21-11-2018, 08:50 PM
(21-11-2018, 08:32 PM)JonE Wrote: isn't it more that the crank and camshaft are chocolate teapots, and would result in the crankcase becoming vulnerable? They are now only valuable in their association to originality, presuamably.
I guess the question is: is there still any real risk to a 65 crankcase IF rebuilt as everyones' thoughts? I would have thought that it must be a little higher because it will be physically being used vs. not being used at all. But that is the only reason for putting it aside, if you don't like risk in any form!
This is why I turned down a sports engine when I was offered one myself years ago Jon, I wanted a car I could drive without fear of doing something precious a mischief. I'd love to have an original Nippy engine but in truth it would just be taking up space in my garage. As we have seen in recent threads any engine rebuild - but especially those with sporting pretentions - can on occasions go badly awry. It's entirely understandable that others take a different view of course...