Project BFR (1973 Mimosa Sprint)

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triple tango · #211 Post by **triple tango** » Fri May 23, 2008 7:45 pm

mmmm !

JonyPI · #212 Post by **JonyPI** » Fri May 23, 2008 8:05 pm

looking ace mart!

#213 Post by **Mad Mart** » Fri May 23, 2008 9:03 pm

Reg wrote:Great stuff Mart...it looks fab...when finished, are you taking it to any shows this year?

Thanks Reg, yep, planning on taking it to HPOM & then TDCIR.

Sprintinbits · #214 Post by **Sprintinbits** » Fri May 23, 2008 11:26 pm

Awesome!!

#215 Post by **Mad Mart** » Mon May 26, 2008 9:40 am

So far I've removed the sub frame & stripped all the suspension parts from it. I cleaned all the parts whilst Mary painted them. Then I stripped the brake calipers, fitted new seals & painted them. Mary stripped the door cappings.

Edit: Pics added.

yellowmitch · #216 Post by **yellowmitch** » Mon May 26, 2008 9:44 am

More pics of it at home please!!

Need to see it "as it is now"

#217 Post by **Mad Mart** » Mon May 26, 2008 7:32 pm

I'll take some more pics tomorrow Alan. We have done a fair bit today. Mary was struggling with the new door rubbers, anyone have an easy way to fit them.

#218 Post by **Mad Mart** » Tue May 27, 2008 8:23 pm

Still struggling with the new door rubbers.

More bits sprayed black.

Servo, brake M/C, clutch M/C, steering grommet plate, wiring loom & fusebox fitted.

Heater matrix, wiper motor & mechanism, dashboard & pedals fitted.

DavePoth · #219 Post by **DavePoth** » Tue May 27, 2008 11:12 pm

It's taken me 18 months to do half of that.

Lee Flintoft · #220 Post by **Lee Flintoft** » Wed May 28, 2008 6:34 am

Comin on nicely Mart. Bet your on a right buzz again, seein it all comin together.

Inca-Sprint · #221 Post by **Inca-Sprint** » Wed May 28, 2008 7:58 am

SPEECHLESS !!!! What a well documanted resto ..... i am in awe.... and i used to paint cars for a living, and teach it at NVQ level!!!

Your paint guy, from what i can see in the pics, has done a fantastic job.

Yet another story that has made me go back in the garage and see if i cant dig my project out and have another hour or so . !!!

Matt

xvivalve · #222 Post by **xvivalve** » Wed May 28, 2008 9:41 am

Door rubbers: use the sharp end of one half a wooden clothes peg

tinganting · #223 Post by **tinganting** » Wed May 28, 2008 12:19 pm

looks lovely mart... shame about the big hole in the floor though.. and i hope you dust that handbrake lever

miniman · #224 Post by **miniman** » Wed May 28, 2008 8:41 pm

You absolute b'stard

I hadn't picked up on what colour it was going to be. Mine is supposed to look like that. Operative word being "supposed". On the plus side, what more motivation could one want for getting stuck back into working on it

#225 Post by **Mad Mart** » Wed May 28, 2008 9:08 pm

Alun, We tried the clothes peg ploy today but went back to using the screwdriver & baby oil.

Paul, handbrake now clean & shiney.

James. I didn't know you were actually thinking of starting the resto.

I know a very good sprayer in Weston.

Thanks Matt. Yes the sprayer has done a superb job, feels like glass.

Done lots of bits & pieces today and a bit of searching for the odd part.

Rebuilt the hubs & calipers.

Fitted up the driver's door & just started on the rear one.

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