TheGiantTribble
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| posted on 26/2/12 at 03:27 PM |
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It's here :-)
Firstly a big thanks to everyone who offered help and advice about collecting my kit.
It now here, arrrived friday 30 minutes early even :-)
Can you tell what it is yet???
Prety no not me the car
Practising Lemans style driver changes?
And of course the house is now filled with parts and Mrs Tribble is filled with desire...to hit me round the head with a frying pan
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mookaloid
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| posted on 26/2/12 at 04:11 PM |
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sweet 
What's going under the lovely bodywork?
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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TheGiantTribble
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| posted on 26/2/12 at 05:21 PM |
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Well it should be a BMC A series 1275 from a midget or Sprite
and the reality it will very probably be built like that to start with, besides Westfield get very twitchy if you ask about 'other'
engines.
Long term I've a hankering for a Lotus Twin Cam Should just fit (sort of) and is kinda in keeping. Almost deffinetly will mean cutting a bit
of a hole in the bonnet and making a Aluminium power buldge
Vroom Vroom
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owelly
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| posted on 26/2/12 at 05:47 PM |
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Tsk! You should have cut the grass before the bits of car came. Just another distraction...
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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Stuart_B
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| posted on 26/2/12 at 05:49 PM |
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looking good will have to come and see that
black mk indy, 1.6pinto on cbr600 bike carb's.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 26/2/12 at 06:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by TheGiantTribble
Well it should be a BMC A series 1275 from a midget or Sprite
and the reality it will very probably be built like that to start with, besides Westfield get very twitchy if you ask about 'other'
engines.
Long term I've a hankering for a Lotus Twin Cam Should just fit (sort of) and is kinda in keeping. Almost deffinetly will mean cutting a bit
of a hole in the bonnet and making a Aluminium power buldge
Vroom Vroom
How about an Esprit Turbo engine? 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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eddie99
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| posted on 26/2/12 at 06:44 PM |
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Oooo i like that lots!!! I think you should be putting a more powerful motor under it though
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scotty g
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| posted on 26/2/12 at 07:50 PM |
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Two words dude.
MORE POWER!!!!!1
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 26/2/12 at 08:08 PM |
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Looks great
Cant wait to see the build pics of that as it cmes together.
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cs3tcr
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| posted on 26/2/12 at 08:44 PM |
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It needs one of these:
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rdodger
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| posted on 26/2/12 at 09:50 PM |
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Twin cam fits!
http://www.sbc100.com/Westfield/
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iank
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| posted on 27/2/12 at 09:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cs3tcr
It needs one of these:
Very nice, but not cheap unless you count using the Imp engine which is based on it.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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TimC
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| posted on 27/2/12 at 09:16 PM |
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Yep, like that - did try to get Westfield to sell me the basics.. nope. Still, happy with another jelly-mould.
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TheGiantTribble
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| posted on 27/2/12 at 09:52 PM |
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cs3tcr...yes that certainly looks the part and no there is noway the bank manageress is agreeing to one of them :-(
rdodger..thanks for that link, proves what I've been a thinking.
So the locost group believes more power is necassary...even if I mention BMC A 1275 tunned to 100 horses mean 200 gallopers per tonne that should be
enough for anyone?
And before everyone screems at me, think about the skinny tyres it has to live with.
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cs3tcr
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| posted on 28/2/12 at 12:16 AM |
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I think the 1275 fits the car perfectly. They make more than enough power for the XI's and are relatively cheap. Sometimes i wish i had stuck
with the 1275 rather than the Climax in mine. I spent slightly more than Lotus TC money on it, and i'm probably getting the HP of a 948 Morris
Minor.
Good luck with the build, and i look forward to seeing more pics as you put it together.
~Rod
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