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 Post subject: The 'Quicksprint'
PostPosted: Sun May 03, 2015 7:44 pm 
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Well, it's only taken five years for the engine to get onto the engine stand:

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...and this is what I retrieved from the sump:

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I'm starting to wonder if the timing chain was low quality as well as the tensioner...?

Re-appraising the play in the jackshaft, locking the longitudinal play on the water pump and distributer gears off, I reckon there's less than 10 thou movement side to side, but it's still about twice the up and down movement. My dilemma is how much is too much? If I do get a PB bearing let into the block, how much tolerance to the jackshaft diameter should I allow?


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 Post subject: Re: The 'Quicksprint'
PostPosted: Sun May 03, 2015 8:34 pm 
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Whats the history of this car then - is it the white one in the background?
How did it get its name?


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 Post subject: Re: The 'Quicksprint'
PostPosted: Sun May 03, 2015 8:54 pm 
I will let Alan fill in the full details, but I remember the car when it was owned by a guy from the south coast. I think it was he who 'wafted' a few mods on it - am I right isaying t ran Nox at one stage, hence being nicknamed quick sprint, which was also the chaps user name ob the forum. He was an interstesing chap to talk to, very knowledgeable, he came to a few Oxfordshire meets. I think he emigrated and left the fold. It was a bit of a legend in its time.


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 Post subject: Re: The 'Quicksprint'
PostPosted: Sun May 03, 2015 9:03 pm 
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That's about it in a nutshell Malc. Steve Martin was his name, mechanic from Pompey. This was the first car to wear the trackerjack conversion, necessary due to the 209 bhp RR report I have.

Twin 45's with nitrous into the manifold, though I now have 48's to replace them with, TT10106 cam, LSD and panhard rod, full cage, 1" lower and higher poundage springs and adjustable shocks, LT77 5 speed 'box. I had to rebuild the engine after purchase, due to a dropped valve on the way home, which saw reversion to standard bore, all moving parts L & B including taking 8lb off the flywheel. I then managed three trips out before the TCT dropped its pad!

Once it's back on the road I'll be getting some serious poundage springs so it will corner better!


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 Post subject: Re: The 'Quicksprint'
PostPosted: Mon May 04, 2015 7:28 am 
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Nice Sprint that.
Remember talking to Steve in his garage about this car and others just before it was sold.

Believe it was to the guy (in loose terms :lol: ) that you eventually bought it of Alan.


Be great to see it flying round Castle Combe or the street again.

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1980 Dolomite Sprint with a touch of BLTS
Balanced Lightened and Tweaked 13B Rotary and SuperCharged.
Back in my possession 22 September 2019.
Rebuilding the Sprint time taken so far, 111Hrs@15/12/2020
212Hrs @31/12/2021
352 @ 28/11/2022
455Hrs @ 20/10/2023
480Hrs @ 14/03/2024
This is time taken at the Sprint not necessary time worked.

Working on a ratio of just 7Hrs a day not including driving to the Sprint.
That equals to 68 days that doesn’t include weekends.
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 Post subject: Re: The 'Quicksprint'
PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2015 2:22 pm 
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Steve was indeed a knowledgeable guy and I saw the car in all its glory when he owned it.
It was indeed a minter.

Sadly Steve hasn't kept in touch but it may well be about the time we lost the old forum and went to this
current provider, so his old posts may have got lost.

One nice touch was the bullet racing mirror nicely fitted into the door top trim.

I think the rather ambiguous individual who owned it between took the NOS off.....

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 Post subject: Re: The 'Quicksprint'
PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2015 10:36 pm 
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The NOS system is still fitted.

The bullet mirrors may look good, but they are next to useless for seeing what is behind you!

Steve emigrated to Florida where he was running a blind fitting company. I was in touch with him for a while, but responses became less frequent and there was a definite air of him wanting to leave his past behind him, so I respected that and ceased correspondence.


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 Post subject: Re: The 'Quicksprint'
PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2015 10:04 pm 
Well that filled in a few gaps, Steve Martin it was.

I hadn't remembered the SD1 five speed or the panhard rod.

Steve came up to a few Oxon meets, he was very knoowledgeable and I have half a recollection of him being a 'recovery' patrolman in his time.

I also half recall the tale about the 'chap' you got the car from.....if I recall, you were not sure if there were possibly a few bits missing ?


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 Post subject: Re: The 'Quicksprint'
PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2015 8:58 am 
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I also half recall the tale about the 'chap' you got the car from.....if I recall, you were not sure if there were possibly a few bits missing ?
From the car? :shock:


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 Post subject: Re: The 'Quicksprint'
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Why does chap keep appearing in inverted commas? Is it a sex change case or another we cant talk about it on the forum?

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 Post subject: Re: The 'Quicksprint'
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Some things are just best left in the past...:-)

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 Post subject: Re: The 'Quicksprint'
PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2015 4:23 pm 
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So dont keep drawing attention to it by putting it in inverted commas. Personally, male, female, or somewhere in the middle i dont care... Everyone has the right to live how they want to, unless its harming someone else.


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 Post subject: Re: The 'Quicksprint'
PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2015 11:26 pm 
"chap", "tale", missing? :shock:


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 Post subject: Re: The 'Quicksprint'
PostPosted: Mon May 18, 2015 8:43 pm 
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What about the " Panhard rod " ... Sorry couldn't resist some speech marks.

I was looking at these before and comments on the forum were steering me away from them due to a lack of suitable locating points. Any pictures of your set up Alan ?

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 Post subject: Re: The 'Quicksprint'
PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 8:28 pm 
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This is the Panhard rod set up.

Make sure if you do this you use the XR2 Panhard rod standard Fiesta is just a U shape..

http://www.triumphowners.com/collection ... nID=111032

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2009 Mini Clubman Cooper S Daily Driver.
1980 Dolomite Sprint with a touch of BLTS
Balanced Lightened and Tweaked 13B Rotary and SuperCharged.
Back in my possession 22 September 2019.
Rebuilding the Sprint time taken so far, 111Hrs@15/12/2020
212Hrs @31/12/2021
352 @ 28/11/2022
455Hrs @ 20/10/2023
480Hrs @ 14/03/2024
This is time taken at the Sprint not necessary time worked.

Working on a ratio of just 7Hrs a day not including driving to the Sprint.
That equals to 68 days that doesn’t include weekends.
Member TDC no 0471

Project 13B Sprint now back on.


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