New shell donor 19/9/92 New shell donor 19/9/92 Rusty Sprint with new shell donor 19/9/92
19/9/92 bought shell donor 1500 auto
20/9/92 started to strip, lights, trim etc.
26/9/92 propshaft and dashboard
27/9/92 interior
3/10/92 doors, screens, heater, wipers
4/10/92 began cleaning up shell, in engine bay
17/10/92 engine and gearbox removed
18/10/92 wiring loom removed and last bits from bulkhead
Doors in flat Strip down nearly complete
24/10/92 cleaning engine bay, thick underseal
25/10/92 cleaning engine bay
7/11/92 cut out rusty RH sill, inner perfect
8/11/92 work on sill
14/11/92 welded on new RH sill
15/11/92 removed sill, put it back right this time
21/11/92 finished sill, removed RH front wing (rusty over headlights)
22/11/92 removed LH front wing, fitted pair glass ones (for lightness)
28/11/92 patched small holes in rear wheel arches
29/11/92 removed sub frame, cleaned inner wings
Removing 1500 engine and auto box 17/10/92 Removed outer sill inner perfect 7/11/92
5/12/92 cleaned inner front wheel arches
12/12/92 cleaning inner front wheel arches, treat with jenolite
13/12/92 primed inner front wheel arches, start cleaning rears
19/12/92 hammerite inner front wings, cleaning rears
20/12/92 hammerite rear arches, remove axle and exhaust
28/12/92 Start swap of 1500 auto mechanicals to Sprint shell. 1500 shell placed on trailer and removed to garden .Remove sprint engine, sub frame and axle, fit 1500 sub frame and axle
Shell moved to use garage for mechanical swap of Sprint shell to 1500 auto 28/12/92 Shell moved to use garage for mechanical swap of Sprint shell to 1500 auto 28/12/92
29/12/92 removed sprint dash, loom, pedals etc.. Fit 1500 loom
30/12/92 Fit 1500 dash, pedals, brakes, connect up loom
31/12/92 Fit 1500 engine and auto box, prop shaft, exhaust etc.
1/1/93 connect remaining electric's, battery and bonnet, forget about auto inhibitor switch .Drive Sprint shell as 1500 auto. Put 1500 shell back in garage. At swap Sprint = 137466 miles 1500 = 58854
Removing Sprint engine to install 1500 auto bits 28/12/92 Sprint engine bay 28/12/92