Project BFR (1973 Mimosa Sprint)
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Re: Project BFR (1973 Mimosa Sprint)
coming along well mart...you want to get stuff like tumble driers or whatever that is in the corner out of your gargae - unless thats your winter heating source?
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Re: Project BFR (1973 Mimosa Sprint)
Well I've finished rebuilding the engine & it's all ready to mate up to the gearbox. I've got a couple of bits that I can polish but that's about as far as I can go until BFR is back from the Sprayer's. 

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Things have been a bit slow lately but I went down to see BFR yesterday morning. A fair few hours have gone into it although it doesn't look much. Should be in primer next week.
That's a MK2 Ford Cortina 1600E on the spit.





That's a MK2 Ford Cortina 1600E on the spit.








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Re: Project BFR (1973 Mimosa Sprint)
At last, some real progress. It's taken a while but BFR is now wearing primer.


Paul, no the inside won't be sprayed.





Paul, no the inside won't be sprayed.
Sprintless for the first time in 35+ years.
... Still Sprintless.
Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.
2012 Porsche Boxster 981 S


Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.
2012 Porsche Boxster 981 S

Re: Project BFR (1973 Mimosa Sprint)
Great stuff Mart, can't wait to see it with some colour on.
Re: Project BFR (1973 Mimosa Sprint)
oo mart i got a sprit here which you can do ta the same time;)
looking good!
looking good!
Re: Project BFR (1973 Mimosa Sprint)
hey Mart... will she be up for sale afterwards?? if so how much?
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Re: Project BFR (1973 Mimosa Sprint)
More than likely. Off the top of my head it will be up for sale for circa 6k.tinganting wrote:hey Mart... will she be up for sale afterwards?? if so how much?
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Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.
2012 Porsche Boxster 981 S


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2012 Porsche Boxster 981 S

Re: Project BFR (1973 Mimosa Sprint)
wow.... i am sure you will do very well as your work is very good from the look of the last car..
i have another one for you when you are done on that one..
i have another one for you when you are done on that one..
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Re: Project BFR (1973 Mimosa Sprint)
A couple of questions for the anoraks out there
Should a '73 Sprint have a mirror on the driver's door, if so chrome or black? Should the inner wheel arches (behind the suspension) be body colour or black?

Sprintless for the first time in 35+ years.
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Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.
2012 Porsche Boxster 981 S


Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.
2012 Porsche Boxster 981 S

Re: Project BFR (1973 Mimosa Sprint)
I'm pretty sure it is a chrome mirror for that age along with body coloured arches. 
