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Oct 29, 2017 17:04:51 GMT
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Evening
Can anyone tell me a bit more about the A35 and a Herald?
I know most of midget bits fit the A35 whats the deal with lowering these?
Does the midget gearbox also fit this without any modifications to the tunnel?
The Herald i know about the rear end kicking up how easy are these to lower?
and again do most other triumph engines fit in with little work needed?
Cheers
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v8ian
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Oct 29, 2017 18:00:06 GMT
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A35s can be lowered at the rear with traditional lowering blocks, fronts are a bit different, lowering springs will work and lowering the bottom spring platform with spacers also work, discs will require spridget stubs and calipers, there are kits for converting to rip steering, telescopic shockconversions are available too from companies like Frontline,in fact there are loads of bits available, I'm 99% sure sprite gearboxes fit... if you are contemplating more power, swapping out the axle for a 105e axle is a worthwhile swap
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style. Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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Oct 29, 2017 18:11:49 GMT
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Herald has excellent parts interchangeability with Spitfires so is pretty straight forward cross a Herald with a rusty 1500 Spit to end up with a Herald 1500 with overdrive. Rear suspension is easy enough to lower with a block on top of the diff (various sizes available) and converting to the Spitfire MkIV/1500 swing spring goes a very long way to curing the wheel-tuck problem. Parts from the Vitesse and GT6 also fit and that in turn means it's possible to go all the way to 2.5L. If you do want to go that way then you are much better off starting with a Vitesse in the first place. In fact a well sorted Herald 1500 will give a standard Vitesse 2L a run for it's money, especially on a twisty road. Herald is much more stylish that one of inverted bath-tub thingys Nick
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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Oct 29, 2017 18:16:57 GMT
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A35s can be lowered at the rear with traditional lowering blocks, fronts are a bit different, lowering springs will work and lowering the bottom spring platform with spacers also work, discs will require spridget stubs and calipers, there are kits for converting to rip steering, telescopic shockconversions are available too from companies like Frontline,in fact there are loads of bits available, I'm 99% sure sprite gearboxes fit... if you are contemplating more power, swapping out the axle for a 105e axle is a worthwhile swap Doesn't the 105e axle need to be shortened? whats this rip steering you've mentioned? I've heard people fit the A40 steering box but anything A40 I've found is fairly hard to come by.
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Oct 29, 2017 18:19:30 GMT
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Herald has excellent parts interchangeability with Spitfires so is pretty straight forward cross a Herald with a rusty 1500 Spit to end up with a Herald 1500 with overdrive. Rear suspension is easy enough to lower with a block on top of the diff (various sizes available) and converting to the Spitfire MkIV/1500 swing spring goes a very long way to curing the wheel-tuck problem. Parts from the Vitesse and GT6 also fit and that in turn means it's possible to go all the way to 2.5L. If you do want to go that way then you are much better off starting with a Vitesse in the first place. In fact a well sorted Herald 1500 will give a standard Vitesse 2L a run for it's money, especially on a twisty road. Herald is much more stylish that one of inverted bath-tub thingys Nick is the 1500 a worthwhile upgrade over say a 13/60? as thats the sort of model i prefer
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v8ian
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Oct 29, 2017 20:00:12 GMT
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A35s can be lowered at the rear with traditional lowering blocks, fronts are a bit different, lowering springs will work and lowering the bottom spring platform with spacers also work, discs will require spridget stubs and calipers, there are kits for converting to rip steering, telescopic shockconversions are available too from companies like Frontline,in fact there are loads of bits available, I'm 99% sure sprite gearboxes fit... if you are contemplating more power, swapping out the axle for a 105e axle is a worthwhile swap Doesn't the 105e axle need to be shortened? whats this rip steering you've mentioned? I've heard people fit the A40 steering box but anything A40 I've found is fairly hard to come by. RIP steering....Lol, spellchecker strikes again, It should be R&P, rack and pinion, I used an anglia axle without modifying it,
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style. Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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Oct 29, 2017 20:28:35 GMT
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is the 1500 a worthwhile upgrade over say a 13/60? as thats the sort of model i prefer That might depend on what you want to use the car for. A healthy 13/60 is about 60 hp and the engine is willing and free revving. It doesn't mind sitting at 4000+ rpm for hours - which is just as well with the factory gearing! You can add Spitfire overdrive for motorway cruising. The 1500 is a bit over 70 bhp but much more torquey, so the gains are bigger than the bhp numbers suggest. The flip side is that it doesn't much like to rev and will be begging for mercy at 70 mph, so you MUST change the gearing to get a usable car. A 1500 Herald with a 3.89 diff and overdrive is a great all-rounder and will cruise happily at 80. Use the 3.63 diff from a 1500 Spit and the cruising is even more relaxed but acceleration is slightly blunted. Either the 1300 or the 1500 have decent tuning potential though the 1500 has a (justified) reputation for fragility if subjected to lots of revs and/or not carefully built. The small crank 1300 though can be safe to 7000 rpm if and is the one to go for if you want a screamer. I've had both (in the same car). The 1300 "screamer" (95ish bhp, powerband 3000 - 6500+) was a hoot and used to embarrass things like Volvo 360 GLTs, XR2s and XR3is (yes, it was a while ago), but it was crabby in traffic and did get a bit wearing as a daily. The 1500 with some minor mods (maybe 80 - 85 bhp) lacked the ultimate speed but was still plenty quick enough. I did many long-distance miles with the car in that form. Nick
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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Nick I know the front trunnions need oiling to stop failure is there any other things I should be aware of?
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ivangt6
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Front hubs can be swapped for caterham hubs with upper and lower balljoints. Adjustable upper wishbones are available. Rear swing spring setup can be swapped for gt6/vitesse rotoflex setup or late gt6 swing spring setup. Rotoflex driveshafts can be swapped for cv jointed driveshafts. Late gt6 swing spring is lighter than rotoflex
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1979 Mini 1000 1972 Triumph GT6 2007 VW Golf GTi 1979 VW T25 Leisuredrive 1988 Range Rover Vogue SE
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Regarding the A35, the A35 gearbox has a tailhousing that is 3" shorter then the Minor box. As far as I know the Midget box is the same length as the Minor one. That said the gearlever might actually be in the same place as the A35, if not you may be able to swap the remote extension from the A35 box onto the new box. For what it's worth, the Midget box is marginally stronger than the late Minor (rib case) box and has slightly better ratios. If you're looking at a stock-ish 1275 motor, a Minor box in good order will be OK.
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1953 Minor (Long term project) PT Cruiser
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