VA969 Mike's Early Sprint Restoration.

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SprintMWU773V · #271 Post by **SprintMWU773V** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:33 pm

From memory it just perches there with the sheer weight of the vehicle holding it on though you note the Pug in the pic has the front wheels on the ground. Therefore you could keep the car in reverse and it wouldn't go anywhere. The platform itself is heavy so unlikely to go anywhere and the rubber pads on it are non slip. I was pleasently surprised how sturdy the solution was but it might be worth dropping CJ autos or Strongman tools a line to answer the query.

eveshamcroft · #272 Post by **eveshamcroft** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:25 am

How about some of these photos and a report for Dolly Mixture?
You know the editor's contact details, it's in Dolly Mixture.....

matienzo · #273 Post by **matienzo** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:20 am

Mike,
Glad you are pleased with the engine work. That jackshaft bearing repair looks excellent. I've a similar plan with our Sprint engine at some point and its good to know there's somewhere Lancaster / Kendal area to trust with the machining works. Give me a shout if you want any manpower when you put the engine back in....only 1/2 hour away.

tonybsa · #274 Post by **tonybsa** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:45 pm

Hi Mike,

For future reference,when I bought nos rods from rimmers for my engine,I too was alarmed at how much new bolts stretched,so I binned them,and managed to get some from ARP BOLTS from SPRINTPARTS in Australia.

JPB · #275 Post by **JPB** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:58 pm

That's not the first Porsche I've heard tell of where that's happened, they really ought to have stuck with air cooling.

That workshop is impressively clean though but. An encouraging sign that would figure in my choice of any premises to be used for engine work.

Oli_88 · #276 Post by **Oli_88** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:09 pm

Haha, I was going to ask why there was a Porsche front light in one of the pictures on the previous page.

Top work there.

Jon Tilson · #277 Post by **Jon Tilson** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:24 am

Back to the jackshaft bearing replacement...
Did I see an oilway there that is now masked by the phosphor bronze bearing?
Wouldn't be the one that goes up to the head I hope...

And why cant I see any oil ways in the rocker shaft? Is it just the way its sitting?

Otherwise the usual top work.

Jonners

tinweevil · #278 Post by **tinweevil** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 6:39 am

Jon Tilson wrote:Back to the jackshaft bearing replacement...
Did I see an oilway there that is now masked by the phosphor bronze bearing?

Check the position of the ribs on the block Jon, the two photos are not taken in the same direction.

straylight · #279 Post by **straylight** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:47 pm

fantastic set of pics, thanks Mike.

two weeks left ? who are you kidding ?

stu

Toledo Man · #280 Post by **Toledo Man** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 1:25 pm

With those valve clearances being spot on, your's will be one of the quietest Sprint engines.

Jon Tilson · #281 Post by **Jon Tilson** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:58 pm

Sorry to be a pain as usual but 18 thou valve clearances sounds a tad big. I thought it was 16 thou on the std cam.
Also you had very little clearance on your timing chain slipper. Are you sure the lock is free and its under spring tension?

Please also tell me you didn't use impact on the water pump top bolt to get it into place...

That is the last engine where we want a sump full of mayo...

Jonners

#282 Post by **Mad Mart** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:05 pm

Jon Tilson wrote:Sorry to be a pain as usual but 18 thou valve clearances sounds a tad big. I thought it was 16 thou on the std cam.

Amateur

Sorry Jonners, I couldn't resist.

Jon Tilson · #283 Post by **Jon Tilson** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:26 pm

No worries Mart...
You guys are the std Sprint experts...mines on a str91 so its 8 and 9 for me...

I obviously mis remembered.

Good news on the pump...

Better to carp and be wrong than keep silent and you have a disaster later...

Jonners

matienzo · #284 Post by **matienzo** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:22 am

Fantastic stuff Mike. Nearly there.

JPB · #285 Post by **JPB** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:53 am

Looking good!

A couple of questions re; the rack:
Am I right in assuming that this is a rack that fits the 1500 FWD? If so, how is it too long for the Dolomite?
Can the difference not be accommodated in adjustment on the TREs?

I'd love to find one that matches my car's original 2.7ish turns between locks as, since I had to fit a rack for the MOT in 2009 (arguably not needed

, but my regular tester wasn't able to take the car that year as a result of short notice

), the steering's no lighter than it was with the original rack, but if a FWD rack is compatible, then I'll have one of those and get things back to how they should be.

Another question if it's OK; Could the pinion from the FWD rack not simply be swapped into the Dolomite rack to achieve the same effect?

I'm not concerned about it being original, but the steering was much more pleasant with the quick rack and, as I say, wasn't noticeably heavier.

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