Things didn't go quite to plan with getting back onto the Sprint, as we decided to do a lot more round the house than first planned, but it's all done now - and finally got back to it in the last couple of weeks, the first real opportunity in the last couple of years, apart from the odd day here and there. We had intentions of getting some runs and shows with it in 2020, but lockdown put a stop to that so decided to clean the engine bay and front suspension sooner than planned.
It was really awkward decreasing the engine and box inside the garage, then cleaning everything in situ, and was also time consuming - but have broken the back of it now. Just waiting for the carbs and rocker cover to come back.
About 99% of the original parts removed are being refitted, as they were perfect, including the original shocks, springs, rack, ball joints etc. I replaced the spark plug tubes and carb mounts with the uprated ones, subframe bushes, engine mounts and refurbished the calipers.
Here's the photos of the engine bay before, and now - as you can see there's still a bit of cleaning to be done.
The subframe before and now:
The oil filter will be painted the correct colour once I change the oil.
From the underside, the ramp did make a huge difference, at this time of life