At 08:58 AM 12/2/97 -0500, Chip Bond wrote:
>The brother of our very own John Lye works in a foundry in New England.
Actually, he's working at an art school (RISD) with an active sculpture
program and as such, he's got after hours access to a foundry and all the
associated mold making supplies including lost wax and lost foam materials.
>He has expressed some interest in looking into repro Lotus Twin cam
>heads....
Mostly because he'd like to put a Weber head on his Europa, and he'd
like to keep his casting skills intact.
>You can currently purchase a brand new, made in england, T/C head
>complete with CNC ports and improved flow. A cool $3700. The
>valves/springs/cups/shims are, of course, extra.
Well, the valve gear for a Spit head would be much cheaper than
for a T/C Lotus head...
John Lye
rjl6n@Virginia.edu
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