stealthstylz
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Oct 19, 2016 21:10:13 GMT
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As for those front wheels. They look similar to what my old dad has got on his 70s Raleigh shopping bike. Are they up to the job? Or just to make it look even madder? They're off a Raleigh Wisp moped.  They were pretty commonly used on dragsters. There is less weight directly on them than there is with somebody sat on the moped. |
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düdo
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They seem sturdy enough. Actually looks like my dad's Raleigh Twenty(?) bike just with a motor strapped on.
It shows my ignorance of 70s dragsters. The sum of my knowledge is taken from watching Wacky Races as a kid!
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Last Edit: Oct 20, 2016 7:34:57 GMT by düdo
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Smiler
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I no longer own anything FWD! Or with less than 6 cylinders, or 2.5ltrs! :)
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This is the only aviation related advert I can find for them.  Godfrey Marshall cabin blowers were fitted to the Conway engines of the VC-10 but I don't remember which type of blower. I believe they all look pretty similar, just varying in size. I'll see if I can dig out my old course notes, there may be some details about them in there that may be of use to you. |
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www.Auto-tat.co.uk'96 Range Rover P38 DSE (daily driver) '71 Reliant Scimitar SE5 GTE 3.0ltr Jag V6 Conversion '79 Reliant Scimitar SE6A 3.0ltr 24valve Omega Conversion '85 Escort Cabrio 2.0 Zetec - Sold '91 BMW 525i - Sold '82 Cortina 2.9i Ghia Cosworth - Sold '72 VW Campervan - Sold '65 LandRover 88" - Sold
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v8ian
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Oct 20, 2016 17:22:53 GMT
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I had a Godfrey blower, again it was for cabin air, but was centrifugal, not dissimilar to a paxton supercharger
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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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820
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Oct 20, 2016 18:13:11 GMT
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What an amazing find, it couldnt have gone to a better home after reading through this thread.
That engine is amazing, absolutely love the thinking and the engineering quality.
With the parts in such good condition whoever put it into storage must have wanted it up and running again.
Fully restored with new paint as per its last outing and that engine running again would really be something special but if you rebuild this car then I think you have every right to add or improve something if you find the right parts or get the right ideas, as said earlier it is a race car and they are always evolving.
Best of luck, looking forward to watching your progress.
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stealthstylz
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Oct 20, 2016 18:26:52 GMT
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What an amazing find, it couldnt have gone to a better home after reading through this thread. That engine is amazing, absolutely love the thinking and the engineering quality. With the parts in such good condition whoever put it into storage must have wanted it up and running again. Fully restored with new paint as per its last outing and that engine running again would really be something special but if you rebuild this car then I think you have every right to add or improve something if you find the right parts or get the right ideas, as said earlier it is a race car and they are always evolving. Best of luck, looking forward to watching your progress. The plan is to spend some money on the engine to bring it upto date with the extra 40 years of development that they've had to try and keep it reliable. I'm going to try my hardest to get the blower and FI working. When it does (or if it doesn't) I'll build a turbo/EFI setup too. In other news - I've been in contact with Mike Sayers the original builder of the car. |
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820
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Oct 20, 2016 18:34:27 GMT
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What an amazing find, it couldnt have gone to a better home after reading through this thread. That engine is amazing, absolutely love the thinking and the engineering quality. With the parts in such good condition whoever put it into storage must have wanted it up and running again. Fully restored with new paint as per its last outing and that engine running again would really be something special but if you rebuild this car then I think you have every right to add or improve something if you find the right parts or get the right ideas, as said earlier it is a race car and they are always evolving. Best of luck, looking forward to watching your progress. The plan is to spend some money on the engine to bring it upto date with the extra 40 years of development that they've had to try and keep it reliable. I'm going to try my hardest to get the blower and FI working. When it does (or if it doesn't) I'll build a turbo/EFI setup too. In other news - I've been in contact with Mike Sayers the original builder of the car. Sounds exciting. Mike Sayers must be pleased it has emerged from storage. |
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Smiler
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Oct 20, 2016 21:18:45 GMT
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I take it he was impressed when you got in contact with him.
