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RE: HELP PLEASE from the engine buffs.

To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: HELP PLEASE from the engine buffs.
From: BILL <billh@aaai.com>
Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 13:20:57 -0700
Reply-to: BILL <billh@aaai.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Amazon lists Des Hammill's book for $21.95. Find it here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1901295079/qid=925762546/sr=1-6/0
02-2333727-9329607

Bill Hunt
64 MKII - Herbytoy


        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Hal Faulkner [SMTP:faulkner@redshift.com]
        Sent:   Monday, May 03, 1999 1:03 PM
        To:     Ulix Goettsch; Ronsoave@aol.com
        Cc:     SirIanOfCa@aol.com; spridgets@autox.team.net
        Subject:        RE: HELP PLEASE from the engine buffs.

        There are at least  three books in the "Speedpro series" that
might be of
        interest:
        1. How to Power Tune Midget and Sprite (hey, didn't he get it
backward?  I
        thought Sprite came before Midget <G>) by Daniel Stapleton,
Veloce
        publishing Co.( ISBN 1 874105 68 5)

        2.How to Blueprint and Build a 4-Cylinder Short Block for High
Performance,
        by Des Hammill  (ISBN 1 874105 85 5)

        3.How to Power Tune the BMC/BL/Rover 1275 A-Series Engine also
by Des
        Hammill.( ISBN 1 901295 07 9)

        There are other books in the series which deal with Heads,
ignition systems,
        Webbers, etc. but I have not seen them.

        I can't remember where I got my copies but I think MiniMania has
them as
        should the other usual suspects  whose names begin with A or B
and end in
        .com.

        The first primarily deals with chassis issues but the other two
are good
        compliments to Vizard's book.

        I enjoyed meeting  and talking to Rick/Carolyn and Larry  this
weekend (they
        were easy to spot as they were sporting Toby's designer shirts
as was I) and
        I hope all who were in Monterey for the British Car days
returned home
        safely.

        Hal


        -----Original Message-----
        From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
        [mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ulix
Goettsch
        Sent: Monday, May 03, 1999 11:22 AM
        To: Ronsoave@aol.com
        Cc: SirIanOfCa@aol.com; spridgets@autox.team.net
        Subject: Re: HELP PLEASE from the engine buffs.


        "How to hot-rod your 1275" or something like that by Des Hammill
is a good
        book too, even though he builds race engine so he uses tighter
tolerances
        on some things and is very anal about everything.  The book
contains great
        pictures and recommendations, I definitely receommend it for the
        first-time rebuilder.  A 948cc version of the book is about to
come out or
        has already come out.
        Ulix


        On Mon, 3 May 1999 Ronsoave@aol.com wrote:

        > >  Is there a bit of a better guide to rebuilding 948s 1098s
and 1275s out
        > > there
        > >  something a little bit better and more informative than the
standard
        > Haynes
        > >  manual?
        >
        > I use the Haynes as a guideline, but use 2 books on general
blueprinting
        and
        > rebuilding as my real bibles.  I don't have them here at work
handy, but
        one
        > is called something like "Engine Rebuilding and Blueprinting",
and the
        other
        > is, of all things, "How to Rebuild Your Small Block Chevy".  I
think they
        are
        > both HP books. These types of books give excellent guidance
for
        disassembly,
        > inspection and assembly that is common to most every engine
you'll come
        > across.  They also give good advice on what to ask your
machinist.  They
        are
        > around $15 at B&N or Borders, and you will have several
choices.  They are
        > all pretty similar.  Even if you don't use it for this job
specifically,
        they
        > are usually good books for rebuild techniques, and usually
have a section
        on
        > cam theory, automotive math, etc.
        >
        > >  The number on the engine is 12CJ / DA / H  35531 Can anyone
tell me an
        > > approx
        > >  year this motor was manufactured?
        >
        > I don't have it with me, but I recall the Victoria British
catalog had a
        > table up front for identifying engine year.  Anyone?
        >

            Ulix                                       __/__,__
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