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PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2014 1:44 pm 
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Whatever you decide to do engine wise you'll need to sort the body first. That is a lot of work in this instance.


To avoid distorting the shell it needs to be properly supported.
What I suggest is getting the car high enough to permit easy access. To this end I use cut railway sleepers under the wheels, two per wheel.
Leave the doors on at this stage so you can open/close these to ensure correct alignment as you proceed.
With the bulk of the sill structure done first, you can remove the wheels to repair the sill ends. Then take the doors off to do the remaining bits.



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PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2014 3:37 pm 
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Hi Shaun, the specs you list appeal a lot to me as I’m sure it does to others. I think most Sprint owners would like to have a “track day” spec Sprint with lots of bhp’s. My experience is that I can easily can get carried away with all the possibilities 8).

If I sum-up your list, I think you’ll easily reach 3k on parts alone (if bought new). And a good preparation of head and block can take 50-80 hours’ of work or more. If you have to pay a specialist to do the work for you, you can guestimate the outcome.

My advice would be to prepare your car bodily and sort it suspension wise. Then source a known and running engine and run it in standard form for a while with just a minimum selection of upgrades (electr. ignition, quality ign leads, K&N filters, sports exhaust, Filter King fuel regulator).

Then start collecting upgraded and tuning parts and maybe a second engine to start the upgrade path already discussed. In the meantime you can drive your car and sort al the small bits that need sorting once you start driving a restored car.

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PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2014 11:01 pm 
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Hi Ian/Ronald....that's brilliant advice thank you!

That is exactly what I'll do then...the car is booked in to the body shop for the 19th May, so I'll get cracking at getting it ready for then!

I'll not be doing the sills myself Ian, I've got an ace motorsport guy set on, we spoke about how he is going to tackle it and my mind was put to rest that he knows what he's doing...phew!

Whilst the car is in the garage I'll start to get and all the source all the bits I will need, so now I'm in the market for a running engine!!

One question I was going to ask is, the car has done around 50k but has been laid up for the last 20 odd years...is there anything I need to do to the axle to get it ready for use again...I know I'll be changing the oil, but will I have to strip it and change oil seals or get the halfshafts out or what?

Thanks for the advice fellas especially re the cams....I must have had the Kent DMS2 in my last Sprint looking at the rev duration!

Anyone got a decent engine knocking about? :D


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PostPosted: Thu May 08, 2014 6:14 pm 
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Didn't the seller have the original still?

If not mr Nicholas is your man.

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Didn't the seller have the original still?

If not mr Nicholas is your man.

Jonners
What's that Jonners, the engine?

No :(


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PostPosted: Sat May 24, 2014 10:15 am 
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I was after this car on Ebay but missed the close of the auction. I hope this turns out as well you intend. Delft Blue is one of my favourites and would dearly like one in this colour. Best of luck.

Nick Butler.


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PostPosted: Sat May 24, 2014 6:02 pm 
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Hi Shaun,
I understand you have met Alan then!!! and seen my car at his workshop. He is a great guy and awesome welder/fabricator.

Before he started my car, he did a lot of work on my son Peter's car too. He has a build thread on the forum, look at:-

KLJ895W tinkering

That project is on hold while he is working for JLR and saving more funds.

My thoughts on engines are similar to yours. Twin 45's STR91 cam etc. I'm planning to trying a build it myself, I've done quite a bit Triumph engine building in my time.

Suspension wise, I will probably be using AVO's with various other upgrades planned. I have a wide ratio gearbox and LSD. For brakes I planning rear discs using MGF and probably Hispec caliper with built in handbrake. 266mm (if I can get them to fit) vented discs and hispec or AP 4 pots on the front.

We live fairly close, it would be good to meet for a chat and possibly share plans and information.

I'll send you a PM.

Cheers, Paul.


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Hi Paul, nice to hear from you!

I was introduced to Alan by a friend who's mini he turned back to new from being a colander! it's all a bit bizarre as he only lives about three miles away too and from what I can see, has magic hands!

I am so enamoured with him and his workshop that I have applied for the position of unpaid Saturday lad...I am good at making tea and even take the tea bag out before adding the milk! I can't wait for him to get yours through the door though so he can start on mine, so keep the pressure up on him!! :)

Funnily enough, I ordered a set of AVO shocks and springs, quick rack and bushes etc. from Jigsaw today and had a chat about flowing the head and about fitting an STR91 type cam so it sounds like we will be creating quite similar beasts!

I have recently received a Trackerjack conversion for the front brakes too and am looking at an MGF conversion for the rears, but for shakedown etc. will just rebfurb the drums and shoes and see what it's like.

I'll deffo get in touch as you're only aboy 20 mins away - see you soon!

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Hi Shaun,
Sorry we missed you on Saturday....


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Hi Shaun,
Sorry we missed you on Saturday....
Aye, I only 'popped' by three times...saw you hiding behind the ice cream van at one point! :)


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:09 am 
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Hello o’wise ones!

Axle and Propshaft…this car has done a genuine 50,000 miles but has been laid up since 1992…..as I am undertaking a full rebuild I am in a quandary as what to do with the Axle and propshaft.

What is the likelihood that the axle needs rebuilding, or put another way, what would you change? If I was being optimistic that all was ok I would probably only change oil seals and wheel bearings…I have new shoes, drums and wheel cylinders anyway?

Same with the Propshaft…I don’t fancy trying to replace anything myself as from what I can see on here, it looks to be very difficult…I did get a new UJ and circlips, but what about the centre bearing?

Also…..I have done a good search on the forum, but couldn’t quite spot details on how to recondition a single line brake master cylinder cylinder..I have the seal kit but how hard is it? I can’t quite see how to get it apart to start with!

Any thoughts would be gratefully received!!


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:23 am 
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Single Master cylinder sometimes needs a air line to extract the piston so you can fit the seal kit, propshaft centre bearing replacement is on the forum ( do a search ) , usually only needs replacing if the rubber has perished which causes knocking , you need to get your self a repair manual ( if you don't already have one that is :) ), one here starting cheap http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dolomite-Car- ... 27e52b8d1c
not as in depth as the original one but still helpful with most jobs on a Dolly :)


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:52 am 
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Cheers for that!

I've just down loaded a copy of the repair manual and seen the bit about the airline so thank you! Some times though I do find it a bit vague!

Think I'll leave the the propshaft then and give it a lick of paint....still wondering about the axle though. ...


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 12:16 pm 
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A 50.000 mile axle should be still ok unless it was thrashed to a inch of it's life , im not sure about the seals though , if it's not dripping oil then all should be ok, how about just changing the axle oil as a starter, i have recently changed both the rear axle and gearbox oil just as a precaution :)


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 12:32 pm 
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Yeah, I think I'll just change the oil and see how we go! :)


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