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by Paul Patrick
Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:37 pm
Forum: Car Logger
Topic: Mk4 "Dolores"
Replies: 9
Views: 10852

Re: Mk4 "Dolores"

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
by Paul Patrick
Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:11 am
Forum: Surviving Cars
Topic: xpo 827v
Replies: 8
Views: 7722

Re: xpo 827v

Dave?
by Paul Patrick
Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:24 pm
Forum: Davrian Marque
Topic: Works cradleless/cantilever engine installation
Replies: 4
Views: 4758

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...
by Paul Patrick
Sat Dec 24, 2011 11:06 pm
Forum: Davrian Marque
Topic: Works cradleless/cantilever engine installation
Replies: 4
Views: 4758

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?
by Paul Patrick
Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:53 pm
Forum: Surviving Cars
Topic: xpo 827v
Replies: 8
Views: 7722

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...
by Paul Patrick
Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:24 am
Forum: Surviving Cars
Topic: xpo 827v
Replies: 8
Views: 7722

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
by Paul Patrick
Tue Oct 04, 2011 11:59 pm
Forum: Surviving Cars
Topic: xpo 827v
Replies: 8
Views: 7722

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...
by Paul Patrick
Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:20 pm
Forum: Surviving Cars
Topic: xpo 827v
Replies: 8
Views: 7722

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...