just been to have a look at a sprint from what i can see its sound needs a new battery and a middle box but i think i will end up changing the whole system
the windscreen has some areas of delamination and i dont know if that will pass the mot
the car has stood for he last 12 years after a shunt which was repaired but took so long that the owner got another car and never got round to putting the dolly on the road.
my only concern is that the insureance company were going to scrap the car but he got it back and paid &1500 to get it repaired, so at the moment i dont know what dvla has this car as i/e scraped or just off the road.
the last thing i have to sort out is how to get the car home as i dont have a tow bar and i am not going to use a rope and tow it across blackpool
just looked on dvla web site it has it unlicensed, so i take it that means it was not scraped, but the colour is down as brown but i dont think i would call the paint job brown and it has not been resprayed
andy
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I hope the recomissioning doesn't throw up too many issues Definitely worth rebuilding the brakes and clutch hydraulics though!
You can still buy the standard exhaust system components from places like Rimmer Brothers but it will cost you about 140 quid, for one section - so common sense is to purchase the full stainless sports exhaust system (about 280~ for the whole system?) and never look at it again
I'm not sure if you can get the original exhaust components cheaper from elsewhere (i.e. Quillers) but it may be the case - others will know better as I've never bothered with the standard
Good luck and welcome to Sprint's. The bodywork looks pretty good so it must have been looked after. I would check out the coolant though as if it is just water you may find you have some head/waterpump issues. Also the suggestion of replacing brake/clutch seals etc is sound advice.
it does have anit-freeze in it i checked,
another point there is no paint on the wheels and it does not look like there ever was any, did new wheels come without paint? and what is the best paint to use on them
I replaced my Sprint compete exhaust system with a standard (twin pipe) stainless system..It's a work of art IMO,and unlike the sports system,it dosn't look like a scaffold pole with the silencer in the wrong place! [runs for cover] On the other hand,you do get a few more horsepower with the sports system..around (a big and earth shattering) 7bhp...not worth it i think,but as we live in a (so called) democratic society,it's of course your choice,and whatever you decide...enjoy!
Can I be rude and ask how much you paid for it? No hard feelings if you don't want to say it's just that I am nosey and I'm trying to sort out finances for a car for myself.
Don't think the wheels ever were painted (only the black infills were)
A lot of people polish up the bare metal which looks
Also the tyres may well have gone off (cracks in the rubber etc)
Not good if one goes pop whilst you are on the loud pedal
Should give you plenty of fun when it's all sorted though. Nice one
just so you all know £200 comes with a box of bit i have yet to see but does inclued head lights now i have to find a way of getting it home any ideas any one live near blackpool and could give me a hand
andy
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