My valve guides were fine when my heads were overhauled, I only had seals on the inlet valves, but a new set of eight have been fitted, along with new exhaust valves.

Oh boy !!
You are really riding the rollercoaster on this build. Sorry to hear she still keeps throwing up surprises.
Rather naughty selling a screen surround for a saloon claiming it could be adapted to fit a Sprint. Hope your guys can sort things out for you.

Happy Birthday Kev, hope you had a good day.

Another cracking repair, nice one.

Oh yes, I like that.

Anyone else on this forum going that may not have let Ian Brookfield or Gary Walker know Looking forward to seeing you and your car again Keith Hi Gary, yes I have told Ian as he asked when I ordered some parts for the car, I am gutted as my old original metal expansion tank started leaking. I took...

Well done, the Sprint looks fantastic. Nice and sharp and full credit to you. All that hard work has payed off and some nice upgrades as well. Personally, I would stick with the 5-spoke ACT wheels. I think they suit the car and as it has the Zender kit, the optional wheels would have been 5 spoke. T...

Got my ticket sorted.
See you there.

yes, rear crank seal is a bugger when you also have inboard brakes :? I still have not got around to swapping my new engine in yet. As you may remember when I went up to Scotland the original 1186cc engine was leaking. It is still in the car now, but will come out soon. I have not used the car much ...

Sorry, shame you couldn't share with someone else who needs bits for theirs.
Personally, I am with Tim and Gary re the wash wipe. The set back head lights, stainless bumpers and trims and clean tailgate add to the pure design and lightness look of the car.

Great stuff. It has been a long journey for you but nearly there.
Interior has come out really well and the whole car looks good.
Hope you enjoy all the hard work.

Great feature on the Green Machine Lauren.
As Tony pointed out, we have had a lot more info on your journey creating this unique example but credit to you for getting a full nine pages.
Looking forward to seeing you at NAD.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234609617130 ... SwvstiwGXk

Any use to anyone?

Garage is looking great.

P4 is looking very smart. nice one.

Sorry to hear that Ady, hope you can get something sorted and that the heads are saveable..

AOG , credit to you for putting yourself through this mamouth project.
Your fabricators are doing a very thorough job.
There is so much going into this very lucky Sprint.
Thanks for sharing the journey.

That is sweet, so is that Tony's final puzzle answered ?

Never knew they did a Tickford Maestro / Montego. Only knew the Metro .
No idea on the grille, in fact , only got the Granada.

Perfect location. Nice one.

This is going to be a great build, and you will not become a bore to us all. You are far from bragging and a nice bit of advice about importing stuff from Europe.
Thanks, again, for sharing your journey with us all.

Wow !! that is going to be a cracking motor when it is finished.
Looking forward to watching the progress.

Don' t forget the valve stem seals

As always Lauren, a great selection of photos of some great finds. Very nice S2 green Sud, what a gem. Any Sixties model looks great with eye lashes, and I can imagine an LM002 would sell better now if launched as a new model than in the seventies. It is all about big and brawn on the roads now a da...

Looks all nice and sound in there.

Nice one. Looking good.

There must be so many cars like this laying about Lou. One good thing is it looks like it has been kept out of direct weather with access to air as well without being covered with a sheet to harbour the damp . All it needs now is someone who can save it, a new generation who will probably convert it...

I will stick it on my tv planner mate. Nice one.

They are not that clever are they.
This is why these sort of cars become trouble once they are about six years old. Look at all the Range Rovers that all have suspension faults.

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