So tell us what cars you may have for sale, so that we can have a think?
So tell us what cars you may have for sale, so that we can have a think?
Andrew,
The 12 valve Busso will go in the four pot cradle with minor mods. I remember that Dave Watson managed to drop a 24v in, but had to alter the rear frame of the cradle rearward slightly.
For the 12v it was engine mounts ( obviously), and re-position bracing in the rear frame to accommodate the rear bank headers.
Someone had ( badly) repositioned the diagonal tube which comes up from the side pontoon to the top strut mount, but I got it back more or less where it should have been during a general tidy up of chassis.
Sorry, long winded reply as usual.
The answer is yes, more or less!
"I" chassis is of course very different and was specific to the engine being installed. Your Honda engine chassis being better than the Alfa variety in my opinion.
Steve Ellis adapted his Honda engined chassis to accept the MG/Rover V6, but an Alfa would have been unviable.
Last edited by john; 22-05-2021 at 11:05.
Originally Posted by john
I knew that the "I" chassis were quite engine specific - It may be true that some of the Honda "I" chassis may have been better but mine was certainly not - I also had it in mind that the "S" also differed 4 pot to 6 pot to a point where major mods were required - clearly incorrectly - then again what we consider quite minor mods are well beyond others capabilities.
Likewise your "There's a profit to be made in Steve's car even at £20k." depends on what is seen as the final value for the car and how much you are paying for the work to be done and what a profit is - spending £20K on a £20K car to have a possible £45K outcome . I best get back to it - and so should you
Another example of a Corse fitted with LB coffin spokes:
My Corse I has Image coffin spokes supplied and sorted by Craig.
Craig sorted the details as I had no idea what i was doing.
Steve
Last edited by hollytree; 23-05-2021 at 08:56.
And an LB body if I recall
To fit to 4 studs there is a bit of work re-drilling hubs etc.
I think both of those cars are also Corse "i" Alfa engined with the what I will call 1/2 deep dish rear LB coffin spokes - I think the "S" can have the full dish version and with the Honda "i" cradle you need a 3/4 dish which do not exist - Poss custom machined flat deep spoke type from NTM in Italy or fit spacers for the 1/2 dish.
Yes that's right Andrew. 'Like the deep dish wheel on the Alitalia Corse S in the photo from John D. at post #35 earlier on this thread.
However, I think the "1/2 deep dish" wheels, (as you call them), do look good on the Corse 'I' versions. 'Better than the modern wheels that were often fitted to the Corse I's in the past.
I was lucky enough to get a set of Mels 5 stud front hubs. He had had a batch made some time before. The rears will convert using standard Alfa hubs. Craig gave me details.
As I recall he also offered a version of his own coffin spokes to suit Corse I variants. Probably what Steve shows on his car above.
If asking me - That's all perfectly clear above.
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