930kg depending on load and what's been done, with full interior and deadening. Originally they were 890kg but the powertrain weighs slightly more.
 
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