Before I get to asking to many pointless questions, I need the stuff in hand.
IF, it
comes to me, then at that point, I have a name to ask about. I want to tell you
folks that don't drive your cars very regularly, get out and drive 'em,
especially
in the rural areas. I have gotten many cars using this tactic. I will be
putting in
gas and someone walks up going, "ya know, my neighbor has one o' them kinda
cars in
the back, I betcha they'd sell it." Usually they are real expensive, but on a
run
like that one day, I met another guy down the street that sold me a disassembled
block with all the pieces for $20. So support British Car Week, do yourself a
favor!! Oh yeah, don't let the S.O. read this, she probably doesn't think you
need
more old car parts..........
"Paul A. Asgeirsson" wrote:
> Hi Brad,
>
> Nice story!
>
> Check with Stan Huntley of FASPEC. Seems to me he was racing and winning
> regularly with an old cross flow head. Sometimes we forget how good some of
>the
> 40 year old technology was/is. Lots of the new stuff is just a rehash of what
> was working well a long time ago.
>
> Regards, Paul A
>
> Brad Fornal wrote:
>
> > Ok, I was out practicing for British Car Week this evening and on a
> > whim, whipped into the local convenience joint for a D.P. I notice a
> > rather rough looking character eyeing the car as I went inside. While I
> > was paying up for the drinks I see him walk over to the car. He comes
> > inside and asks if it is mine, and then proceeds to tell me of his
> > ownership of a 68 Sprite when he was 19 or 20 (he looked about 40 to
> > 45).
> > He says that he had hopped up the engine but rolled the car later and
> > when he sold it the purchaser wanted the stock parts back on the car so
> > it would be original. He said that the hot rod parts were in his barn
> > wrapped in oiled rags and that if he stumbled across them he would give
> > them to me. I gave him my card and asked what he had. He said he had a
> > head, header and possibly a carburetor. He said if he remembered
> > correctly the carb and the header were on opposite sides of the head.
> > Before he left, I offered to pay him for the parts when he found them
> > and he refused saying he didn't know what shape they were in and what
> > they would be worth, so they would be free.
> > My question to the list is,
> > 20-25 years ago, what kind of crossflow heads (if any) were out there. I
> > know that the technology has made vast improvements in the development
> > of HP in the last couple of decades, but is any of the early stuff work
> > reworking and putting to use should this man call me back?? I hope he
> > will, it would seem rather odd that a total stranger would walk up and
> > make an offer like this with no intention of at least putting some
> > effort into finding the parts. And please don't give me grief about the
> > books, I really tried....................!!!!
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