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From: John_H on 11 Sep 2009 22:10 OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com wrote: >On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:13:58 +1000, John_H <john4721(a)inbox.com> wrote: >>Jason James wrote: >>> >>>It's because Oz runs to Google, then quotes it without fully reading the >>>article. Similar to him claiming there was no Hillman Minx prior to '57. >>>He's read a website only to get the Minx info out of context or just plain >>>wrong. Anyone interested in cars would know Hillman made Minxs from a very >>>early time,...but not Oz. >> >>First Hillman 'Minx' marketed in Oz was 1932, along with the 'Wizard >>65' and 'Wizard 75'. Minx was the smallest model (10hp). >> >>That didn't come from google, it's from a list of all cars marketed in >>Oz pre WW2. :) > >Thanks for Googling that John....or are you really that interested in >the Minx? Errr, didn't google anything on this occasion... try reading what I wrote again! Some of us don't even mind owning up to our humble origins either, my long departed grandfather once had a 1948 Minx. No doubt Grandpa Oz is a far more dashing sort of chap! :) -- John H
From: Albm&ctd on 12 Sep 2009 02:12 In article <7gb03tF2p85moU1(a)mid.individual.net>, trevor(a)SPAMBLOCKrageaudio.com.au says... > Capri > Someone in a new Capri bent my bike, back then a 350 twin. The mongrel cop booked me knowing full well it was the other drivers fault. I took it to court, defended myself and won. That arsehole Capri driver still owes me for pain, suffering, days off work and the cost of repairs. Al -- I don't take sides. It's more fun to insult everyone. http://kwakakid.cjb.net/insult.html
From: Noddy on 12 Sep 2009 03:06 "Dan----" <No(a)email.com> wrote in message news:02bb09fd$0$20627$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > If I can post a pic of the Denning bus (Thunder) on the net it shouldn't > be too hard for OZ to upload a few pics of his *dream machines* ;-) It wouldn't be if he'd actually *done* any of what he claims :) -- Regards, Noddy.
From: Noddy on 12 Sep 2009 03:08 "Albm&ctd" <alb_mandctdNOWMD(a)connexus.net.au> wrote in message news:MPG.2515d0e17b5070be98977a(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Meanwhile.. back at the XP, Nod adds more bog summoning the nanocreatures > from > the depths.. but we went for a Saturday drive and the other day, gee I > went for > the usual trouble free ride :-) There's no such association as "trouble free" and Mercedes Benz" when you're talking about old shitfighters Al, and something tells me you're going to learn all about that one day :) -- Regards, Noddy.
From: jonz on 12 Sep 2009 22:12
Jason James wrote: > "Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote in message > news:4aa1e814$0$93375$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net... >> <user(a)domain.invalid> wrote in message >> news:h7sjio$7if$1(a)news1.mynetnews.org... >> >>> As it was a road car I simply can't see anyone running twin dhoe'S on the >>> street as a single weber was enough fun with car mods to make it fit >> I ran twin DCOE Webers on a couple of road going Mini's (or the same >> system on a couple of different cars to be more precise) simply because >> the engines were in such a state of tune that they benefitted from them >> compared to a single one. It was no different to any other mod like >> fitting a larger turbo or a bigger cam. It made more power with the twin >> carbs than it did with a single, and it did so mainly due to the better >> manifolding. >> >> Making a single Weber work on a Mini engine is hard work due mainly to the >> limitations of the inleft manifolds. The necessary bends and curves of the >> various manifolds make feeding a siamesed inlet port a difficult task in >> terms of even fuel distrubution and burning across all the cylinders. >> Using twin carbs didn't give you a poofteenth extra in terms of airflow as >> you were still only using the same amount of venturii (and of the exact >> same size), but you had a "straight shot" into the port with the air/fuel >> mix that promoted better distribution and ultimately more even cylinder >> firing. Essentially, you eliminated the problem of the engine running >> "fat" on 1 and 4, and lean on 2 and 3 as a great many single carb versions >> did. >> >> In the days when I used to mess around with Mini's I reckon I knew maybe 4 >> or 5 blokes who had similar systems on road going Mini engines, and >> there's one who lives not far from me who I haven't seen in some time but >> I would expect that if I popped into his place today there'd be a road >> going Mini so equipped parked in his garage. >> >>> so no matter who ran it on the track a simple yes or no it would pass a >>> roadworthy or police inspection will suffice >> On such a car (mid 1960's Mini) twin Webers would be perfectly legal as >> they're not subject to modern day emissions laws and there's no particular >> regulations that limit the amount of carburettors you're allowed to run. >> >> So, the short answer would be Yes, it's perfectly legal. > > This is a lame "me too" for the not so financial, at the time. The Hillman > Californian ran a Zenith POS which used to warp its base admitting > air,..instead of scraping it on the cement path, I tried a grey motor > Stromberg. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ it was not the base of the Zenith that warped....rather the mating surfaces between the halves...the cure was *not* "scraping it on the cement path"(really?) you used plate glass and fine emery paper (oiled)... it`s a wonder yer vehicles run at *all* you butchering cretin...PFFfftttttt.......... It had the same 2 bolt spacing, and the engine seemed to like it. > No rejetting of course (what was that?). It did tack on 8 mph to the 1390cc > top speed of 72 mph :-) and dropped a couple of MPG Had to use a red-motor > airfilter,..the oil-bath unit was a bit too tall. > > Jason > > -- jonz "Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind - boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." - Gene Spafford,1992 |