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aeronca65t
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My latest project runs! Sounds good too!
I bought this '73 RWA Midget about 6 months ago, just because I wanted the 1275 motor (to put in my A35 racer project). But the car is nice and solid and I hated to cut it up.
So I decided to save it and put orignal 948 engine from the A35 in it (35 horsepower).
Some of you may recall that I used this 948 as sort of an emergency race-engine at Watkins Glen in 2010. You can read more about that at the bottom of ~this page~
My goal is to just slap it together using all the spare Spridget stuff that I have laying around (I have lots of unused stuff on hand including new rod bearings, spare gaskets, new brake parts, etc.). I figure I can build a running street car for well under $500. Paint will go on with a foam roller and likely to have no interior other than some shabby seats. Plus a roll bar with some decent belts. In other words, sort of a rat-rod but in the style of a sports car.
I already have a nice street MGB so I don't really need this, but I see it as a sort of running parts car for almost no investment. It's a slight distraction from my new racer, but that's OK. As long as it has good brakes and is safe to drive, I won't care how ugly it is.
First photo below is when I bought it. Others show 948 going in.
I bought this '73 RWA Midget about 6 months ago, just because I wanted the 1275 motor (to put in my A35 racer project). But the car is nice and solid and I hated to cut it up.
So I decided to save it and put orignal 948 engine from the A35 in it (35 horsepower).
Some of you may recall that I used this 948 as sort of an emergency race-engine at Watkins Glen in 2010. You can read more about that at the bottom of ~this page~
My goal is to just slap it together using all the spare Spridget stuff that I have laying around (I have lots of unused stuff on hand including new rod bearings, spare gaskets, new brake parts, etc.). I figure I can build a running street car for well under $500. Paint will go on with a foam roller and likely to have no interior other than some shabby seats. Plus a roll bar with some decent belts. In other words, sort of a rat-rod but in the style of a sports car.
I already have a nice street MGB so I don't really need this, but I see it as a sort of running parts car for almost no investment. It's a slight distraction from my new racer, but that's OK. As long as it has good brakes and is safe to drive, I won't care how ugly it is.
First photo below is when I bought it. Others show 948 going in.
