Hi Hal,
Just spotted this, I notice that there doesn't seem to be an A frame engine mount. How is the engine supported as I'm still contemplating weight saving
during the winter rebuild?
thanks ,Paul
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- Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:37 pm
- Forum: Car Logger
- Topic: Mk4 "Dolores"
- Replies: 9
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- Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:11 am
- Forum: Surviving Cars
- Topic: xpo 827v
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7825
Re: xpo 827v
Dave?
- Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:24 pm
- Forum: Davrian Marque
- Topic: Works cradleless/cantilever engine installation
- Replies: 4
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Re: Works cradleless/cantilever engine installation
Hello Riddy, thanks for the reply. Do you know why it was too unreliable? I seem to remember a bloke in Sheffield having his engine suspended in this way, (Cam(shaft) Johnson I think his name was)in his Mk5 turbo and I don't remember that it gave any trouble. Was it that the crankcase nipping the cr...
- Sat Dec 24, 2011 11:06 pm
- Forum: Davrian Marque
- Topic: Works cradleless/cantilever engine installation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4773
Works cradleless/cantilever engine installation
Has anyone got any photos of Adrian's cradleless engine installation for an Imp engine in the works race cars, as I wouldn't mind copying the set-up and saving a few kilos while I'm doing the winter rebuild?
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:53 pm
- Forum: Surviving Cars
- Topic: xpo 827v
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7825
Re: xpo 827v
Hello Dave, would love to see all the photos of the build from 1979 and hear all about your dealings with Adrian when ordering and buying the car. I was never fortunate enough to meet him and I'm sure I would have got a lot out of being around one of Britains unsung heroes, beavering away in the bac...
- Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:24 am
- Forum: Surviving Cars
- Topic: xpo 827v
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7825
Re: xpo 827v
By the way this is worth a look as this is the calibre of some of the driving over here:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d01VBR5n ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d01VBR5n ... re=related
- Tue Oct 04, 2011 11:59 pm
- Forum: Surviving Cars
- Topic: xpo 827v
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7825
Re: xpo 827v
Sorry, just remembered some photos on various sites http://www.caoradubha.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=6616 http://www.caoradubha.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=6527 http://www.caoradubha.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4757 http://public.fotki.com/D4D/2009--event-pictures/mec-hillclimb-weeke/img00...
- Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:20 pm
- Forum: Surviving Cars
- Topic: xpo 827v
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7825
Re: xpo 827v
Just spotted this here, I'm still the owner of xpo 827x though the reg is long unused as the car is only ever used on the hills here in Ireland. We moved over here in 1996 and borought it and the Clan over with us.It runs in class 3a (sports and gt cars up to 1650cc) so as you can imagine it is some...