Hi Brad,
Nice story!
Check with Stan Huntley of FASPEC. Seems to me he was racing and winning
regularly with an old cross flow head. Sometimes we forget how good some of the
40 year old technology was/is. Lots of the new stuff is just a rehash of what
was working well a long time ago.
Regards, Paul A
Brad Fornal wrote:
> Ok, I was out practicing for British Car Week this evening and on a
> whim, whipped into the local convenience joint for a D.P. I notice a
> rather rough looking character eyeing the car as I went inside. While I
> was paying up for the drinks I see him walk over to the car. He comes
> inside and asks if it is mine, and then proceeds to tell me of his
> ownership of a 68 Sprite when he was 19 or 20 (he looked about 40 to
> 45).
> He says that he had hopped up the engine but rolled the car later and
> when he sold it the purchaser wanted the stock parts back on the car so
> it would be original. He said that the hot rod parts were in his barn
> wrapped in oiled rags and that if he stumbled across them he would give
> them to me. I gave him my card and asked what he had. He said he had a
> head, header and possibly a carburetor. He said if he remembered
> correctly the carb and the header were on opposite sides of the head.
> Before he left, I offered to pay him for the parts when he found them
> and he refused saying he didn't know what shape they were in and what
> they would be worth, so they would be free.
> My question to the list is,
> 20-25 years ago, what kind of crossflow heads (if any) were out there. I
> know that the technology has made vast improvements in the development
> of HP in the last couple of decades, but is any of the early stuff work
> reworking and putting to use should this man call me back?? I hope he
> will, it would seem rather odd that a total stranger would walk up and
> make an offer like this with no intention of at least putting some
> effort into finding the parts. And please don't give me grief about the
> books, I really tried....................!!!!
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