I've always been intriques by all hemis. I've
got a Chrysler now that I'm just holding to put
into my next project. (Actually, I've already got
that project started, but it has to be "back
burner" until I get this roadster on the track.
Back about '62 I had a TR-3 with a badly smoking
engine (The county offered to pay me a couple
bucks to drive around near the swamps to kill
mosquitos - ha ha), and when I went to this local
junkyard nearby, they had a daimler motor there.
They said that all Brit motors were the same and
I should just replace the four with the 8.
First, I didn't believe them, that all Brit
motors were the same (I had an MG prior to the
Triumph and I knew better), and second, the
little v-8 looked like it would be a bear to get
into the Triumph. All these years later, I still
think about that project and wish I'd given it a
try - instead, I traded the smoking Triumph off
for a hard-to-start Brit motorcycle. Ironically,
at the time, it was just an old britiss junker
bike that was impossible to start and I soon
tired of the bike and got rid of it too. I think
I had about thirty bucks in it. Had I only
known, it was a Norton Manx and is literally
worth it's weight in gold these days! Damn, the
good old days and the power of hind-sight! But,
ohhh, it would be sweet to find and build a
Dailer today.
--- Chris R Harris <yesford@clear.net.nz> wrote:
> Team,
> eminent smart guy David Vizard says to
> use 1 sq" of intake scoop
> opening per each 20 to 25 HP normally
> aspirated.
>
> Dick,
> I am currently rebuilding a Daimler
> 'Hemi' V8 for a friends 1963 SP
> 250 Dart sports car. Yes they are a gorgeous
> little mill. They are 2.5
> litres and a rarer 4.5 litre. Originally
> designed by the same english
> gentleman who did the Norton twin I'm told.
> Some obscure features is the
> cam mounted up in the valley with the followers
> placed horizontally and in
> bores on the underside of the valley cover
> under the inlet manifold. Short
> horizontal aluminum pushrods leading to
> miniature looking Mopar style
> rocker shafts and stands. There is a bloke in
> the UK who runs a 2.5 in a
> digger. Roots blown on fuel it makes a claimed
> 1400 HP.
> A very obliging clever man whose name and phone
> I will forward if you want,
> (and I can hopefully find).
> He informed me that bottom end bearings last a
> season with that output, the
> original oiling system is that good. I don't
> condone cheating but imagine
> being tech'ed or checked on a dark day. You
> could claim the little donk,
> down to 1000 HP for Bonneville, was merely an
> Ardun flattie (XXF) it looks
> so similar. I know it would definately catch
> the attention of some on this
> list. Happy hunting.
>
> Chris Harris. C/GR #397 New Zealand.
>
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Dick J - - ECTA #72
G/FCC - - ??/Roadster
(Roadster under construction
and
still seeking an identity)
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