Parts inventory - what are these?

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Parts inventory - what are these?

#1 Post by GTiJohn »

I've taken advantage of my family being out for the day and got the parts for my Sprint inside for a sort through

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I've now got them sorted into Body, Chassis, Electrical and Powertrain boxes but I've ended up with a small number of parts I can't easily identify. They aren't necessarily Dolly bits but the cam with car.

Is anybody able to identify any of them please?

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Pipe is the fuel pipe to the carbs- one feed from pump other 2 for carbs. The plate with 2 holes in it and i suspect a rubber pad is the heater hose outlet cover (screws to the bulkhead on the engine side.

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tony g wrote: Sun Mar 18, 2018 3:12 pm Pipe is the fuel pipe to the carbs- one feed from pump other 2 for carbs. The plate with 2 holes in it and i suspect a rubber pad is the heater hose outlet cover (screws to the bulkhead on the engine side.

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Thanks Tony - I should say that the 3 items in the centre are pressed metal parts.
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Here's photo's of the other black metal bit, before and after.....

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The wiring loom is off a manual non-overdrive gearbox.
The shiny metal plate retains the right hand stalk to the steering column before fitting the left hand stalk.
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The unpainted bit is the clamp for the indicator stalk and the wiring is the gearbox supply (with the autobox inhibitor by-pass loop on the multi plug)
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GTS290N wrote: Sun Mar 18, 2018 4:56 pm Here's photo's of the other black metal bit, before and after.....

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Ah ha, I've got the other metal part of that too - I'd mistaken it as a radiator support bracket!

The retaining strap has long since gone so what's best to use in its place?

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#8 Post by GTS290N »

This stuff here is what I used after advice from this forum, it's perfect. I cut it to the correct width with a scalpel and metal straight edge:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rubber-Pirel ... 8WmxjfnCug

I don't need that loom, but don't throw it. If no-one else needs it and you don't want to store it, I'll pay postage and keep it for posterity.

edit: Just remembered, the bracket you thought was for the radiator used to have a piece of foam glued on to stop rattling from the washer bottle. I binned what was left of that and used some high density modern stuff, non absorbent. The colour doesn't matter since it can't be seen with the bottle on. :)

edit edit: If the loom is going spare, Steve is more likely to find a useful home for it than me.
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GTS290N wrote: Sun Mar 18, 2018 9:30 pm
I don't need that loom, but don't throw it. If no-one else needs it and you don't want to store it, I'll pay postage and keep it for posterity.
I don't NEED it either, but I will take it if offered, I have a hunch that someone I know wants one, just have to remember who! It's also relatively easy to convert this non O/D loom to an overdrive one if you have the right connectors (as I do)

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Carledo wrote: Sun Mar 18, 2018 9:37 pm
GTS290N wrote: Sun Mar 18, 2018 9:30 pm
I don't need that loom, but don't throw it. If no-one else needs it and you don't want to store it, I'll pay postage and keep it for posterity.
I don't NEED it either, but I will take it if offered, I have a hunch that someone I know wants one, just have to remember who! It's also relatively easy to convert this non O/D loom to an overdrive one if you have the right connectors (as I do)

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Nothing serviceable will get binned. :)

Shall I bring it to the NEC this weekend?
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GTS290N wrote: Sun Mar 18, 2018 9:30 pm This stuff here is what I used after advice from this forum, it's perfect. I cut it to the correct width with a scalpel and metal straight edge:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rubber-Pirel ... 8WmxjfnCug
A metre - I only need a foot! :lol:
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GTiJohn wrote: Mon Mar 19, 2018 8:04 pm
GTS290N wrote: Sun Mar 18, 2018 9:30 pm This stuff here is what I used after advice from this forum, it's perfect. I cut it to the correct width with a scalpel and metal straight edge:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rubber-Pirel ... 8WmxjfnCug
A metre - I only need a foot! :lol:
So buy a metre, cut it into 3 correct size pieces and sell the other 2 on ebay as ready made straps at the metre price each! :twisted:

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GTiJohn wrote: Mon Mar 19, 2018 8:02 pm
Carledo wrote: Sun Mar 18, 2018 9:37 pm
GTS290N wrote: Sun Mar 18, 2018 9:30 pm
I don't need that loom, but don't throw it. If no-one else needs it and you don't want to store it, I'll pay postage and keep it for posterity.
I don't NEED it either, but I will take it if offered, I have a hunch that someone I know wants one, just have to remember who! It's also relatively easy to convert this non O/D loom to an overdrive one if you have the right connectors (as I do)

Steve
Nothing serviceable will get binned. :)

Shall I bring it to the NEC this weekend?
That would be great, i'll be there on Sunday!

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'78 Sprint Auto with Vauxhall Omega 2.2 16v engine (The Dolomega)
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