[PreWar] [British-cars] are these lists still alive ?

[Adrian Twelvetrees]

Hi Mike,

Over the years I have found that the best overall outcome in the long  
run is to keep the original design. However, you can improve certain  
aspects at the expense of others by doing the sort of transplant you  
are suggesting. That should improve the performance which is good if  
you are racing or trialing but may make the car less pleasant in  
other ways. For instance, the six will be much smoother and sound  
wonderful. (I am not a fan of the B series!)

Best,

Roger



On 17 Mar 2010, at 16:13, mike rambour wrote:

>  That is the attitude I expected from my original e-mail :)
>
>  I admit I am of the same thought, this car is a survivor and rare  
> even
> for a Singer.  The UK clubs know of 7 left of this model, it would  
> be a
> tragedy to destroy it.  My intent since it looked easy, is really to
> swap the drivetrain WHILE I rebuild the original but I admit I am  
> afraid
> once it was on the road it might never go back to original.
>
>  I also need to find out the condition of the original motor as I have
> not looked into it yet.  When I purchased the car from the original
> owner, he said it ran fine with no noises/knocks but knocked when
> shutting down the motor, turn off the ignition and there was a  
> knock in
> the motor.  Last time this motor ran was on the S. Calif. 405  
> freeway in
> 1968 when the brakes went out and the car was parked until I purchased
> it.  There is a visible crack in the side of the block that has been
> brazed, not welded, but brazed.
>
>  For all I know the motor is "good" but I have the option of getting
> this running MGB for free and thought maybe I should look into this  
> as a
> temporary drive train.
>
> 	Mike
>
> On Wed, 2010-03-17 at 11:53 -0400, WSpohn4 at aol.com wrote:
>> I wouldn't even consider butchering a prewar car just because I was
>> impatient to use it.
>>
>> Your car; your call.  But I say do it right or sell it to someone  
>> that
>> will.  We aren't talking about an MGB here, and you don't see them  
>> every  day.
>>
>> If butcher you must, choose something small that won't be a  
>> problem - a
>> Sprite engine, for instance.
>>
>> Bill
>
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