Thanks Ian. Happy Birthday. Hope you get out on the bike today. And manage to keep the faith with the Sprint

Brilliant.

@Escadrille Ecosse I work long nightshifts week on/week off so have a somewhat haphazard routine for following threads, to remedy this I have just caught up on the last year of your project all in one go and this have left me rather lost for words and in absolute awe  of the results and effort you are putting in Colin. Having hurt a hamstring at work some 11 months ago I have made no progress on my Dolomite Sprint for the last year. Haven't been cycling either but as it is my birthday on Monday I will go out then for a wee while. As for the Sprint? I am in a bit of a catch 22, the job I do is poorly paid (and very tiring) so I am having to do other work on my week off which then deprives me of time.... oh, what to do?  thanks, Ian  

Beer plays with my vision too. Ugly women look stunning, muscle bound guys look skinny. It's a hell of a thing, but I ain't stopping.

Looks like a tv production company will be there.  wonder who ? hammond and the smallest cog ??

Sadly not, I had a feeling I was going to have this issue but it was one of those late night cheap purchases! It must be an old moss or tt one, haven't seen any mild steel ones for years. It's the 621 type that doesn't have the branches overlapping i think the new ss ones have them overlapping in the middle and having the downpipes finish side by side? Mine finish on top of one another, I'll try and snap a photo of the underside of the car. It's awkward as one of the downpipes is about 3* shorter than the other. 

Take it the manifold didn't come with the Y piece. What manifold is it (apologies I couldn't find it in the thread) and which bit of the 'Y' can't you get to fit? I have had similar and had to modify one by lengthening the tail of the 'Y'.  

Looking out of a window of the ‘Samuel Palmer ‘ in Shoreham , Kent , I was confused looking at what should have been our BMW . but what are the rear red lights ??? quickly realised on moving my head that they were a reflection of of the LEDs around the top of the bar !   

Fuel pump. I fitted a used Golf mkIV fuel pump (built in swirl pot, cost £10 delivered 10 years ago) into the tank, I was lucky, my friend had access to equipment to clean a tank and braze a plate onto the tank back then. Saying that, I have seen "split rings" that may work though the tank seam makes things awkward.  The golf pump will run the tank just about dry (reckon I have been down to 1/2 gallon or possibly less) and is a decent bit of kit.