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I'm thinking of taking a punt on this....
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:39 pm
by Ondergard
... assuming that a pm I sent earlier on this messageboard doesn't bear fruit!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Morris-Minor-full ... 240%3A1318
What do people think? Does it look too good to be true?
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:54 pm
by bmcecosse
The 'high lift cam' is hard to resist!
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:08 am
by Ondergard
bmcecosse wrote:The 'high lift cam' is hard to resist!
I'm an ignoramus - so why do you say that?
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:46 am
by charlie_morris_minor
It looks very good.. but the only way to really tell is take it for a test drive and have a look around underneath to see the chassis condition.
It does not sound too good to be true at 1K yes it would be to good to be true but you do not know what the reserve is.
One bad point is that he has used red oxide... there are far far better anti rust treatments out there these days but a this is lot better than nothing.
Why is bmcecosse finding it hard to resist the "high lift" cams? The standard cam shaft in the moggy is designed to be a good compromise across the rev range for a range of drivers giving a smooth drive and acceptable accelration. The emphasis in the last sentence is firmly on compromise, "high lift" cams should improve the ability of the engine to accelerate and allow you to rev the engine higher but will be slightly less smooth at low speed. The trouble is if the cam shaft is too "lumpy" i.e. they are very "high lift" cams it will run very roughly at low speeds but be very good at high speed. So it depends on your driving style.. if you are going to be sitting in trffic jams all day long you might find a high lift cam is a bit of a pain to live with, if you are a "spirited" driver high lift cams are great!
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:34 am
by Helenginger
I'm prepared to open a book on it having a mega high reserve!
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:53 am
by Judge
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:59 am
by tonym911
What's the market rate for grandmothers these days
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:06 am
by plastic_orange
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:48 am
by dunketh
Looks lovely.
I really like the way he/she has done all the mods too. Very nicely finished, a good package imho.
Is that a swift parked next to it?
I'd keep the Minor myself.
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:05 pm
by Peetee
High lift cam but a standard manifold and carb - and horrors! - a pancake filter
Who advised him on that mod??
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:41 pm
by plastic_orange
Aye, he must be losing at least 3 HP there
Pete
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:52 pm
by Peetee
Aye, he must be losing at least 3 HP there
That's a 9% loss!
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:27 pm
by plastic_orange
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:50 am
by dunketh
Probably ran out of money.
Interior and the rest of the car is nicely done though.
As for air filters, I never bothered with one.
I always thought 'bore scoring' was something to do with pigs winning prizes...
