Nominal Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Nice going. Video is good too - must be time for a broken axle? Or a blower .... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 The axles in these are stronger than the early a-series Have an AMR500 to go on at somepoint. Will be a while. Want a full engine rebuild before that(or after is maybe a more likely event) I would only run low low boost, and mainly use it to keep the oil in, haha The old kits were supposed to double the power and half the acceleration time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 5.5j 14 steel rims fitted with 185/65/14 tyres i think this is my ideal look. 2 inches wider than the standard rim (cant use 4.5 van rims as my pcd is different) Im thinking to get the centres put in new bands rather than widening - to give me a safety lip better choice of tyres too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 More of the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 You need a big shed to work on it....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Thats easy for you to say whenbyou have a big shed... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 #chequebookbuild Time to start thinking about what il do with this when i get back New repro electronic 23D distributor will be waiting for me. Sold by accuspark so i am hoping the quality is acceptable/good enough to drive. Will freshen and hot up the engine. Think i can get away with a rering if i had to but this will have to wait till its all stripped down. Want to go biggest pistons i can to get it up to 1100cc. But dang they aint cheap anyway. Off the top of my head timing chain new exhaust valves oversize intake valves new valve guides cam grind while its apart i may as well have a second go at porting, and il balance and polish the rods and pistons Oh and sort the carbs and extractors out finally of course for what i want to do its throwing money away. Could just stick a fiat/datsun/ even an a series engine in there and have double the power minimum with no mods anyway. Box of new engine bits will come, will have another measure up and order the hop up parts and get some machining done. Anti roll bar kit if shipping is within the relms of only eyewatering/find one locally spending my days dreaming of a sporty touring engine for lush coastal cruising anything iv missed? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Man if you want a sporty touring engine why NOT seriously consider the others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostchips Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Flatheads are cool. Have you considered boosting the power with willpower? i find that helps. Or a blower. Adapt something for forced induction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 New repro electronic 23D distributor will be waiting for me. Sold by accuspark so i am hoping the quality is acceptable/good enough to drive. Is that one of the one's off the tard? Nearly bought one then panicked and bought a pertronix kit instead.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Id be doing a datsun swap if you aint fussed about originality. Make it so much more usable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Nah as rustisize said flatheads are neat plus all the builds end up the same. Theres only a handful of tuned sidevalve morries out there - i have motorcycles for real speed have decided to keep this one NA and keep my blower for a different project (if this was a 2 door or convertable id be more inclined to bolt the blower on) not to mention if i do a mod that requires a cert then il end up modifying everything and never have it on the road. So pretty happy with my plans for a factory/period tuning house sedan for the sporting family man in summary. I like slow old brit cars ok I ordered the distributor direct from the manufacturer. They sound pretty good about sending a new one out if you get a dud. Not sure if they own the original tooling for yhe lucas distributors or not. I seem to think.they do, car is totally usable Alex, its only a little slower than your house 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Blower would be boss in an anglia... just saying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Itl be something 1930s - 40s again. But not.till im settled down someplace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 After swwing that photo of a green series mm on japanese plates and wheels in the brit cars thread i have been wondering about getting some mags instead of wide steels the set of 4 spoke almex rims polished with black centres on trademe caught my eye. Spendy tho, but i started searching for pics of minors on 13" wheels This one is on chevy vega wheels which are similar. Looks silly. Such a shame, will uave to be 14 or possibly 15" if i do edit: though the 13" steels i had on for a while didnt look as bad as the one above. I think i had huge tyres on there tho and the amount of sway around the corners was comical 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Hah! TORTOROSORORSONRNORNN. I CHANGED YOUR PERCEPTION WITH ONE PICTURE! TAKE THAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Only.ever see minors on minilites because 4x4" Something different is a breath of fresh air. Dont want mesh tho, so it may be a long search will depwnd on if i can get some cheaper than widening my steels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Yahoo auctions here i come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostchips Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 What about swap your centers into another rim? No bands to worry about that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 that was the plan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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