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1275cc Supercharged Traveller
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:58 pm
by jonathon
Thought you would like to see this, one of our customers cars after a visit to V Max Scart
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt--JJa1n ... ris_minor/
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:11 pm
by Mogwai
stop it your giving me naughty ideas again:P
sounds fantastic when its reved
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:16 pm
by Lukey
Nice, got any of vids of it in action?
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:52 pm
by jonathon
Afraid not, at least not yet. I have only just found the film by a chance search. I'm hoping it will attend the track at the National in June along with several of our other incarnations, plus hopefully a glut of modified and standard cars will be willing to take on the short sprint circuit.
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:57 pm
by d_harris
I might even have a go in mine
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:06 am
by Longdog
Drool.......very nice, I am still hoping to do mine over next winter using the same kit.
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:27 am
by paulk
Oooooohhhh Nice.
Dammit I've drooled on the keyboard again.
I really like the way it fits so neatly in the space like it was always supposed to be there.
Maybe Issigonisis always expected it to be
;)
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:10 pm
by superchargedfool
sounds familiar but can't think why.
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:17 pm
by paulhumphries
Latest issue of Practical Classics came in post this morning and next month they have an article on supercharging the A Series.
Paul H.
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:40 pm
by bmcecosse
Issi expected the car to have a flat 4 boxer engine - that's why the bay is so wide!
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:41 pm
by Kevin
bmcecosse wrote:Issi expected the car to have a flat 4 boxer engine - that's why the bay is so wide!
That always puzzled me as nuffield intended to use the Wolsley 8 engine but changed to the side valve due to cost.
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:01 pm
by chrisd87
Possibly materials shortages in the immediate post-war years too perhaps?
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:18 pm
by mike.perry
The original design was for a flat 4 engine. That was shelved due to development problems and costs, and Izzi was intstructed to use the existing 918 side valve from the Morris 8. The intention was to replace this with the OHV version fitted to the Wolseley 8, however the A Series was up and running when Austin took over and was inflicted on the Morris Minor