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yeh i hear they were crank busters

the lower i can keep the psi the better im hoping that it will be even be lower than 9 but got to try these pulleys first n see how it holds up

its a little while off yet still got a few things 2 get sorted on it

fingers crossed i will be driving it to the nats next year

ek61 wrote:yeh i hear they were crank busters

Some of the vintage speedway guys who run the Repco crossflow heads on their greys use the early model Vauxhall steel crankshaft...requires a little machining but bolts in. You could go that route if you are lucky enough to get your hands on one... they've been hard to find for years now... I know where a couple are but the owners will not part with them. Other option is to have a custom crank specially machined from steel billet, but this is $$$$$.

Cheapest option, as you know, is to turn down the boost as much as possible and watch the revs...

Can't wait to see it in the metal though... I had the opportunity about 5 or 6 years ago to buy a Norman...money had even been exchanged....but it fell through....

Andrew

love those shots of the Norman.

hi there
hows the norman going are you running oil with the fuel ?
or have you changed the bearings ?
grantley

well it has all 4 wheels back on it now so i guess it start

almost finished all the welding its taking a bit longer than i expected but hope it will be ready 4 the nationals

will be running oil in the fuel when i get it running still a little bit of work
2 do yet but getting there slowly

hi there
no more photos?
grantley

hi there
whats the ratio of fuel to oil
and what oil are you running?
grantley

can get some pics next time im at the shed

will be sorting the mix ratio out closer to engine start up time a few more weeks away yet will let ya know when i get to that stage

cheers dave

just about finished all the welding have a few bits under the car to go


had to replace some of the boot gutter new section welded in

good work Dave
looking a little lower at the back end

hi there
how is the norman project going ?
any more photos of the motor set up ?
how do you upload the photos?
grantley

managed to spend a day at the shed
bolted trimatic to the grey but ran into a bit of trouble putting it in

witht the injected 202 the motor sat 4ward a bit with the trimatic on the grey it sits back a bit further so i had to cut out the floor hump

also as it sits back further the norman now hits on the steering box
so i need to raise it about 100mm so that means carbs out the bonnet
and i would of liked to keep it all under there

Could you keep it all under bonnet if you used SU's or a Weber ?

yeh blacky i reccon that would work 4 sure ,the carbs are just sitting on the manifold at moment so maybe once i raise it i could play around with a few different ones

or the other option maybe might be blow through the carbs
but then i need to work out a way to lube the blower

cheers dave

Hey Dave, perhaps ditch the twin Strommies and that manifold for a single 2" SU as what old Eldred himself recommended. More torque and power plus it's all under the bonnet.
Looks great though... cannot wait to see it in the flesh...

Andrew