Sprint SU Carburettor refurbishment
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Sprint SU Carburettor refurbishment
Hi All,
Can anyone recommend a company that refurbishes the Sprint SU carburetors
Many thanks
Can anyone recommend a company that refurbishes the Sprint SU carburetors
Many thanks
Re: Sprint SU Carburettor refurbishment
www.burlens.co.uk
Not cheap,
What's up with yours?
I've fallen a bit ill today otherwise my carbs would be going in tomorrow. Might be worth a little wait to see the outcome.
Not cheap,
What's up with yours?
I've fallen a bit ill today otherwise my carbs would be going in tomorrow. Might be worth a little wait to see the outcome.
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Construed as a public service, self preservation in reality.
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Re: Sprint SU Carburettor refurbishment
Try Andrew Turner, he's very reasonably priced. Do though consider what level of refurb your carbs need as a lot of it is perfectly possible to do yourself easily. If you need your bodies bushing though then get someone else to do that bit as it's potentially quite difficult.
http://www.su-carbs.co.uk/
Seen his work, looks nice.
http://www.su-carbs.co.uk/
Seen his work, looks nice.
Mark
1961 Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier Sportswagon
1980 Dolomite Sprint project using brand new shell
2009 Mazda MX5 2.0 Sport
2018 Infiniti Q30
1961 Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier Sportswagon
1980 Dolomite Sprint project using brand new shell
2009 Mazda MX5 2.0 Sport
2018 Infiniti Q30
Re: Sprint SU Carburettor refurbishment
Blimey they've got their fingers in a lot of pies.
Re: Sprint SU Carburettor refurbishment
Forgot to say, once mine are in and working, I'll put my list of parts used on the thread, with costing and whether the bits were needed or not.
Ott is an understatement.
Ott is an understatement.
NRW 581W Sprint
On the motorway no one can hear me sing!
Construed as a public service, self preservation in reality.
On the motorway no one can hear me sing!
Construed as a public service, self preservation in reality.
Re: Sprint SU Carburettor refurbishment
I have used Andrew Turner and he did a very good job. He also electroplated all of the mounting brackets and linkages for an extra £15.
Re: Sprint SU Carburettor refurbishment
I agree AT does a very nice job but I would add a warning if you are going for MikeyB / James467 level of perfection.PyroJim wrote:I have used Andrew Turner and he did a very good job. He also electroplated all of the mounting brackets and linkages for an extra £15.
I had my GT6 carbs done and specified by phone and in a letter sent with the carbs that I did not want an exchange set, I'd wait however long it took and wanted my carbs back refurbed. I had spent quite some time verifying that my set was exactly correct for the age & model and so likely the untouched originals. What I got back was mostly my carbs but some parts obviously not, none of the changed parts could have been beyond repair. I'd have to get the out of the garage loft to remind myself exactly what had changed. I spoke to Andrew and his feeling was that he'd supplied a very nice pair of carburettors of the correct spec. This is true, they are very nice. They are not what I asked for and nor are they any longer the original set.
1978 Pageant Sprint - the rustomite, 1972 Spitfire IV - sprintfire project, 1968 Valencia GT6 II - little Blue, 1980 Vermillion 1500HL - resting. 1974 Sienna 1500TC, Mrs Weevils big brown.
Re: Sprint SU Carburettor refurbishment
I used Carburettor Exchange in Leighton Buzzard, I found them helpful and their prices are reasonable in comparison to other companies.
Re: Sprint SU Carburettor refurbishment
Are they still going?! I got a recon Stromberg from them for a Volvo 245DL that I had a brief flirtation with back in 1992. Brief because it drank petrol at such a rate that I had to have a petrol tanker follow me around, a situation the refurb carb only marginally helped with...keithdewart wrote:I used Carburettor Exchange in Leighton Buzzard, I found them helpful and their prices are reasonable in comparison to other companies.
Current fleet: '75 Sprint, '73 1850, Daihatsu Fourtrak, Honda CG125, Yamaha Fazer 600, Shetland 570 (yes it's a boat!)
Past fleet: Triumph 2000, Lancia Beta Coupe, BL Mini Clubman, Austin Metro, Vauxhall Cavalier MK1 & MK2, Renault 18 D, Rover 216 GSI, Honda Accord (most expensive car purchase, hated, made out of magnetic metal as only car I've ever been crashed into...4 times), BMW 318, Golf GTi MK3 16v x 3
Past fleet: Triumph 2000, Lancia Beta Coupe, BL Mini Clubman, Austin Metro, Vauxhall Cavalier MK1 & MK2, Renault 18 D, Rover 216 GSI, Honda Accord (most expensive car purchase, hated, made out of magnetic metal as only car I've ever been crashed into...4 times), BMW 318, Golf GTi MK3 16v x 3