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Dolomite Sprint [Dolomite / Sprint]
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| YEAR | : | 1975 |
| VIN | : | VA15546DLO |
| COMM No | : | VA15546DLO |
| ENGINE No | : | VA11476HE |
| REG | : | SI2806 |
| PURCHASE DATE | : | 24-02-2001 |
| MILEAGE | : | ~250,000 km |
| COLOUR | : | Mimosa |
| LOCATION | : | Hobart |
Owner's other cars:
Mk II
Last modified
28-08-2008 13:51
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PHOTOS
Baskerville Hillclimb (23 photos
Oil Cooler Install (2 photos
Vented Rotors (2 photos
Cylinder Head (10 photos
Replacing Subframe (3 photos
Ongoing work (25 photos
Trip to Mt. Wellington (5 photos
Claremont Classic Car Shows (6 photos
Old Engine Bay (3 photos
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MODIFICATIONS, CONVERSIONS, HISTORY
Modifications:
Engine rebuild at ~252,000km
- 0.040" overbore, standard head gasket
- Lightened & balanced rotating assembly
- Mild road cam 26/66
- Uprated valve springs
- Stainless steel inlet valves
- Vernier cam sprocket
- 2" Stainless Steel Sports Exhaust
- Sprintparts large bore primary pipes
- Ceramic coated exhaust manifold
- Rear battery conversion + kill switch
- Custom alloy Carb mounts
- BBT Carb needles
- Solid state electric fuel pump
- Redline fuel pressure regulator
- Koni adjustable shock absorbers
- Uprated springs
- Poly bushes all-round
- Solid lower steering coupling
- K&N Filtercharger
- Recurved distributor with Crane Fireball MSD ignition
- Magnacore Ignition leads
- Oil Pressure Guage
- 13 row oil cooler and thermostat
- TR7-style coolant circulation mod (back of head into heater circuit)
- Sprintparts radiator shrouding
- Davies-Craig EWP (Gen III) + EBP + Controller
- 2-stage Immobiliser
- Halogen lights
- 55 amp Bosch alternator
- Yokohama 185/60R13 A539 rubber with nitrogen
- Twin fire extinguishers mounted in front of seats
- Reconditioned gearbox, high tensile yoke locating bolt
- Braided steel clutch hose
- Hi-Torque starter motor
- Sprintparts LSD #10 (@75lb/ft)
- Sprintparts ventilated disk brakes
- De-bumpered
- O2 sensor adaptor
- Cobra Classic drivers seat
History:
Left the showroom in Geelong, Victoria on the 6th November 1975, purchased for AU $8,280 by Christopher G. Ingham; registered as IHR494.
Purchased by Richard Grant in October 1987; registered as DL5338.
Special Interest registration granted in February 2006.
Wishlist:
- 2" SUs
- EFI
- Toyota supercharger...?
Engine rebuild at ~252,000km
- 0.040" overbore, standard head gasket
- Lightened & balanced rotating assembly
- Mild road cam 26/66
- Uprated valve springs
- Stainless steel inlet valves
- Vernier cam sprocket
- 2" Stainless Steel Sports Exhaust
- Sprintparts large bore primary pipes
- Ceramic coated exhaust manifold
- Rear battery conversion + kill switch
- Custom alloy Carb mounts
- BBT Carb needles
- Solid state electric fuel pump
- Redline fuel pressure regulator
- Koni adjustable shock absorbers
- Uprated springs
- Poly bushes all-round
- Solid lower steering coupling
- K&N Filtercharger
- Recurved distributor with Crane Fireball MSD ignition
- Magnacore Ignition leads
- Oil Pressure Guage
- 13 row oil cooler and thermostat
- TR7-style coolant circulation mod (back of head into heater circuit)
- Sprintparts radiator shrouding
- Davies-Craig EWP (Gen III) + EBP + Controller
- 2-stage Immobiliser
- Halogen lights
- 55 amp Bosch alternator
- Yokohama 185/60R13 A539 rubber with nitrogen
- Twin fire extinguishers mounted in front of seats
- Reconditioned gearbox, high tensile yoke locating bolt
- Braided steel clutch hose
- Hi-Torque starter motor
- Sprintparts LSD #10 (@75lb/ft)
- Sprintparts ventilated disk brakes
- De-bumpered
- O2 sensor adaptor
- Cobra Classic drivers seat
History:
Left the showroom in Geelong, Victoria on the 6th November 1975, purchased for AU $8,280 by Christopher G. Ingham; registered as IHR494.
Purchased by Richard Grant in October 1987; registered as DL5338.
Special Interest registration granted in February 2006.
Wishlist:
- 2" SUs
- EFI
- Toyota supercharger...?
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SPECIAL INTEREST PROJECTS
| The Phoenix Project On a fateful evening sometime in May 2002, whilst driving, there was a loud bang and a flash as (i guess) a fuel line caught fire in my Dolomite Sprint. Jumping out of the car and ... more |
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| Sprint Engine Rebuild Follows the rebuild of my Sprint engine which just recently decided to drop a valve into the combustion chamber : ( more |
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| Dolomite Sprint EWP Installation Covers the installation of a Davies-Craig Electric Water Pump in my Dolomite Sprint after the water pump seal went! more |
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| Installing a Cobra seat in a Dolomite Follows my experience fitting a Cobra Vintage seat into a Dolomite whilst retaining original seat rails more |
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