Well, aren't you having fun? What we all want to know is how is that Austin
going to perform with a turbo?
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
Glen Byrns wrote:
> I drove down the California central valley Saturday to meet a previous owner
> of the Austin I'm restoring. He had the top bows that hold the headliner,
> so that alone made the trip worthwhile. He also has a 1954 Mercedes diesel
> sedan that looks like a Nazi staff car. Available if anyone on the list is
> interested in rare old Mercedes. (asking 5K)
>
> In the course of conversation he told me of a fellow 'nearby' who had gotten
> a grille for the Austin that he had rejected when he saw its poor condition.
> He gave me the guy's address and I took off to check it out on my way home.
> I find this place in the middle of farm country and, lo and behold, the guy
> builds and races vintage Elva's and spridgets, and was building an MGA
> twincam race car as we spoke. Apparently an old friend of Don Racine of
> Mini Mania, he has a barn full of vintage English racers. He was still
> pissed at the PO for sticking him with the grille which he still had in a
> box on the floor. Turns out it was in pretty good condition and he was glad
> to sell it to me on the spot. He also agreed to trade the 4.5 diff in the
> Austin for a 3.9. He likes the 4.5 for racing and the 3.9 will be great to
> get the Austin up to freeway speeds. Sweet!
>
> Back to work on the front suspension tonight. Its all spridget parts so I'm
> practically doing it with my eyes shut. This time I used the "we lazy"
> jack-under-the-spring-pan technique to remove the front springs and un-do
> the shock arm. WAAAYYY easier than the 'long bolt' method. With the right
> scissor jack placed under the spring 'hat' it seemed reasonably safe and
> saved much time.
>
> Regards,
> Glen Byrns
> '59 bugeye
> '59 Morris Traveller (Winifred)
> '58 Austin A35 (Austin Powerless)
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