19-06-2022, 12:27 PM
To add to this, the earlier observation that the Cambridge “Hopeful Harriett” HH 6558 was listed by DVLA as green, is indeed correct. I resprayed her BLMC Light BRG, as the Ford Aubergine colour was not to my liking. I rebuilt the engine many time, too much right foot shenanigans. The last time I did a “proper job” including rebore and pistons, high liftcam, flowed head and ports, had TIK Engineering in Fareham remetal the rods, reground the crank, fitted a deep fin Cambridge head, bored out the oil pump and installed a second pair of lubricating jets opposite the original fitments. She then ran an oil pressure of 16 psi hot and had loads of lubrication with the spit and hope arrangement. In my workshop is an original pressure fed crank and bottom end awaiting attention! I’m getting the itch to start on her soon. She deserves more miles on the clock before we lose the use of petrol or my time on earth ends. Mind you im 6 foot 2 and it was always a squeeze. The pedals so close together I used to drive barefoot. Not good on wet days.