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Hi all , some of you know my projects from pics in other forums . But now my Sprint 1.5 Veloce 1979, is almost ready for road , for the first time in 20 years (5 in a garden) i turned the key and started the car and took it out for a wash . Here some , not so good pics , better will come later. I have to share my happynes

Great looking sprint

Well done
Another car saved, I see you had some corrosion in the bulkhead to deal with.......

Impressive restoration...so much rust!

vecchioalfa wrote:Well done
Another car saved, I see you had some corrosion in the bulkhead to deal with.......

Just a little bit...... just about a 1000 working hours
The engine is also a story worth. 1.5 with 89mm special made pistons (because of the valves) , special made and flowed cylinderheads and carb manifolds , 306´ camshafts and ajustable camwheels from Gozzoli , 2 x40mm Weber , just about 140-150 bhp , but lets see...

http://www.bilgalleri.dk/fotoalbum/dive ... 1_5_veloce

Thanks for sharing your happiness with us all.
The car looks fantastic and a credit to your work.

Well done Jan! I've just been through your photos - that was a lot of work!

Sweet!

You're a Happy Man?

and so you should be Jan, well done, a brave restoration and very thoroughly carried out.

Happy and Proud i should think, nice one

Well Done Jan!

Thanks everybody latest pics from yesterday will post som engine fotos later .

Love the seats chap. They look great with the brown

Yes , that was exactly what tricked me to do it . Those seats wouldent go with any other color I think , and the cabin is in very good condition not a single spot.

They look so much better with the Chrome bumpers than the latter plastic versions like mine. Lovely.

Great looking Sprint! Perfect work.

Absolutely astonishing ! - from what you started with to this, you quite rightly should be a happy man !!
John.

Here's some pics of the engine

fantastic job done jan.
i remember seeing pix of it some time back and thinking it's well beyond any sensible ideas of saving, but then that's half of the challenge isn't it

absolutely stunning job mate, well done

Youre right , thats the half of it , but I like the challenge I have got a few other projects in my garage , a grey Sud Ti and yet another Sprint . Konw what to do in the next 2 winters

Hi jan

I've just looked through your build thread on your website. kudos to you for turning a pile of rust into an amazing sprint RESPECT

Seen those too. Looks amazing !

Enjoy it mate

What are the wheels on the Sud Jan - are they off a Fiat?

Smashin ! Looks great inside and out, esp (as has been said before) as a chrome bumper one providing the contrast to the dark paint.

Impressed.

Sud 145 wrote:What are the wheels on the Sud Jan - are they off a Fiat?

On the grey Sud ?? Dont know , but its a NO GO ... I will have a look inside the wheel some day and tell you

Closest i can think of is a Ronal wheel, but i think that had as little bit more contour to it?


Not for everyone 3 spokes, although the Jap lads still seem to play with them a bit

Hi all
Just got some new wheels last weekend at a Boxer meeting in DK . Jeez its hard to get the old paint of , any suggestions ?? Almost finiched one..

Great work Jan

Glad you are finally able to enjoy your efforts

Thanks Chris and I will ...
Some pics from last weeks Boxer meet in Grindsted .

Hi Jan,
Nice turn out of cars, couldn't see the sprint in the line, were you in another car ? how many cars turned up?
Bet it sounded great when you all started up.
Cheers for sharing,

That is great Jan Sud. I came to a boxermeet in Denmark around 5 years ago.
Are you going to the Boxermeet in Germany in September? I am going, but in my Spider this time.