Re: Track Sprint Resto
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 2:36 pm
Ah! ha. May be my scheme has worked after all.?
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Track Sprint Resto
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Re: Track Sprint Resto
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 5:10 pm
Nearly ready to start it up. Still got to sort out some of the electrics & fill with fluids.
Re: Track Sprint Resto
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:13 pm
Looks great Mart.
I do agree with Jeroen's tiny detail. Get it sorted.
I do agree with Jeroen's tiny detail. Get it sorted.
Re: Track Sprint Resto
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:15 pm
Thanks Ben.bodgerben wrote:Looks great Mart.
I do agree with Jeroen's tiny detail. Get it sorted.
I will get it sorted as soon as it's back on the road & MoT'd.
Re: Track Sprint Resto
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:52 am
Hmmm, why not sort it now?
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1974 Mean Cream Green Track Day Sprint (170 BHP)
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1974 Mean Cream Green Track Day Sprint (170 BHP)
Re: Track Sprint Resto
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 1:18 pm
OK, we're obviously talking at cross porpoises. My little detail is the decal on the left rear wing.
Re: Track Sprint Resto
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 2:08 pm
Think Jeroens little detail is the sgnature strip at the bottom of your posts which now incorrectly describes your car!
Steve
Steve
Re: Track Sprint Resto
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 2:44 pm
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1974 Mean Cream Green Track Day Sprint (170 BHP)
I thought that was a very good description by Jeroen.
1974 Mean Cream Green Track Day Sprint (170 BHP) I thought that was a very good description by Jeroen.
Re: Track Sprint Resto
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:11 pm
I completely missed that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
But I'm still going to get the decal changed to match the one on the other side.
But I'm still going to get the decal changed to match the one on the other side.
Re: Track Sprint Resto
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:32 pm
What decal?
Jeroen
Jeroen
Re: Track Sprint Resto
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 3:53 pm
The engine lives again. ...for now anyway.
Yesterday I got everything ready to start it up but when I tried to get the oil pumped round, nothing was happening. So this morning I removed the oil pump & stripped it. Straight away I could see the outer rotor was badly scored on top & on checking the tolerance, it was well over. I have a couple of old pumps in the cupboard and on stripping the first it looked very good indeed. A quick check of the tolerances told me it was ok to use. After a good clean & reassembly I popped it on the block with just two bolts & started pumping the oil round. Excellent.
On the downside, when I was filling the coolant yesterday there was a leak from the head gasket below the carbs, not good. I'll retorque the head tomorrow, now that the engine's been running, but I don't hold out too much hope that the leak fairies will do their deed overnight.
...for now anyway.Yesterday I got everything ready to start it up but when I tried to get the oil pumped round, nothing was happening. So this morning I removed the oil pump & stripped it. Straight away I could see the outer rotor was badly scored on top & on checking the tolerance, it was well over. I have a couple of old pumps in the cupboard and on stripping the first it looked very good indeed. A quick check of the tolerances told me it was ok to use. After a good clean & reassembly I popped it on the block with just two bolts & started pumping the oil round. Excellent.
On the downside, when I was filling the coolant yesterday there was a leak from the head gasket below the carbs, not good. I'll retorque the head tomorrow, now that the engine's been running, but I don't hold out too much hope that the leak fairies will do their deed overnight.
Re: Track Sprint Resto
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 12:24 am
I went out & retorqued the head this evening. Then I topped-up the cooling system. Then I switched on the ignition to start the EWP circulating the coolant. Hmmm! seems the leak fairies may have fixed the leak after all. [-o< So started the engine & looked & waited & looked some more...........no leak. 
Still, I'll wait 'til I can give it a good shakedown before I'm convinced.
Still, I'll wait 'til I can give it a good shakedown before I'm convinced.Re: Track Sprint Resto
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:08 pm
My neighbour just brought these over that he made for me...
They're 55mm. diameter & about 2mm. thick.
They're 55mm. diameter & about 2mm. thick.
Re: Track Sprint Resto
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:51 pm
Lovely paint scheme Mart, you never fail to impress on your resto's.
Darren
Darren
Re: Track Sprint Resto
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:49 pm
Cheers Darren. 
I'm almost finished. Been working on it the last couple of days, so just the bonnet, some rear trim, clean/polish one more wheel and a new door card to make up.
I'm almost finished. Been working on it the last couple of days, so just the bonnet, some rear trim, clean/polish one more wheel and a new door card to make up.