Which pomme car did you own *and* like?
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From: user on 3 Sep 2009 03:58 Noddy wrote: > "Charles" <CSpanner(a)poppy.net> wrote in message > news:h7npso$7il$1(a)aioe.org... > >> And why or how would you fit 2X dual throat webbers onto a two inlet port >> head? You have enough of a problem with fitting 2X 1 1/2 SU's for road >> use. > > For a man who claims to own some interesting English cars you seem to be > incredibly ignorant about them. > > Google is your friend Roger. > > -- > Regards, > Noddy. > > Seriously how would twin 2x webers pass a roadworthy as a single twin choke was difficult enough and the mechanical problems were not worth the effort you spanker It might be possible to forgive trevor but you know better ( or should)
From: Jason James on 3 Sep 2009 04:43 "hippo" <am9obmhAc2hvYWwubmV0LmF1(a)REGISTERED_USER_usenet.com.au> wrote in message news:h7nl1c$t90$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> > I've never *owned* a car I didn't like but I've driven plenty I wouldn't > buy. > That's not to say that any of the following were oil tight or trouble > free! > > Minor: 53 & 56 2 dr, 59 4 dr, 63 van (stolen, vanished, then showed up > restored by a later owner about 15 yrs later - good to see it still going) Morry thous' had that special thing about them which ensured their ongoing popularity. I haven't owned one, but the conversion to a Datsun 1000/1200 or later Sunny engines (1400cc), have been a great mod. One in town here (Datto 1200) gets along quite nicely. > Mini: 64 850 (1st car), 70 & & 71 1100, 72 998 (swapped with broken > suspension for a registerable Honda Lead with 56000Km) "The" moment for BMC ie the coming of the Mini. 'Nuff said. > > 1800: 66 MkI, 68 & 70 MkII Good family cars IMHO for the non-performance orientated,..tho they did well in some rallys,..needle-bearing rockers and some other decent mods. > Herald: 66 wagon. Ok, it was as frustrating as all hell, needed to be > retarded 22deg to get any sort of performance and then it leaned out at > top speed and broke the oil rings BUT nothing else with 4 wheels except a > Black Cab had a 26' turning circle. Very handy in London traffic except it > stalled trying to climb out of steep cambered gutters on full lock! Got me > round the UK for 4 months in 75-76 (check the pertrol and top up the oil > please...) I had a convertible Herald which had seen better days. I had to cut the back feet off the seat to fit my frame in. It had twin SUs and a manual (finger) carby tickler. It had rusted out in the frame. Too much rallying, too much dirt. > > Then not strictly English, but Leyland Australia: > Kimberley: bit more power than 1800 but engine v fragile Didnt know the 6 was weak. Wasnt it a Nomad donk with 2 extra cylinders? > Nomad: 2 x 5 speeds that went to someone with more time & money and less > sanity than me (maybe) - no money to re-register at the time. > > To put yer average Brit car in perspective though, drive a 70s Moskvich > wagon on Russian cross plies in Winter, or an Austin 3 Litre quickly on > backroads, or a Bond Minicar ANYWHERE, or try using the brakes in an > Austin Gypsy to avoid anything! > > To be old and wise, one must first be young and stupid. So there! Too be honest, my first car was a '56 Hillman Californian. Reliable, reasonabley well built, double valve-springs, and 8 port head. 1390cc. Never looked like failing :-) Jason
From: F Murtz on 3 Sep 2009 06:48 Jason James wrote: > Was there a ray of sunshine peaking thru the darkness of pomme engineering? > > Yep,..for me the Austin 1800 MkII. > > -handled well . Not sure whether this was a function of the hydraulastic > suspension? > > -Huge interior with good seats. The steering wheel was bus-like in its > position,..no biggy. The boot was a tad small. > > -economy was excellent. The pushrod 1800cc B series donk was capable of > 30+mpg highway. The donk was a good revver which made up a little for its > low power. > > - the car was good to drive. It's stability and general solid feel was > excellent > > Not so good>> > -engine was 70hp, so had the power/weight of a Holden grey-motor. > > -the cable gears were prone to probs like being very tight and leaking oil > as the bowden inner corkscrewed oil out of the g/box > > - the back wheel arm-bushes are rubber (MKI were tapered roller), and tend > to turn in their bracket. Tightening the centre bolt doesnt help if they > have been this way for long. Advanced cases got noticeable rear-wheel > neg-camber. > > -door-handle chrome plating peels giving you little razor cuts,..the > window-winders snap-off > > DB 18 consort with pre selector gearbox.
From: Toby Ponsenby on 3 Sep 2009 10:59 On Thu, 3 Sep 2009 14:21:44 +1000, Noddy blathered on in: > "Marty" <martywoyzak(a)communitymail.com> wrote in message > news:ajHnm.15567$ze1.8600(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > >> First car was a 1960 Mini 850 with the rubber suspension. Gutless, and >> built from tinfoil but it handled like nothing else. Easily got valve >> bounce in top gear going down hills like Bulli Pass :) I destroyed two >> engines before the car eventually caught fire due to a short circuit in >> the rear seat. > > You're not confusing that with a Dak Dak are you? > > Mini's carried the battery in the boot, and there wasn't much near the rear > seat that could start a fire. The battery was in the boot. Starter solenoid somewhere between there and the engine bay:-) Set-up was like that because there simply wan't room for and engine *and* a battery under what passed for a bonnet, and nothing whatsoever to do with intelligent placement of a battery away from heat. Matter of fact, IIRC the battery was sitting right above the exhaust - well, either that or the fuel tank occupied that particular position of honour:-) -- Toby Corripe Cervisiam
From: Jason James on 3 Sep 2009 18:39
"Trevor Wilson" <trevor(a)SPAMBLOCKrageaudio.com.au> wrote in message news:7gat3hF2ovb3fU1(a)mid.individual.net... > > **These words reminded me of my dad's first car - a Ford Prefect > (apologies to Douglas Adams). He spent what seemed like every weekend in > the garage pit, working on the thing. Gearbox? Incredibly unreliable car. Man, does that ring a bell. Dad bought a 1938 Standard 8. He was always working on it. The 1000cc toy-engine pie-crusted exhaust valves on a regular basis, then it broke the skirt off a piston during a sunday drive. Incredibley undersquare B/S. Eventually he traded it for a Vanguard,..but had second thoughts (Vanguards weren't that bad a car-had dry liners and a tough engine/gearbox) and bought an FC Holden. The FJ Holden > that replaced it was an absolute revelation by comparison. It was decently > reliable. If you don't count the cooling system problems when towing the > 'van that is. Yeah, for their time they were good value for money. Jason |