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RE: Supercharged Austin seven engine advice - Ruairidh Dunford - 02-01-2018 Was that the red doped fabric special Malcolm? I remember it at Doune one year, I would have been eight or nine years old. RE: Supercharged Austin seven engine advice - Malcolm Parker - 02-01-2018 The same, Ruairidh. I think you would be in your mid teens at the time! The top of the tail wasn't doped fabric. It was actually paper mache. The tail was made out of a series of plywood ribs, with thin strips of aluminium (scrap offcuts) tacked on. This was covered in a layer of canvas. The paper mache was done using strips of newspaper (my brothers Financial Times) about 6" x 2" glued on with wallpaper paste. I think about a dozen layers were applied, it didn't take long. As it dried it shrank and gave a finish similar to a tortoise shell. I gave it a couple of coats of yacht varnish then Red Tekaloid. It was incredibly tough, I reckon a brick would have bounced off. The body was sold and went onto another chassis, it then went round various dealers in Europe and ended up in Germany, where it has appeared at the Oldtimer GP and other events. Photos of the car were on the previous Forum. RE: Supercharged Austin seven engine advice - Ruairidh Dunford - 02-01-2018 I do remember this finish on it! RE: Supercharged Austin seven engine advice - merlinart - 02-01-2018 (02-01-2018, 12:23 PM)Malcolm Parker Wrote: Years ago I ran an Austin 7 special with a belt driven Shorrock C75 supercharger. As tested on Stuart Rolts Dyno, which was accurate, it produced 32.5 bhp at 5000rpm. The car had fabulous torque and most of the time was in top gear, probably aided by the use of 15" wheels. Cooling was a constant problem, even with a water pump fitted. At times there would be ice on the inlet manifold and the exhaust manifold was almost red hot. If it idled too long it would brew up like a volcano. RE: Supercharged Austin seven engine advice - Austin in the Shed - 02-01-2018 Grasshopper drive arrangement.There's 6" between the head and bonnet RE: Supercharged Austin seven engine advice - shane - 03-01-2018 I would like to thank everyone for the input. Seems I have opened a can of worms. RE: Supercharged Austin seven engine advice - Zetomagneto - 03-01-2018 [attachment=1797 Wrote: Charles P pid='5248' dateline='1514890652'] Here's some nice work from Tim Myall at Pigsty RE: Supercharged Austin seven engine advice - Chris KC - 04-01-2018 Possibly I'm being a little old fashioned, but does it trouble anyone else that this discussion (and a couple of similar ones) is taking place in a public forum? Inevitably & quite rightly enthusiasts will discuss among themselves the cost of their hobby. I would be most aggrieved though if any of the local (fill in your own favourite workplace inappropriate term here)'s got the idea that my 2 or 3 A7 engines are worth 18 grand a piece (which they are not) and carried them off into the night. It's a bit of a thieves' charter... RE: Supercharged Austin seven engine advice - Alan - 04-01-2018 Good point RE: Supercharged Austin seven engine advice - Ruairidh Dunford - 04-01-2018 A pitfall of posturing. |