Hee hee,it sounds just like my 1.3 Metro,after the head-gasket failed between the inner two cylinders!

A icon a 1960s clsssic tried to learn in one not easy had to push the seat right back

Brilliant to watch.

That 7 would be stunning with an S2000 engine, big ITB, & fatter tires....

Von Dutch put a Volkswagon engine in a BMW motor cycle that was sold to The Antique Archaeology guys from Iowa they collected old motor cycles and antiques from all over America. English Ed 40 s 0 Vegas

Enjoyed the test drive of the mini they used to put Honda motorcycle engines in those and race round in parking lots here in where I live. I pesonally did not see this done, but heard about it. I was born in 61. I think they put the Hionda engine in the back,where normally the groceries would go, but this is heresay because i never really saw one like that close up. Only maybe once or twice. Ive driven an austin 3 with the steering wheel almost verticle, and they do bounce.

Would love to see engine installed into the 57 mini and a breaking in of the new 2 cylinder power plant. Then a spin to see if the 2 cylinder a practical engine for the mini?

Sincerest appologies!

Suggest. Have a look at the nsu 2 cylinder engine?

Enjoyed about the mini. Thank you!

I've seen this vidio twice maybe three times . That is. The squireyest little go cart I've ever seen! Please be careful of deer, cyclist etc. In aresidential area. It's quite a thrill just watching you. That. Coventry engine must have been tested quite thoroughly over the years.. is that the same engine as the Lotus 25? Your a crackerjack driver/ mechanic as far. As I can see. That's more thrill than my 2002 carburetor BMW, and I never raced. I took pallette and yoga and could finally double clutch my dad's 2002 til, but your little Lotus is more thrilling than that! My compliments! Please don't roll the ol girl, please don't rod it!, it's such a magnificent specimen. Thank you for a thoroughly spiffy little ride!😅

Absolutely wonderful as usual.

Amazing sound, great driver 👍

What a lovely little car, thanks for sharing!

Ivan, I have just discovered this, is it part of your stuff.

Naughty

Still exploiting Ivan’s name I see. Leeching off another man’s skills and talents to make money, because you have none of your own.

I hear baby oil is good for nourishing seats

As always a treat. Thanks Ivan. I hope my retirement is as rewarding as yours.

I want to smoke packs of cigarettes and blast this thing up a hill til my heart stops lmao

oh yes,rich / leanmixture the plugs go black weather RorL now some thing i thaught about anoint the plug with Nitromores cleanoff with your rag and you will see your tempering colers ttfn&ty😊

e type fuels(haha)have a propensaty to over heat due to the ethanol 2 ways of getting rid of E first is the water method sec is the cream separator but im using lawnmower fuel which works quite well .If only we could get 4star ttfn&ty

Ivan your a real proper bloke yourself, your passion for your work is an example to all !!.

top job boys love that car good show thank you cheers

You mention modifying Zenith Carburettors for Bugattis, I wish you’d do a video about that. I have had 36mm Zeniths on my type 30 and they gave me a lot of problems, as the needle valve wears they run leaner and leaner and the float height is difficult to adjust. I’m using 30mm barrel throttle Solexes now but they choke the engine so I struggle to get above 2700 RPM. I assume you remove the “mechanism” above the float, but what do you do to replace the needle valve?

I suspect original coating was celluloid (nitrocellulose), possibly dipped while slowly rotating, then removed from dip and kept rotating until hardened (rotated to avoid runs)

Magic keep it coming I just love seeing old race cars and especially when they are getting repaired and going again 👍

Vraiment intéressant! Bravo à ce Monsieur Grand Technicien Passionné !

Is that a fire pump engine?

Love all of Ivan’s videos. In this one, his description of how the driveshaft was trying to come through the shaft tunnel at Brands Hatch brought back memories of when just before Christmas many years ago, my 72 Capri 2600 rear shaft coupling was on its way out and I was hoping I could make it home before it let loose. Well I 😂didn’t, and there I was about 3 miles from home, and it was snowing to boot. Called AAA for a tow service and had it flatbedded home. As we pulled into the neighborhood with the wrecker, the streets were all lit up for Luminaria like an airport runway with cables burning in paper bags about every 6 feet, and everyone out Christmas Caroling in the streets to welcome us back in. Wish I had a video of it.

£800!

Loved the thrash in the country on board of the seven

Shame there are no more vids i hope you are ok and doing well

👍sure hope you live to finish all your projects

Is LBJ 274 out there?

Ooh never leave chuck key in chuck, first rule machine shop training FODENS they had fantastic machine shops all gone

Fab

Thanks again team

Just brilliant to see this sort of ingenuity, reuse and refurb...Thanks team

Is this part of the content stolen From Ivan by a feckless relative ?

Yet again very informative and enjoyable thanks

absolutely brilliant video, Thankyou!

For Buick engines you need to pack the external oil pump with Vasoline in order to get it to prime with oil. Would have worked perfectly for you too.

Sir, we would love to see you in a track with your Seven. Please do.

The fore-and-aft location of the DeDion tube is via 4 trailing links. What is the lateral location? From the shape of the tube, I suspect it is a Watt's linkage.

Did I spy a Sprite with a Speedwell Bonnet? I met the late John Sprinzel in Cokato Minnesota. The late Paul Weidner was there with his modified Sprite, bearing what Paul understood to be a Speedwell fiberglass bonnet. Paul asked John to sign the inside of the bonnet, and John happily complied. I later asked John if Paul's bonnet was a genuine Speedwell. "I have no idea. We made early ones in aluminium and I can tell if one of those is genuine, but with the GRP ones, I can't be sure." I never told Paul. Paul was taken far too soon. I hope to live as long as John.

Wow. On the opening montage, I saw the inboard disk brakes. That didn't look early-Seven to me! Nice to see where he got that setup. Wonderful. I have a Caterham with the DeDion rear, but the disk brakes are outboard.

Absolutely brilliant, an inspiration for me to get even more adventurous in my workshop!

Just marvellous , being an old guy with my own small shed this is the real world, NOT managed reality.

Yet again, brilliant stuff