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www.Auto-tat.co.uk'96 Range Rover P38 DSE (daily driver) '71 Reliant Scimitar SE5 GTE 3.0ltr Jag V6 Conversion '79 Reliant Scimitar SE6A 3.0ltr 24valve Omega Conversion '85 Escort Cabrio 2.0 Zetec - Sold '91 BMW 525i - Sold '82 Cortina 2.9i Ghia Cosworth - Sold '72 VW Campervan - Sold '65 LandRover 88" - Sold
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stealthstylz
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Oct 20, 2016 22:04:43 GMT
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He emailed me - basically I wasn't sure if he was still alive as I found out that the Pickering Experimental Engineering & Model society had a "Mike Sayers Memorial" award for Engineering Excellence. I fired them an email asking if it was the same guy and next thing I know the man himself is emailing me. Yes he seems pleased it's been found. The car was the 5th and final dragster he built. However he sold it when the sport changed to bracket classes (rather than engine capacity based) and he went racing elsewhere.
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Smiler
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I no longer own anything FWD! Or with less than 6 cylinders, or 2.5ltrs! :)
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Oct 21, 2016 10:27:28 GMT
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Awesome! Kind of adds a whole new dimension to the build.
It's got me thinking about paying the DVLA for the history on my two Scimitars.
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www.Auto-tat.co.uk'96 Range Rover P38 DSE (daily driver) '71 Reliant Scimitar SE5 GTE 3.0ltr Jag V6 Conversion '79 Reliant Scimitar SE6A 3.0ltr 24valve Omega Conversion '85 Escort Cabrio 2.0 Zetec - Sold '91 BMW 525i - Sold '82 Cortina 2.9i Ghia Cosworth - Sold '72 VW Campervan - Sold '65 LandRover 88" - Sold
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stealthstylz
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Not done anything apart from take the tyres off. Had a list of issues with the Delica to sort and I need to extend the garage so I've got enough space to get round it.
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You know you've acquired a project worth the name when the first job on the list is to extend the garage!  Cheers Matt |
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That's the trouble with garages these days, just not designed for dragsters.  |
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Nothing to add but admiration Matt.
Well done.
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stealthstylz
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I could squeeze it in the garage as it is but it'd be tight length ways. There's a extra 7 feet of base behind it that's got a shed on at the moment but gonna extend the garage onto it and move the shed. The layout of the garage needs changing anyway. At the moment the workbench and cupboards at at the end whereas I'm going to put a full length bench down one side, then sheet the end off and have a small bench and hanging space for painting. The dragster will then go in one side with about 3 feet all the way round which is plenty.
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Adding a garage extension for the dragster  all kinds of man cool right there !  |
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Just being able to say "I'm extending my garage to fit my classic dragster" is a complete 'pack up your toys boys, the alpha male has arrived' Top Trump.
(and not in a dog turd coiffured American politician Trump sort of way)
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74 Mk1 Escort 1360, 1971 Vauxhall Victor SL2000 Estate.
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stealthstylz
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Nov 18, 2016 18:21:56 GMT
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A small update. Sent some bits away for cleaning and they've done an amazing job. All were ultrasonically cleaned then wet blasted. Dropped the block off to be done when I picked this lot up then once that's back I can get everything measured up and start building the engine. The blasting was done by this company www.aquablastingyorkshire.co.uk/ from Manvers, Rotherham and the price was so good i'll be sending them anything that needs doing as my time is better spent doing other things than fannying around with wire brushes. Head before   Head after   Axle/Gearbox carriers and hubs before   Axle/Gearbox carriers and hubs after  Sump Before  Sump After  Pedals before   Pedals After  Wheels Before  Wheels After  I don't think i'm going to use the wheels. They're a bit too pitted for my liking. Gonna paint them up and stick the old tyres back on them and make a coffee table. |
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logicaluk
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Nov 19, 2016 20:55:06 GMT
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They are going to make an ace coffe table
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