20-06-2020, 07:38 PM
Hello Goldmountain.
As the owner of a 'matching numbers' RP box saloon and old enough for the car to be my big brother. I should be aghast at what you are proposing. But I am not! There is a rich tradition your side of the pond in building hot rods with improbably powerful engines stuffed into even more improbable chassis. So I don't think your project is going to upset too many people on this forum. I would mention that several now well known makes of sports car started life as Austin Seven specials, often fitted with strange engines. Lotus and McLaren spring to mind.
If you scroll through the treads on here, you will find an American contributor who has an American Austin Bantam turbocharged and laden with exotic electronics giving 76bhp from 750cc!!!
So I don't see why you and your car should not be most welcome.
A note of caution, however. Most modern engines produce more horsepower than the original 3.6 litre Ford V8 unit - even little ones, so you will need to pay serious attention to the steering, suspension and brakes .
AS you may imagine, bits are easier to find this side of the 'pond' , although things like lowered (sports) front axles are rather like hens teeth.There are, however, people who car modify a standard front axle, but it is not a cheap item. There are undoubtedly folk on this forum who can offer further advice on this point. However. please bear in mind that carriage of anything form her to Canada is going to be fairly costly. I recall that, when I ran a Porsche, many parts that were impossible to come by in the UK were readily available in the USA, but I got into the habit of making up a 'shipping order' to justify the exorbitant shipping costs which, together with import duties made the exercise quite an expensive hobby.
I hope my comments are of use. Anyway, good luck with your project and welcome aboard!
As the owner of a 'matching numbers' RP box saloon and old enough for the car to be my big brother. I should be aghast at what you are proposing. But I am not! There is a rich tradition your side of the pond in building hot rods with improbably powerful engines stuffed into even more improbable chassis. So I don't think your project is going to upset too many people on this forum. I would mention that several now well known makes of sports car started life as Austin Seven specials, often fitted with strange engines. Lotus and McLaren spring to mind.
If you scroll through the treads on here, you will find an American contributor who has an American Austin Bantam turbocharged and laden with exotic electronics giving 76bhp from 750cc!!!
So I don't see why you and your car should not be most welcome.
A note of caution, however. Most modern engines produce more horsepower than the original 3.6 litre Ford V8 unit - even little ones, so you will need to pay serious attention to the steering, suspension and brakes .
AS you may imagine, bits are easier to find this side of the 'pond' , although things like lowered (sports) front axles are rather like hens teeth.There are, however, people who car modify a standard front axle, but it is not a cheap item. There are undoubtedly folk on this forum who can offer further advice on this point. However. please bear in mind that carriage of anything form her to Canada is going to be fairly costly. I recall that, when I ran a Porsche, many parts that were impossible to come by in the UK were readily available in the USA, but I got into the habit of making up a 'shipping order' to justify the exorbitant shipping costs which, together with import duties made the exercise quite an expensive hobby.
I hope my comments are of use. Anyway, good luck with your project and welcome aboard!