My Road Legal, 16V Carbed Sprint

[Supercharged16v]

Sick of me ????

I'm not done yet




hahahaha


So this is my other Sprint
Most fun I ever had in a car IN MY LIFE !

EXTREMELY reliable, fantastic torque light weight, nimble, brilliant handling, short gear rations, FUN FUN FUN !!!


This is gonna be a long one, so wont be finishing this post in a day ....


For now, know this :

Bought for 900 pounds, 1.5 S3 1986 Alfa Romeo Sprint, with some rust issues and a cracked engine block , but I drove it like that every day for almost 6 years !

 

[Shant Ole]

Chris i hope you put those plastic protectors around the car back on again. They suit the car a lot. And put the same rims on it again

 

[Supercharged16v]

The engine Build

I wanted to make this car fly, so instead of the 105 bhp 1.5 engine, I went for the 1.7 16v engine with a carb conversion to get about 150 bhp (optimistic but quite doable) and even more torque and spice !

So the engine came out of an S3 Non CAT Alfa 33....

Pictures :

 

[Supercharged16v]

Chris i hope you put those plastic protectors around the car back on again. They suit the car a lot. And put the same rims on it again

If you mean the side trim, the green line, no can do anymore

 

[Supercharged16v]

The Gearbox

Benefits of using good oil in your gearbox....


Didnt need a thing, apart from new seals, and it was good as new


Kept the Short ratio Diff as not to spoil the fun.
Did 110 miles per hour with that diff ratio at about 5000 rpm, so more than happy with that top speed (which will be exceeded anyway due to the more powerful engine = more revs )

 

[Supercharged16v]

The body - strip

Taking it apart revealed several hidden rust issues, which were all attended to

 

[Supercharged16v]

The paint job + Zenderizing

When all rust was cured and replaced with fresh metal, it was time for a professional paint job :

 

[Supercharged16v]

The slow process of cleaning, painting and reassembly

Lots of new parts bought, including the LAST of the right hand drive Sprints dashboard, brand spanking new from the dealership, bought and stored 7 years ago.

No surprise it wasnt a perfect fit though... its an Alfa

 

[conaero]

Sick of me ????

I'm not done yet

No chance.....keep em coming!

 

[sudaddict]

Wow!!! I'm jealous...love your sprint. keep the pics coming

 

[Supercharged16v]

Thanks mate When I have a bit more progress

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[Supercharged16v]

With a bit of push, started working on my Sprint again last night.


Didnt do much as I had to clean up the bench and sort out the parts, but went about fitting the Marelli coil on it...

This is where I'm at right now:

 

[conaero]

You could eat your dinner off that Chris, keep it up fella!!!

 

[mjheathcote]

Looks fantastic!

 

[Supercharged16v]

Thanks

Well, I was finally able to fit the coil back on:



Next job will have to be, either get the dashboard out again and modify it where it sits on the heater box, OR start fitting the carbs.

I think I'll go for the dashboard first, as it will allow me to thrown in more stuff and get some things out of my way ...


...really not looking forward to this job... :/

 

[conaero]

Chris, do you do all your own paintwork or do you get a pro to do it for you?

 

[Supercharged16v]

No the body was painted by a mate. Engine and bits and pieces me

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[melv]

good work chris as always,keep the pics coming.

 

[Supercharged16v]

Melv !!!!!

Welcome mate Good to finally see you here as well

I would keep the pics coming, but I'm working on my Discovery right now

 

[Supercharged16v]

Carbs back on