[Spridgets] New Engine

[Daniel1312 at aol.com]

Hi list,

After about 2-3 years saving money (mostly in the last year) I finally 
collected my new engine for my Sprite.  The block came out +60 rather than the +40 I 
hoped for so maybe I'll get a new e-mail 'Daniel1330'.

The engine was built out of parts I'd been collecting for a while including 
the block which I think I've had about 18 months.  The crank and rods came from 
New York where Frank collected them in an engine I bought off ebay and which 
he promptly shipped to APT in California for them to machine and ship to me in 
the UK.  So, the crank and rods have some serious mileage in them already 
(crank is wedged, rods are Cooper S and lightened and balanced etc).

The bottom end has a 4 bolt centre main with APTs conversion from bolts to 
ARP studs.  Sump is a Peter May Engineering conversion to baffled (different 
design to his earlier baffled sump.  Timing is a Titan belt drive since no-one 
else has a belt drive conversion with an engine breather.

I have a new steel Peter May Engineering flywheel which is incredibly 
detailed and not just lighter but lighter towards the outside - it's just over a 1lb 
lighter than the steel flywheel in the car right now.  New design of 7.5" 
clutch is also a lot lighter so should rev that little bit sharper and be that 
little bit quicker from first gear.

I've fitted the water pump and need to paint the block and sump and fit other 
bits to it ready for when the head arrives and I can get the whole thing 
running.

Regards

Daniel1312