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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

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17/5/2009 Thanks Stu - i must check in on your project, must be pretty close now! Took the car for a test run last Sunday, started off easy and noticed that in 4th at 60km/h uphill there was a bit on pinging - interesting as the engine hasn't pinged (punged? ) ...
8/5/2009 great pics and work through, thanks Garth. gee that is a clean looking engine, credit to you. stu
8/5/2009 After a recent Motorkhana I found there were more noises than usual coming from head. http://www.triumphowners.com/uploaded/34/8837-8837-111032_21untitled-9_03.jpg (lots of time spent in first gear) I decided to take the car up to ...
29/0/2009 Right then, after sorting out the "bits" that fell out ("thrust pins" for those of you playing along at home - thanks Dolly racer 33) i stuck the baffles in like ...
12/0/2009 After a recent track day where i found my rear drums leaking plenty of diff oil i decided it was time to fit the diff baffles. It was going quite well up until some bits fell out of the diff...
26/9/2008 On a whim i decided to start fitting my 2" Jag carbs to my modified inlet manifold. Got all the required bits here, complete with alloy mounts: http://www.triumphowners.com/uploaded/34/715-715-111030_30img_2195.jpg Fortunately the ...
25/8/2008 That's right - 10 points for effort! On my sighting run i felt the corner opened up quite nicely an was able to welly it a bit. The corner could be taken quite quickly if taken smoothly, but on my first run the red mist got the better of me I could ...
25/8/2008 nice utube garth, thanks for the link. At least you provoked an appreciative crowd reaction That looked like a tricky corner too. Not that I'm any expert, but many cars came to grief trying to power through the apex and lost the back, while some other ...
24/8/2008 Thanks Stu. http://www.triumphowners.com/uploaded/34/7792-7792-111032_90dolomite-sprint-top-cor.jpg I've been putting off my update on my latest hill climb as well, let's just say there is room for improvement. Here is an example of ...
10/8/2008 okay, putting in racing seats is something I can safely avoid I have a leccy petrol pump in mine, but am thinking about converting back to the original. They don't look that expensive really. nice work garth.
9/8/2008 Refitting the seat involved offsetting the rail holes by about 2 inches in the forward direction, and slotting the holes sideways slightly. I also needed to counter-sink the holes for the bolts going into the seat as they were quite short. All in all, ...
2/8/2008 Swapped out leccy fuel pump and associated guff. Went for a test drive around the hill climb circuit - seat is TOO high! Started work on a 8mm by 110mm alloy plate to use instead of the box section. Have run into issues at the front end of the seat ...
27/7/2008 Lets have another look at that list and see how we've gone ... - Inspect engine for coolant - yup it was mostly there, gave it a treatment of cooling system sealant too - fit cobra seat - ...
6/7/2008 Had my first hill climb last weekend at Baskerville Raceway http://www.triumphowners.com/uploaded/34/7614-7614-111032_19img_3723_THUMB_1.jpg (more photos here) Big thank you to Glen for taking stacks of photos After applying ...
28/6/2008 At this point, i should state that i had entered a hill climb which was fast approaching and i hadn't started the car in 6 months. Trying to start the car was proving tricky, engine would turn over fine, fuel was present, plug leads were ...
28/6/2008 I thought about using a thicker head gasket, but they're pretty expensive (same price as a whole standard VRS set) and i thought that i'd like to see how the car goes with the CR wound up. Hmm, where was I? Next step was to ask for some ...
26/6/2008 thanks for the update garth. would you consider using the thicker head gasket ?
22/6/2008 Time for an update: As i recall it: - Head was crack tested and determined to be crack-free - Planned head 0.006" to remove gouge - At this point head-cam thickness had been reduced to 118.4mm (minimum factory thickness is 120.5mm) - Mark ...
21/1/2008 Thanks for the support guys (That head looks ok but i don't know if i need it yet - looks like it's going to end before i'll know) Ok, ably assisted by Mr Johnson, we removed the head in record time and after close inspection saw the ...
18/1/2008 sprintparts had a sprint head for sale a month or two ago. NOS iirc. There is also one on ebay, in melbourne, http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... :IT&ih=013 sealed in plastic from an engineer, but condition unknown. It is down for pick ...
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PHOTOS
 - Click to view photo category Timing (6 photos
 - Click to view photo category Diff baffling (12 photos
 - Click to view photo category Domain Hillclimb (11 photos
 - Click to view photo category Oil Cooler Install (2 photos
 - Click to view photo category Vented Rotors (2 photos
 - Click to view photo category Cylinder Head (10 photos
 - Click to view photo category Replacing Subframe (3 photos
 - Click to view photo category Ongoing work (27 photos
 - Click to view photo category 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...?

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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
Sprint Engine Rebuild
Follows the rebuild of my Sprint engine which just recently decided to drop a valve into the combustion chamber : ( more
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
2" SU Installation
Installation of 2" SU carbs more
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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