Austin taxi FX3 diesel engine modification is probably not too hard for the
100. But can you imagine that tappety-tap sound? You'll have to start
charging a fare too.
John Chatham built a 100 rally engine based on a taxi
diesel block. Michael Salter mentions this on his blog:
http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=189 Michael used the crank of an fx3 for
his 100s engine.
Some parts for the 100 can be sourced straight off a Taxi.
The handsome brute book mentions the front suspension and brakes for instance
or the 4.875 diff for racing. I've been driving by a pub in Pasadena lately
that has an old taxi on display outside. Next time I need to bring a wrench
or maybe a wench. ;-)
b.
--- On Thu, 8/4/11, Kent McLean
<kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:
> From: Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Original Unrestored 100M
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Date: Thursday, August 4, 2011, 2:51 AM
> Tom wrote:
> > But, in 20 years,
I think diesel wins and gas
> > is hard to find. Diesel fuel mileage is
better,
> it's easier to refine, and
> > it refines with cruder oil.
>
>
S'all right by me. I believe the 4-cylinder in my 100
> can be replaced
fairly
> easily with the 4-cylinder diesel out of a London taxi.
> Someone
(Denis Welch?
> John Chatham?) built a diesel 100, or at least used a
> diesel
block for a
> replacement engine.
>
> Sorry, I have CRS (Can't Remember
Shtuff).
>
> -- Kent McLean
> '56 100 BN2
>
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