As some of you know I have a Dolomite Sprint that I'm turning into a track and auto test car.
I've had it since December and progress has been a bit slow but I'm getting stuck into it now.
The planned mods are:
race grade Poly bushes fitted to strengthened suspension components.
4 pot callipers and larger vented discs on the front and ford hubs to reduce flex and increase the choice of wheels.
uprated servo and master.
hydraulic handbrake.
quick rack and solid mounts.
AVO coil overs with uprated and lowering springs.
Ford atlas back axle with LSD modified to fit ( maybe 4 link and watts linkage).
maybe disc conversion on the back as well.
Roll cage.
seats.
harnesses.
15" wheels to fit the brakes under.
group 2 arch kit to fit the wider wheels and back axle under.
strut brace.
remove as much weight as possible from the car.
lightweight bonnet and boot lid.
plastic windows.
oil cooler.
I intend to leave the engine stock to start with and just get the car running and then rebuild my spare to get some more poke.
Having stripped the car I have found that both sills need to be replaced and the front end needs completely rebuilding after some moron has bodged it back together after a small crash.
The rest of the body work seems remarkably solid though.
Uprated brakes before cleaning
Uprated suspension components
Group2 arches
Just a few bits removed
Stripped ready to be moved into the garage
floor with sound deadening removed
On the spit ready to start hacking bits off
I have removed the front wings in order to replace the sills, seam weld and fix the bodged front end. I may reuse the wings as they are in ok condition or I might replace with light weight GRP ones.
After removing the replaced front wing I then had to remove the remains of the original wing.
I cut the outer sills off to reveal more rust so will be replacing inner, reinforcement and outer sills.
Inner wing taken back to bare metal read for minor repair and seam welding
I bought some harnesses off of ebay which came with some seats that I may or may not fit.
I have also bought the Atlas back axle with LSD now.
I have also ordered my weld in roll cage which will take 6 to 8 weeks.
That will be one sorted Sprint.
... Still Sprintless.
