Straight cut gears, have to get the RPMs just right and then shove it in.

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Electrical, annoyingly it started in paddock :(

loose wire☹️

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@@ianwhitt5344 Yea saw that nice drive. what's top speed? When will you be back on track?

Don’t know when I’ll be out again we were supposed to be out yesterday at Silverstone, April at Cadwell and a C1 24 hr race in May at Silverstone again Another video m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZSZmaxsepWLnqM

@@ianwhitt5344 Good to hear the car is ready to go - heard you had an 'off' a while back.

I’m too slow to have an off Who said that and who may I be corresponding with? Someone did have an off in the C1

Basically standard but with LCB Gas flowed head raised compression lightened pistons and flywheel

1275 ASeries twin SU LCB gas flowed head straight cut gearbox

Close but think I was closer at chicane Thanks for comment

The weak bottom end of the 1500 would never hold that kind of power... only good for about 25K with stock power in normal USA driving...

They did make some cross flows but you can’t use them in most of the racing Mine is now 1380 billet crank slipper pistons roller rockers etc not quite a lifetimes deveopement but nearly Thanks for comment

If you spend enough money the 1500 can be quicker but the A Series (1275) can be improved with less expense. Its basically the same as the Mini engine and therefore there are loads of upgrades First get a LCB exhaust manifold , then gasflow the head with bigger valves, then carb upgrade Chat to your local engine builder. I can recommend Peter Burgess @ Alfreton in UK he can advise but postage will be alot.

@@ianwhitt5344 I'm glad I kept my low 24k mile 1977 Midget 1500 -orange as well. I'm going to look into the LCB exhaust manifold and Peter Burgess. I assume you are using a Weber side draft conversion kit? I sold my '79 Midget but I had gotten into the engine just to fix some oil leaks so I'm pretty comfortable working on them. I understand that the trust washers are an issue with that 1500 engine. Really appreciate the response! kzbin.info/www/bejne/omKtY2utiKaDq5o

I posted this question on another video about the spitfire engine thrust washers: I have and MG Midget with this same motor with 24k miles on it. It's a 1977 Midget 1500 which has a Spitfire motor in it from 1975 to the end of production. I'm wondering if this whole compromised engineering can be re-engineered with a roller bearing or oil fed plain bearing set up? I also have a 1997 Porsche Boxster that has an IMS bearing that is sealed and can fail due to some of the same reasons this thrust washer goes bad -old acidic oil and non changing of oil and letting the car sit. Instead of a sealed shaft bearing there are ceramic, roller bearing and oil pressure fed plain bearing retrofits. What can be done here? I know there is a whole culture of building Spitfire engines for racing but I haven't been had time to look into it yet.

@@DerekJason3000 I'd try and stick with an A Series engine. Peter Burgess does my A Series not sure if hes ever done the Triumph

@@DerekJason3000 - At 24K on a 1500, you're prolly about 1 K from total engine failure... valve springs breaking and dropping valves into the engine, rods knocking, etc...

How true Also racing a Citroen C1 where the same applies. Think we had 50 on the grid for a 24 hr race at Spa

The midgets do that there is no mechanical connection to the tachometer so it is ran off of the ignition,

Yes

Car was good then its now really good check out some more recent posts CSCC Magny Cour posted by Alex Whitt

Appreciate your comment Still check it out occasionally

My son Alex has posted a couple from Magny Cour worth a look Still racing in Uk with Cockshoot Cup come along to an event and say hi

Thank you Hope to post a couple of new videos this year but they all get a bit samey

Max probably 110-120

ThAnk you glad you enjoyed it. I keep uploading other interesting races

Too right

Remember to pack with grease and check the radius washers are facing the right way Are you using for racing or road

Now I know that a Miata is known as a MX5 in the UK there should be no issue with the diff. I’ve never had any diff problems but fit competition halfshafts and check the hub bearings. I run a double bearing hub which seems to help stop the leak

thank you for the information very excited about this project and just want it to go well.

Good luck Send photos

I'll be doing a whole vlog for the project starting hopefully in march-april.

Thanks. The brakes have proved very good, for a road going car they are more than adequate.

You are right we did miss that but did so off camera

Hope to be out on 10.9.17 but currently repairing a holed piston

I will be looking forward for it then. Which engine are you running?

A Series 1380. My daughter an I were testing at Donington when we had the problem.

"Shit happens". Looking forward for the next video - It is nice to see some good old racing!

See video of practice at Angouleme

Have sinc fitted a pan hard rod. Which has helped but that corner if you get the line wrong makes the backend go light I have posted a couple of other videos

Patrick Noble it will do that with too little travel on the rear bumpstop

Patrick Noble I used to find something similar, I think the rear is more easily unsettled by track imperfections at speed due to the higher unsprung mass. JE

As I did at chicane but I got away with it

Thanks will post more but had a large shunt at Siverstone in June

Thanks I hope to post a few more videos this season

Thanks Have a look at Donington 31 5 15

Years of training If you liked this see Donington 31 5 15