Nearly ready to start it up. Still got to sort out some of the electrics & fill with fluids.
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| Author: | Mad Mart [ Sun Jul 01, 2012 2:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Track Sprint Resto |
Ah! ha. May be my scheme has worked after all.? |
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| Author: | Mad Mart [ Sun Jul 01, 2012 5:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Track Sprint Resto |
Nearly ready to start it up. Still got to sort out some of the electrics & fill with fluids.
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| Author: | bodgerben [ Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Track Sprint Resto |
Looks great Mart. I do agree with Jeroen's tiny detail. Get it sorted. |
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| Author: | Mad Mart [ Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Track Sprint Resto |
Quote: Looks great Mart.
Thanks Ben.I do agree with Jeroen's tiny detail. Get it sorted. I will get it sorted as soon as it's back on the road & MoT'd. 
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| Author: | bodgerben [ Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Track Sprint Resto |
Hmmm, why not sort it now? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1974 Mean Cream Green Track Day Sprint (170 BHP) |
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| Author: | Mad Mart [ Tue Jul 03, 2012 1:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Track Sprint Resto |
OK, we're obviously talking at cross porpoises. My little detail is the decal on the left rear wing. |
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| Author: | Carledo [ Tue Jul 03, 2012 2:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Track Sprint Resto |
Think Jeroens little detail is the sgnature strip at the bottom of your posts which now incorrectly describes your car! Steve |
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| Author: | bodgerben [ Tue Jul 03, 2012 2:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Track Sprint Resto |
________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1974 Mean Cream Green Track Day Sprint (170 BHP) I thought that was a very good description by Jeroen. |
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| Author: | Mad Mart [ Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Track Sprint Resto |
I completely missed that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  But I'm still going to get the decal changed to match the one on the other side.
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| Author: | soe8m [ Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Track Sprint Resto |
What decal? Jeroen |
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| Author: | Mad Mart [ Sun Jul 08, 2012 3:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Track Sprint Resto |
The engine lives again. ...for now anyway.Yesterday I got everything ready to start it up but when I tried to get the oil pumped round, nothing was happening. So this morning I removed the oil pump & stripped it. Straight away I could see the outer rotor was badly scored on top & on checking the tolerance, it was well over. I have a couple of old pumps in the cupboard and on stripping the first it looked very good indeed. A quick check of the tolerances told me it was ok to use. After a good clean & reassembly I popped it on the block with just two bolts & started pumping the oil round. Excellent. On the downside, when I was filling the coolant yesterday there was a leak from the head gasket below the carbs, not good. I'll retorque the head tomorrow, now that the engine's been running, but I don't hold out too much hope that the leak fairies will do their deed overnight. 
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| Author: | Mad Mart [ Wed Jul 11, 2012 12:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Track Sprint Resto |
I went out & retorqued the head this evening. Then I topped-up the cooling system. Then I switched on the ignition to start the EWP circulating the coolant. Hmmm! seems the leak fairies may have fixed the leak after all. [-o< So started the engine & looked & waited & looked some more...........no leak.  Still, I'll wait 'til I can give it a good shakedown before I'm convinced.
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| Author: | Mad Mart [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Track Sprint Resto |
My neighbour just brought these over that he made for me...   They're 55mm. diameter & about 2mm. thick. |
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| Author: | DazasDolly [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Track Sprint Resto |
Lovely paint scheme Mart, you never fail to impress on your resto's. Darren |
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| Author: | Mad Mart [ Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Track Sprint Resto |
Cheers Darren.  I'm almost finished. Been working on it the last couple of days, so just the bonnet, some rear trim, clean/polish one more wheel and a new door card to make up.    
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