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Re: Re: Best place for parts

To: spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Re: Best place for parts
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 13:12:53 -0400
You can try Elgin Cams at www.elgincams.com

This is what they have listed.

AUSTIN HEALY SPRITE, MG MIDGET, AND MINI PROFILES                               
                        
“A” SERIES 848-1275cc ENGINES.   TAPPET DIAM.  = .812   STD ROCKER RATIO = 
1.25:1   BMC A SERIES CAMS ARE 5 DEGREES RETARDED FROM THE FACTORY.  OFFSET 
KEYS REQUIRED TO CHANGE CAM TIMING.  NITRIDING STRONGLY RECOMMENDED FOR ALL BMC 
RACING CAMS.                                     
GRIND   SEAT    .050”   CAM     LASH    APPLICATION 
NO.   DURATION DURATION LIFT   
66-15   264     217     0.262   I .015  ONE STEP UP FROM STOCK. 
                                +E .017         

67-18   268     222     0.289   I .018 1275 NEEDS PERFORMANCE SPRINGS 
                                E .020  

685-16  274     230     0.295   I .016  SPRINGS & PORTED HEAD RECOMMENDED. 
                                E .018  

70-9    280     228     0.263   I .009  HOT STREET 9:1, SPRINGS & HEADER. 
                                E .011  

70-10   280     228     0.278   I .010  HOT STREET 9:1. SPRINGS, HEADER, 
REWORKED HEAD. 
                                E .012  

71-15   284     235     0.29    I .015  AUTOCROSS 9.5:1 SPRINGS, GOOD HEAD, & 
WEBER. 
                                E .017  

715-18  286     242     0.302   I .017  AUTOCROSS 10:1 
                                E .019  SAME AS ABOVE. 

72-10   288     235     0.29    I .011  AUTOCROSS 10.5:1 
                                E .013  SAME AS ABOVE. 

75-15   300     250     0.297   I .014  RACE GRIND. 11+:1 
                                E .016  SAME AS ABOVE. 

75-12   300     250     0.323   I .013  RACE GRIND. REQUIRES BETTER HEAD THAN 
ABOVE. 
                                E .015  

M77-13  308     255     0.321   I .014  FULL RACE APPLICATION 45-7500 RPM. 
12+:1 
                                E .016  

765-14  306     261     0.341   I .014  RACE. 12.5:1 REQUIRED 
                                E .016  

77-12   308     263     0.348   I .014  RACE 13:1 MAX FOR PREPARED 948cc, MUST 
DYNO TUNE. 
                                E .016  

775-18  310     268     0.38    I .022  RACE. WORKS BEST FOR 1275-1440cc 
ENGINES. 
                                E .024  
                                        
WE RECOMMEND NITRIDING ALL BMC CAMS.                                    

Larry Cogan <woodrat@spacey.net> wrote:
> Hi Trevor:  You are "in a good place" re: your local parts outlets.
There used to be a couple of good parts places in my village of
100,000.  Within the last year both have converted to totally
automated systems.  One goes back to 1970, (and has dropped MG) the
other cuts at 1975.  Until that time, the best, NAPA, used to have
huge, ancient, yellowed  dog earred books that went back to Moses.
Any plea to look a book is met with, "the books are gone".   I feel
certain the parts are still in the system, but are now inaccessable
due to "streamlining" the process of ordering Toyota spares.  I guess
the marketing boys have decided our "niche" has become too marginal to
serve.  Very frustrating.  Regards, Larry

>   Try your local mega super auto parts store. >
>   While it's true they might not know a spridget from a tractor,
> they are in the business of networking. If anybody anywhere spent
> the time to index spridget parts, then EVERYBODY EVERYWHERE can
> now get spridget parts........
>   I just got a water pump there today for my 75 Midget, the
> girl hadn't even heard of the car but a few keystrokes and
> the part was in the next day for half the price of Moss.
>
> --
> Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
> Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca
> ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
> "Before I came along, you were just another kid named after a
cleanser."
>




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