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#622756 - 11/06/09 11:37 AM
Re: More Morgans - new project
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Got any photos of it with the bonnet attached? next spring -- after paint, powder coat, chrome, and upholstery..... Just as it is would be fine by me.
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#622894 - 11/06/09 04:23 PM
Re: More Morgans - new project
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Jedi Knight
Registered: 05/20/02
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Loc: Richmond,Texas
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The Kent name was used to cover a whole range of pushrod OHV Ford engines that came along in 1959, and were made in 1000, 1200, 1300, 1340, 1500, 1600 sizes that I can remember, and maybe more!
The first versions were 3-bearing for the Anglia and Classic, then the 5-bearing engine came along and finally the crossflow.
Lotus engines were built on an overbored pre-crossflow 1500, and the water pump arrangement was part of the original design.
The engine was specifically designed for the Elan, and I don't believe any Elans had any other engine fitted. I also believe that there were very few 1500 Lotus TCs and they never got into production cars.
Edited by Roger (11/06/09 04:25 PM)
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#623024 - 11/07/09 07:56 AM
Re: More Morgans - new project
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Great Pumpkin
Registered: 09/15/05
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Loc: Elsinore, DK
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The Kent name was used to cover a whole range of pushrod OHV Ford engines that came along in 1959, and were made in 1000, 1200, 1300, 1340, 1500, 1600 sizes that I can remember, and maybe more!
The first versions were 3-bearing for the Anglia and Classic, then the 5-bearing engine came along and finally the crossflow.
Lotus engines were built on an overbored pre-crossflow 1500, and the water pump arrangement was part of the original design.
The engine was specifically designed for the Elan, and I don't believe any Elans had any other engine fitted. I also believe that there were very few 1500 Lotus TCs and they never got into production cars.
JAP was involved in the "early" T/C head work, the first 22 Elans received the 1500cc version. International homologation rules changed in late '62, early '63 and the "1600" (1558) was then put in 'em. All were 116E Cortina blocks, "hand picked" for boring oversize to the 1558. And I was mistaken about Costin & Duckworth: Harry Mundy did the early design work. Info source is John Bolster's book.
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#623105 - 11/07/09 04:43 PM
Re: More Morgans - new project
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Jedi Knight
Registered: 05/20/02
Posts: 891
Loc: Richmond,Texas
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Well, Doc, I use the Twin Cam "bible" - Miles Wilkins "Lotus Twin Cam Engine". I'd have thought with your Elans you'd use that too. If you can get a copy, it's worth reading.
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#624132 - 11/11/09 08:51 PM
Re: More Morgans - new project
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Jedi Trainee
Registered: 12/06/06
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At just under 140 the Elan is a handful. With any more the rest of the driveline REQUIRES many cubic dollars' worth of upgrades. Would imagine that Moggie ash chassis would *splinter* without some re-enforcement with a 180 HP twink shoe-horn'd in it.  Surprisingly not. Pretty sure the +8+ conversion (corvette powered +8) uses a stock chassis and ash frame..... And the +8 crowd has been fettling with those Rover 4.0 & 4.6's to get 400+ BHP. IMHO, faster than timber was meant to travel.
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