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RE: Alternative engines in an Austin Seven - andrew34ruby - 22-01-2024

(22-01-2024, 09:09 PM)john williams Wrote: I remember seeing, but cannot remember where, a clip of an Austin 7  bare running chassis, drivers seat ,being driven on a sort of trials Event. The Austin was powered by a Hillman Imp engine coupled to standard A7 transmission and wheels. I have often wondered why the Imp engine was not more widely used.

Why the Imp engine is not used?.....  well they had a really bad name for head gasket reliability, and they were a long time ago. And there was no easy gearbox to use.

RE: Alternative engines in an Austin Seven - Colin Morgan - 23-01-2024

For those tempted to go in this direction and stray beyond polishing your ports, look where it might all end?

   

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285658127020

RE: Alternative engines in an Austin Seven - ettore - 23-01-2024

This is quite a time appropriate thread.

I have accidentally just acquired a flathead Ford V8 engine from 1936 - its UK built, so is the smaller 2.2 litre displacement (and its actually quite a compact thing).

In an idle moment I was thinking whether it would, or could be made, to fit an Austin 7 chassis. Does anyone know of this being done before?

RE: Alternative engines in an Austin Seven - andrew34ruby - 04-02-2024

So, what about gearboxes, and brakes? Were the different engines mated to the original (rather short) seven gearboxes? Or, for example, was the A-series engine using an A-series (rather long) gearbox? And if so did that mean doing away with the brake cross-shaft?

RE: Alternative engines in an Austin Seven - Nick Lettington - 04-02-2024

I have seen a few of the ford sidevalve engines described that look to have been coupled to a standard A7 gearbox via a second short propshaft infront... not sure where the box was mounted.