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Oil tight Austin Seven?
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(09-10-2018, 08:46 PM)DazeOff Wrote:
(09-10-2018, 08:28 PM)Chris KC Wrote:
(09-10-2018, 08:17 PM)DazeOff Wrote:
(05-10-2018, 09:31 AM)Chris KC Wrote: It's technically interesting and could even be quite cool if the motor were something antique with lots of brass and copper....but the essential justification appears to be that the owner is appalled by vintage machinery...

With this being my 14th (or is it 15th) A7 since I started in 1963, I'm more than familiar with the 2psi 'spit & hope' engine lubrication, the crank-case compression fumes, vicious clutch, useless 1st gear, 6 volt dynamo's, chipped flywheel and leaking oil into the clutch, not to mention the lack of a heater. Removing EVERYTHING saved >240 kilo's and electric offers an improvable FUTURE when petrol will be TOO expensive to buy and a cost on the planet. Every one of my A7's was a rescue.

But then why not just buy a Twizy?
The 'Twizy' is a modern quadracycle and basically a 'mobility' 4 wheeler. I may be 71 but don't need mobility or modern (I have new Volvo monster XC60 which is THE most horrible modern load of shite anyone could drive). Electrifying an RP - IMO one of the best A7 shapes, the ultimate conversion

I've often thought of the novelty of an electric 7. it would have to be a special or fully reversible swap for me.
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Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 05-10-2018, 08:11 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Jamie - 05-10-2018, 08:58 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by morrisminor - 05-10-2018, 09:11 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by JonE - 05-10-2018, 09:16 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 05-10-2018, 09:31 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Martin Prior - 05-10-2018, 10:49 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by DazeOff - 09-10-2018, 08:17 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 09-10-2018, 08:28 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by DazeOff - 09-10-2018, 08:46 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Duncan Logan - 10-10-2018, 07:52 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 10-10-2018, 10:23 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Dave Mann - 05-10-2018, 10:14 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Martin Prior - 05-10-2018, 10:44 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Simon Scott - 05-10-2018, 10:45 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 05-10-2018, 10:58 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Hedd_Jones - 05-10-2018, 12:19 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ian Dunford - 05-10-2018, 04:05 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Austin Carr - 05-10-2018, 04:31 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Hedd_Jones - 05-10-2018, 04:52 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by John Mason - 05-10-2018, 04:56 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 05-10-2018, 05:21 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Dave Mann - 05-10-2018, 05:42 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by spannerman - 05-10-2018, 05:54 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ian Williams - 05-10-2018, 08:46 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Bob Culver - 06-10-2018, 07:58 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Dave Wortley - 06-10-2018, 08:38 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Mark McKibbin - 08-10-2018, 11:49 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Dave Mann - 06-10-2018, 09:29 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 06-10-2018, 10:21 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Colin Morgan - 06-10-2018, 11:04 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Dave Mann - 07-10-2018, 08:57 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 07-10-2018, 02:43 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Colin Morgan - 07-10-2018, 10:36 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Dave Mann - 07-10-2018, 02:51 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Colin Wilks - 07-10-2018, 04:20 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 08-10-2018, 12:30 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Martin Prior - 09-10-2018, 09:31 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Dave Wortley - 08-10-2018, 02:13 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by JonE - 09-10-2018, 10:08 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Zetomagneto - 09-10-2018, 09:25 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by DazeOff - 09-10-2018, 03:31 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Martin Prior - 09-10-2018, 03:56 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by JonE - 09-10-2018, 03:57 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ian Williams - 09-10-2018, 08:09 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 09-10-2018, 09:43 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Tony Press - 10-10-2018, 05:29 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by JonE - 10-10-2018, 11:08 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 10-10-2018, 11:37 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Biddlecombe - 10-10-2018, 11:35 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Dave Wortley - 10-10-2018, 03:09 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by John Mason - 10-10-2018, 04:25 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by jansens - 10-10-2018, 07:45 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 10-10-2018, 08:04 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Tony Press - 11-10-2018, 01:38 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 11-10-2018, 07:06 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 11-10-2018, 07:44 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by jansens - 11-10-2018, 08:08 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 11-10-2018, 08:25 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 11-10-2018, 08:27 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by jansens - 11-10-2018, 08:38 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 11-10-2018, 08:42 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 11-10-2018, 09:28 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by jansens - 11-10-2018, 08:54 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by stuartu - 11-10-2018, 08:55 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Dave Mann - 11-10-2018, 09:56 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 11-10-2018, 09:11 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Terry McGrath - 11-10-2018, 10:13 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by squeak - 11-10-2018, 12:27 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Annaustin - 13-10-2018, 11:05 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by jansens - 11-10-2018, 09:12 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 11-10-2018, 09:18 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by jansens - 11-10-2018, 09:36 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Tony Press - 11-10-2018, 10:57 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 11-10-2018, 09:39 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by jansens - 11-10-2018, 09:51 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Hedd_Jones - 11-10-2018, 10:07 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Chris KC - 11-10-2018, 02:43 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Reckless Rat - 12-10-2018, 08:26 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Colin Morgan - 12-10-2018, 10:34 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by squeak - 13-10-2018, 02:39 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Colin Morgan - 13-10-2018, 09:02 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by DazeOff - 14-10-2018, 07:19 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by JonE - 13-10-2018, 03:59 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Tony Press - 13-10-2018, 09:49 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Duncan Logan - 15-10-2018, 05:46 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by squeak - 13-10-2018, 11:15 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 14-10-2018, 08:22 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Tony Press - 14-10-2018, 10:19 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ian Williams - 14-10-2018, 08:27 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Viteran - 14-10-2018, 10:46 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Bob Culver - 15-10-2018, 07:16 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ian Williams - 15-10-2018, 09:40 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by merlinart - 15-10-2018, 02:14 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Tony Press - 15-10-2018, 10:06 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ruairidh Dunford - 15-10-2018, 09:45 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Colin Morgan - 15-10-2018, 11:43 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Martin Prior - 15-10-2018, 12:16 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ray White - 15-10-2018, 02:05 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by vintage_racing - 16-10-2018, 10:02 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Dave Prior - 16-10-2018, 10:15 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Martin Prior - 16-10-2018, 10:32 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by DazeOff - 16-10-2018, 08:10 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ray White - 16-10-2018, 11:48 AM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by John Mason - 16-10-2018, 12:29 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Reckless Rat - 16-10-2018, 12:56 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by DazeOff - 16-10-2018, 07:27 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ian Williams - 16-10-2018, 08:10 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Martin Prior - 16-10-2018, 08:40 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Ray White - 16-10-2018, 08:50 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Martin Prior - 16-10-2018, 09:24 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Reckless Rat - 16-10-2018, 09:37 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Zetomagneto - 16-10-2018, 10:06 PM
RE: Oil tight Austin Seven? - by Tony Press - 16-10-2018, 11:57 PM

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