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Re: The Orangebox Rally Car Rebuild!!
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 7:36 pm
by SMOKE GREY
cookie1071 wrote:Good to see OB back on four wheels
What's the engine n gearbox spec Steve?
It's the original engine back in it Niall, the one I used to win the Borders
, 998 Cooper +40 Graham Russell pistons, Kent 266 cam, Swiftune timing gears and oil pump, balanced, centre main strap, flowed and polished 295 head, 10.4:1 CR, standard valves, twin HS2 carbs, freeflow manifold. Sat on a Morris 1100 box, with Cooper gears, 3.7 diff, centre oil pick up etc. Goes well
Re: The Orangebox Rally Car Rebuild!!
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 10:51 am
by rich@minispares.com
You need vulgolurs orange carpet in there!!!!!!
Re: The Orangebox Rally Car Rebuild!!
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:51 pm
by cookie1071
SMOKE GREY wrote:cookie1071 wrote:Good to see OB back on four wheels
What's the engine n gearbox spec Steve?
It's the original engine back in it Niall, the one I used to win the Borders
, 998 Cooper +40 Graham Russell pistons, Kent 266 cam, Swiftune timing gears and oil pump, balanced, centre main strap, flowed and polished 295 head, 10.4:1 CR, standard valves, twin HS2 carbs, freeflow manifold. Sat on a Morris 1100 box, with Cooper gears, 3.7 diff, centre oil pick up etc. Goes well
Sweet
although I thought you'd sold that engine? What are your plans for the car tho? N.
Re: The Orangebox Rally Car Rebuild!!
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 8:34 am
by SMOKE GREY
cookie1071 wrote:SMOKE GREY wrote:cookie1071 wrote:Good to see OB back on four wheels
What's the engine n gearbox spec Steve?
It's the original engine back in it Niall, the one I used to win the Borders
, 998 Cooper +40 Graham Russell pistons, Kent 266 cam, Swiftune timing gears and oil pump, balanced, centre main strap, flowed and polished 295 head, 10.4:1 CR, standard valves, twin HS2 carbs, freeflow manifold. Sat on a Morris 1100 box, with Cooper gears, 3.7 diff, centre oil pick up etc. Goes well
Sweet
although I thought you'd sold that engine? What are your plans for the car tho? N.
i did have the engine for sale originally when I planned on building it into a stage car, then realty set in
Going to do some Tours in it, Knowldale Car Club do a Mini Miglia Tour. Jeff Smith who navigated in it, did 63 and 64 Mini Miglias in it, and wants to navigate so
be rude not to.
I am also in the process of putting as many routes of events the car did onto old 1 inch maps so I wouldn't mind driving those, and me and the missus just having days out in it, oh and try and make Blyton in it at last!!
Re: The Orangebox Rally Car Rebuild!!
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:18 am
by mk1
oh and try and make Blyton in it at last!!
NOT BEFORE TIME!
Re: The Orangebox Rally Car Rebuild!!
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:17 pm
by SMOKE GREY
mk1 wrote:oh and try and make Blyton in it at last!!
NOT BEFORE TIME!
Re: The Orangebox Rally Car Rebuild!!
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:37 pm
by spoon.450
Fantastic car Steve, with great history....and planned future
Re: The Orangebox Rally Car Rebuild!!
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 11:09 pm
by coopertim
Would love to get a photo of OB next to DPU at Blyton next year Steve!
Tim
Re: The Orangebox Rally Car Rebuild!!
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:26 pm
by SMOKE GREY
coopertim wrote:Would love to get a photo of OB next to DPU at Blyton next year Steve!
Tim
No problem!
Re: The Orangebox Rally Car Rebuild!!
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 6:53 pm
by Works AOG 850
Steve just picked an old mini mag up from the garage to read tonight ( while the wife watches another episode of Bake off !!! ) in it is the story how you purchased OB , I love the bit when you began to rub the body down and found where the two cars had been joined and then discovered the passengers Smoke Grey door , brilliant just how stumbling on a bit of rallying history should be .