Category: Engine
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Decided to head out for a cruise on Sunday afternoon with the wife, got about a kilometre up the road, was pulling up at a set of lights and the clutch went to floor and the car shuddered to a stop stuck in second gear. I managed to wrangle it into first gear and fired…
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It’s been a few months since my last update and I’ve now got the car back home and it’s going back together. It’s been slow progress as I’ve also been working on a pretty big landscaping project at home. I’ve fit up the glass to two doors. Unfortunately I had some issues with the other…
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My engine arrived on Friday. This is second time attempting delivery. The first was with TNT. Worst company ever to deal with and my advice to anyone contemplating sending something with special instructions via TNT is simple – DON’T! The second delivery with Star Track went much smoother. Getting it up and in my driveway…
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Finally getting back into the car after being a bit under the weather for a few weeks. This weekend I finished paint stripping the driver’s side. All I have left now is the front and rear panels and a tidy up underneath to remove the stone chip in the wheel wells and then the shell…
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I had my gearbox and diff rebuilt by Shaun at Classic Automobilia and Shaun was thoughtful enough to take photos of his work. For the gearbox Shaun dismantled and cleaned everything, then picked up a new layshaft and bearings while he was on a personal trip to UK. Everything was then reassembled and primed up…
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Jamie Larner called me yesterday to tell me that my engine has been finished and they sent through some photos today. If it looks half as good in person as it does in the photos then I’ll be a happy man. Lots of work has gone into this engine and I’ll share them all in…
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After looking around for an engine builder, I couldn’t find anyone locally in Sydney who impressed me with their knowledge of the little Kent engine. So, after speaking with Jamie Larner I decided to pack up my engine for a trip to Melbourne. The plan with the engine is to build a solid street motor…
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