Pictures of old or rare vehicles

[octo0072000]

Ok then what's the running gear as said wheels look like MX5?

 

[stuvy]

Sorry to play devils advocate but rather than a body drop as the Americans call it

Build a car properly

The Austin’s are known for top heavy weight so won’t handle

 

[Bullet2012]

Sorry to play devils advocate but rather than a body drop as the Americans call it

Build a car properly

The Austin’s are known for top heavy weight so won’t handle

Come and see if you can improve it. You seem to know how without inspection.

 

[stuvy]

Come and see if you can improve it. You seem to know how without inspection.

As a former race mechanic I think I would have a better start than most

 

[Bullet2012]

As a former race mechanic I think I would have a better start than most

Mechanic, not designer.
Demolition derby vehicles are considered to be race cars by some , therefore by definition anyone that works on such vehicles is a “race mechanic”

 

[minimutly]

I AM going to get this out more and use it!
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2.3 slant with a zf?

 

[stuvy]

Mechanic, not designer.
Demolition derby vehicles are considered to be race cars by some , therefore by definition anyone that works on such vehicles is a “race mechanic”

Iv built sidecars recently and the last chassis I built now holds the current lap record on Mallory park as of a week back

But your right I’m wrong

 

[Bullet2012]

I AM going to get this out more and use it!
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Very nice

 

[Bullet2012]

Iv built sidecars recently and the last chassis I built now holds the current lap record on Mallory park as of a week back

But your right I’m wrong

Nice, did you design it as well ?

 

[stuvy]

Nice, did you design it as well ?

Yes from scratch

Been building cars bikes and trikes for a few years

Only 3 years on sidecars as we started with an F2

 

[Bullet2012]

Yes from scratch

Been building cars bikes and trikes for a few years

Only 3 years on sidecars as we started with an F2

Cool, keep it up

 

[Rannsachair]

Out on my 55 AJS Model 20 today:

 

[jsf55]

This is one owner from concept to completion

There was a chap on one of the old sites i followed, now defunct that was building one with a small 4 pot motor, thought it was that one ? never saw any completed pictures tho

 

[Ali]

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Now you’ve finished arguing about it, what is it then?

 

[Bullet2012]

Now you’ve finished arguing about it, what is it then?

A custard and cream van

 

[jsf55]

Now you’ve finished arguing about it, what is it then?

Bloody nice job

 

[Blobber]

2.3 slant with a zf

Was 2.0 but now 2.3 with a type 9 5 speed Fraud box and 4HA axle with LSD, the engine and axle are bomb proof but the gear box is the weak link without throwing cash at it unfortunately

 

[octo0072000]

Was 2.0 but now 2.3 with a type 9 5 speed Fraud box and 4HA axle with LSD, the engine and axle are bomb proof but the gear box is the weak link without throwing cash at it unfortunately

used to know a kid with a HB viva that was running a lotus engine and box wide arches made from mk1 transit 35cwt arches cut and shut to suit that would be 45/50 years ago reg no was 6BOE that no is now on a rover out of test since 2018

 

[minimutly]

Was 2.0 but now 2.3 with a type 9 5 speed Fraud box and 4HA axle with LSD, the engine and axle are bomb proof but the gear box is the weak link without throwing cash at it unfortunately

I bet it does beautiful power slides....
You could go Fraud mt75 box?

 

[Blobber]

I bet it does beautiful power slides....
You could go Fraud mt75 box?

I couldn't possibly comment on its ability to do grin inducing power slides or the 11s you can produce on the tarmac with the help of the line lock!
I think the MT75 box is a big old clunky slow shifting box a bit like the ZF? I really fancy a well built sequential type 9 when I win the lottery!