At 02:52 PM 4/2/2004 -0500, Gerald Brazil wrote:
>A friend of mine called me today and said he was building a Lotus 7 look
>- alike and since he knew I messed around with Sprites that I might know
>where he could get a nice 1275 with a rib case trans. I said something
>to the effect of, "Why would you every use that combination when there
>are so many other choices available?" He challenged me and I named a few
>that I thought might be better and then I told him I'd throw out the
>question to a group that has never lacked for ideas and opinions.
>
>Let me add that he is building this as a street car, NOT a vintage
>racer so age, authenticity or country of origin is not important. What
>he is looking for is over 100 hp (when properly rebuilt and tuned) in a
>reliable, easy to service and obtain parts for, engine and a
>transmission with nicely spaced gearing, all synchro and hopefully a 5
>speed.
>
>Well friends, bury me with ideas and opinions..........
I just tried to cover this subject in a couple of paragraphs and gave up.
Trust me, this has been discussed to death on the Locost lists.
It's a problem of size, weight, and available gear ratios. I'll vote for a
1600cc Xflow with a single rail 4 speed. I used this combination in
the Westfield I built in 1986 and I was very happy with it.
Steve Shipley
1965 Super 7
SB2080
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