Rolf Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 Something for the motor heads in the group. Admin If the topic is deemed inappropriate feel free to delete it. Between making saw dust I have been fulfilling another bucket list item. My workshop is full of the tools that I wanted and needed. So the profits from my sales had nowhere to go but burn out the bottom of my pockets. After 49 years of owning my Brit sorts car (TVR) It was time to get the motor tweaked. Completely rebuilt and properly tuned on a Dyno. All I need to do is bolt it back in after I clean up the engine bay and chassis. Went from about 90 HP to 148 HP in a 1700 pound car, should be fun. It is a 4 cylinder Ford 1.6 Liter now 1.7 Liter. The motor is hanging in my garage while I wait for the weather to warm up a bit so I can work on it outside, some wiring to do and my garage is too narrow for me to work around the car. The carburetors had been in a box in my basement for at least 30+ years. Charlie E, amazingkevin, frankorona and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhudson Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 That's a serious improvement in your power to weight ratio. You should have a great time this summer. I'm jealous. amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrampaJim Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 It's been a long time since I have seen a TRV. Some of us would like to see pictures of the whole car. It is a right hand drive or did they make a left hand for the US? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 Only problem I can see is staying alive in a wild car like this!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelCass Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Rolf said: Something for the motor heads in the group. Admin If the topic is deemed inappropriate feel free to delete it. Between making saw dust I have been fulfilling another bucket list item. My workshop is full of the tools that I wanted and needed. So the profits from my sales had nowhere to go but burn out the bottom of my pockets. After 49 years of owning my Brit sorts car (TVR) It was time to get the motor tweaked. Completely rebuilt and properly tuned on a Dyno. All I need to do is bolt it back in after I clean up the engine bay and chassis. Went from about 90 HP to 148 HP in a 1700 pound car, should be fun. It is a 4 cylinder Ford 1.6 Liter now 1.7 Liter. The motor is hanging in my garage while I wait for the weather to warm up a bit so I can work on it outside, some wiring to do and my garage is too narrow for me to work around the car. The carburetors had been in a box in my basement for at least 30+ years. ok now show us the rest of the car. I bet it will scream down the road, just watch out for blue flashing lights. That engine is so clean you could eat off of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimErn Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 Makes me jealous too. Man I thought the distributor was hard to get to before, now .... wow! Dedicated intake manifold? progressive linkage ? I always loved those side draft carbs. Rolf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted April 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) I bought it while stationed in England in the AF (1971). It had been purchased by another GI and built for export to the US so it was already left hand drive. It was last restored by me in 1998. I love the picture with my Jeep as it gives scale. Both pictures were taken in 2 years ago. Getting in and out is always fun. Edited April 22, 2020 by Rolf ChelCass and Newsawontheblock 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted April 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 On 4/22/2020 at 10:48 AM, ChelCass said: ok now show us the rest of the car. I bet it will scream down the road, just watch out for blue flashing lights. That engine is so clean you could eat off of it. The thing that triggered this project was After all these years the cork gaskets were seeping everywhere. So I needed to pull the motor anyway and re-gasket it. I was planning to do it my self but decided it was now or never to do something like this. Time will tell if it was worth it. Lots of details I was not expecting. With addons only available from England. I will never bitch about our postal system again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Looks like a fun project.. and a fun driver.. looks like a real nice body and overall very clean car.. Something like that is hard to find in Michigan.. either rusted bad or came from the south and has burnt up interior, LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelCass Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 On 4/22/2020 at 12:25 PM, Rolf said: I bought it while stationed in England in the AF (1971). It had been purchased by another GI and built for export to the US so it was already left hand drive. It was last restored by me in 1998. I love the picture with my Jeep as it gives scale. Both pictures were taken in 2 years ago. Getting in and out is always fun. Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted April 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 I have done three frame off restorations in 49 years, 4th paint job, new interior, The car was under water to the base of the windshield in the mid 80's. Completely rewired from scratch. It has been garaged since 1996 and never sees salt, and rarely rain. sunny days only. All but the interior and last paint job was by me and now the engine is the final exception. kmmcrafts and OzarkSawdust 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 As Tim the Toolman Taylor would say.oh oh oh Rolf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonkort Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 lol reading the posts i was thinking the same thing Gonzo lol tim the toolman taylor one of my favorit shows!!lol not that i had any idea what any of you were talking about lol i did watch my little brother pull a moter our of a car back in the 70s using a tree and big huge chains. lll they were of course in my moms back yard out in the country. lol but anyway i like the picture of the whole car lol i think its cute lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted April 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 (edited) Ah yes Tim the Toolman, was definitely a very funny show. Regarding pulling motors two 70+ year olds actually picked mine up and put it the back of a truck. Not me ! I am a firm believer of mechanical advantage. Plus the last thing I need to do is blow out my back. Oh by the way the body is fiberglass, so the only rust that can happen is the tube chassis. Edited April 25, 2020 by Rolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted May 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2020 Getting closer, put the motor back in yesterday. Easy with no nose on the car. kmmcrafts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted May 3, 2020 Report Share Posted May 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Rolf said: Getting closer, put the motor back in yesterday. Easy with no nose on the car. Looks like fun, That first start is always exciting after doing a build.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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