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[Dog]

Hi all, just thought I would run by you what I am thinking of doing

Engine:-

1275 A+ block (might rebored to 1293)
Kent 276 Cam
swifttune duplex timing chain and gears
Stage 2 or 3 cylinder head
Twin 1.5" SU's
Maniflow LCB and exhurst (Unsure yet on type, fancing the megafone version)
Nitrocarbonised, Turfrided crank
Lighten'd flywheel (11lb)
Turbo cluch
standerd box
4 pin diff
Sump Ghaerd
3.4 final drive...

Body/other:-

smooth over and respray
polish up
rear roll bar polished up (for looks)
Panel out the back bay with ali tread plate
10" 6x10 deep dish/reverse rims alloys
Gaz shocks with hi-los
Group 2 arches

Interiour:-

Black letherette bucket seats
Sports steering wheel
Black gloss and ali dash
Following design on the centre consol and arm rest
Full sound system
white diels
Black plush carpet
tinted rear window
enlarged pedels
quickshft gearlever

what do you guys think?

Would the componats above work well?

[mini_sam]

mmmm sounds lush!! gimme gimme!

[BabyBek]

I have absolutely no idea if the above components would work well together........ but it sounds good

[Dog]

mmmm sounds lush!! gimme gimme!

gimme 3k when its done


Nah I want to keep this one...

will be doing a before to after photo story as I progress... like they do in the mags

[Jammy]

Sounds like an engine that would work well, don't really know enough about engines yet to say what sort of characteristics the engine would have (torquey/revvy).

One question: What are you doing about braking?

[Dog]

Sounds like an engine that would work well, don't really know enough about engines yet to say what sort of characteristics the engine would have (torquey/revvy).

One question: What are you doing about braking?

Oh yea missed that bit out

I am going for cooper 's' disks with 4 pot calapers, and a remote servo for the fronts, and minifin drums for the back...