BMW powered Sammio

[christinedmc]

I also had to find out that almost everything between the balljoint and the trunion is different between Herald and Vitesse. That is: the upright/axle, the hub, the braking disc, the caliper, the caliper mounting bracket and the steering arm. The suspension arms however, are the same. So if you interchange the lot between balljoint and trunion, you will be able to drive with bigger brakes (stronger bearings?). These parts have been more difficult to come by because they are sort after.
Michiel

[Paul L]

micky1mo - At this rate, you will have finished three cars before I have finished one!

Any more photos / progress to report on your G46 and Navigator builds?

Good luck, Paul.

[Mister Towed]

On the road first of Feb then?

[micky1mo]

Originally Posted by Mister Towed

On the road first of Feb then?

That's a possibility

My target is at least to fire it up soon and drive it by then.

[Mister Towed]

That camber compensator/arb looks interesting. It looks to me like it's designed to prevent the dreaded wheel tuck when shifting the weight from one side to the other at speed.

Because of the lighter weight of these cars that isn't actually a problem, but you could try it with and without and see if there's any difference.

Good luck getting the car moving under its own steam, make sure to post a video of it running...

[adventuresoftimtim]

Yeah the camber compensator bar does look good, will it prevent a lot of the suspension movement as well giving you a very firm ride? Good for handling i guess

That's interesting that you haven't experienced any tuck under Mr T, the problem was also there on the early spitfires, but i imagine the re-body makes the herald even lighter.

[Mister Towed]

With only 250kgs over the back axle suspension travel isn't an issue even with four leaves taken out of the rear spring. You might find traction a bit of an issue with a more powerful engine though...

[micky1mo]

Originally Posted by Mister Towed

traction a bit of an issue with a more powerful engine though...

It's this lack of traction that I am hopping will act as a safty valve ie; spin the wheels rather than blow the diff

[micky1mo]

Got the body in place and roughly fitted the bonnet.
The BMW engine sits well back so the power bulge will be small, the other hole are for the dizzy cap and the radiator corners.





I was going to make a few humps to cover the "sticky-out" bits but found this on the shelf.



I think it looks the part, better than a scoop or bulge.

Looking at the two I think the Navigator bonnet has a lot more room underneath it and with hind-sight would have been the better bonnet to use on this project as I think it would have covered the whole engine with no cut-outs.
There may even be enough room under a Navigators bonnet for a V8. (the next project looms)

[micky1mo]

Forgot to say it will be running by the end of the week Promise

[Paul L]

That BMW engine fits pretty well, all things considering.

I must confess that after seeing Mister Towed's bonnet, I think 4 mini scoops would look better than 1 big one.

But what do I know?

Good luck, Paul.

PS

Originally Posted by micky1mo

... I think the Navigator bonnet has a lot more room underneath it...

When I finally get to the stage of fitting my bonnet, I hope that means less work for me.

[Axel]

Or go with three scoops...

[AndyP57]

PM Sent Mike

[oxford1360]

It was clocked at 200mph on the M1, at which point the upturned wheelbarrow on the bonnet flew off and caused a huge pile-up.

[mikmiglia]

Bless you lot, its a bit bitter on here

[Viatron]

[micky1mo]

Originally Posted by mikmiglia

Bless you lot, its a bit bitter on here

The question still remains unanswered did you ever finish the V8 conversion and how did it run

[Mister Towed]

Originally Posted by micky1mo

The question still remains unanswered did you ever finish the V8 conversion and how did it run

Good question, it must be out there somewhere and it looked great in that dragon green paint.

[EL PRIMER]

Originally Posted by Mister Towed

Good question, it must be out there somewhere and it looked great in that dragon green paint.

I'm afraid not .
Mike wasn't happy with using that body because of the amount of filler in it doing the changes to design and used it as a plug only. the body was cut up and disposed of , the chassis remains in waiting for another project , wheels and tyres went on the German Miglia and the engine and gearbox are now sat in a 1927 Ford Model T Hot Rod project that was something to do with Gary J but now being finished by a friend of mine.

So the door for the first V8 example is still open.

[micky1mo]

Originally Posted by oxford1360

It was clocked at 200mph on the M1, at which point the upturned wheelbarrow on the bonnet flew off and caused a huge pile-up.

Was it bonded-on or bolted-on