Austin A30 Racer

I have been meaning to start a thread about my little old Austin A30. I have owned this car for years and it has spent many a year dormant, in storage awaiting parts, me to get divorced and other projects ahead in the queue. It is now in the "operating theatre" at the man-cave and significant progress is being made. It is currently inverted on the roll-over frame and when the underside is completed, it will be put back the right way up to be made more beautiful! The idea is to use the car for mild competition (hillclimbs & sprints, maybe drifting), track-days, and general classic car events. The spec isn't fully finalised, but the main parts are already in place. Pretty much all of the work done so far, has been completed by me and I intend to carry on doing as much as I can myself (for reasons of ego, lack of money and basic tight-fisted attitudes!) Main spec is as follows :

Engine
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1380cc A-Series from a Midget fitted with a modified head from a BMW K1100RS motorbike, original cam used as a jack-shaft, baffled sump
Maniflow exhaust manifold and utilising the BMW injection via a Megasquirt ECU

Gearbox
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Ford Type-9 5-speed with Tran-X straight-cut, close ratio gear-kit

Rear Axle
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Original casing with LSD and stronger shafts. Midget brakes

Suspension
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Loosely standard, but with 3 leaf rear springs, Rae-Davis rear A-frame and front fabricated upper wishbones (like the Front-line setup)
Telescopic dampers all round. Rae Davis big front ant-roll bar at the front.

Bodyshell
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To look like a classic saloon racer with full Custom Cages roll bar. At the moment it isn't painted, but much new metal has been let in with new sills, new floors etc. Spare wheel well has been removed from the boot floor for a big silencer to live. Heated screen instead of a heater. Rear arches stretched like the Goodwood Revival racers (not a simple job!). Mostly seam welded for maximum strength.