Project BFR (1973 Mimosa Sprint)

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#346 Post by **Mad Mart** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:53 pm

Hooray!! BFR has an MOT and tax.

mbellinger · #347 Post by **mbellinger** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:15 pm

Well done Mart - another outstanding job.

DoloWIGHTY · #348 Post by **DoloWIGHTY** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:22 pm

Wow what an achievement well done Mart - someone give that man a cigar!

David6214 · #349 Post by **David6214** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:53 pm

Great achievement, just such a shame it didn't make SDD....will we see it at TDCIR?

#350 Post by **Mad Mart** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:20 pm

I should fink so, aren't you going to HPOM David?

#351 Post by **Mad Mart** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:09 pm

Tuned the carbs today, picks up much better at lower revs. Lovely gubbly.

Also got round to polishing the dashpots:-

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JonyPI · #352 Post by **JonyPI** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 6:43 pm

what did you use to polish the dash pots up mart? same as wheels?

#353 Post by **Mad Mart** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 6:52 pm

Yep. Use a polishing mop attached to a power drill, then use the green compound, then the pink, then finish off with a soft mop & Autosol.

JonyPI · #354 Post by **JonyPI** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:50 pm

if you want and even better finish than autosol, get some belgom alu, much finer and you can tell the difference, tests that iv done gives the belgom stuff alot more of a shine!

hutch76 · #355 Post by **hutch76** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:11 pm

Being honest Mart, I'm not too happy about seeing BFR finished. Have been enjoying the build up so damn much!

Think you should sell it on (maybe to someone up North-lol), and start another one!

#356 Post by **Mad Mart** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:25 pm

Thanks Calum. It is a bit of an anti-climax now that's it's done, especially as I'm off work this week & haven't been able to drive it as it's been p1551ng down. It does drive well though & sooo quite up to my track Sprint, very refined.

I'm hopefully taking it to HPOM and TDCIR then, much the same as last year with SFB, I'll see if I'm going to sell it or keep it for a while. I've already promised someone first dibs if I do decide to sell.

I've got some silver side stripes on their way from BennyZT, which will suit a Brooklands or Sapphire Sprint.

hutch76 · #357 Post by **hutch76** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:40 pm

Sapphire ahhh. You really know how to push my buttons!

Some day.............!

yellowmitch · #358 Post by **yellowmitch** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:56 pm

Mmmmmm Sapphire Sprint

#359 Post by **Mad Mart** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:56 pm

We took BFR back to the sprayers this afternoon so hopefully by Wednesday/Thursday next week it should be all striped up.

#360 Post by **Mad Mart** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:05 pm

Well, BFR is all striped up & finished, ready for HPoM tomorrow.

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