Ok so who knows what? I've heard about it a few times but I can't rember any details so fire away. What ratios would be good or size of "cogs" etc etc

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Austin 1800 Automatics had a "morse" chain drive from crank to box
Maybe start there

& i`d stick with 1:1 as per std issue for now

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

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Also what are the disadvantages of this?
I assume their would be a little bit more power available but how much, if any?

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No fubard idler gears & casings I suspect

http://www.mk1-performance-conversions. ... l_dept.htm

Chain drive sounds interesting, was thinking about it myself...

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That chain pictured is a Hy-Vo chain. As Matt says, the Austin 1800 automatics used one. My mate was always putting new chains in his, and he was not impressed...

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I got a mate who races warick he has got some other motor grafted onto a mini box chain driven as far as I no he hasn't had a prob with it been like it for 20 years o

Speaking of stretching chains...



Who can tell me what is going on here?

Kinda looks like something Matt would stick in a buggy.

Hee hee,,, dam right Morry,,,, But (if i`m not mistaken) it looks particularly similar to the "Attempt" that Leyland Australia had in fitting a P76 V8 into the old Land crab via a ZF transaxle assy

Mega bucks the factory spent that ended up going no-where (again)

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Olds Toronado? It was a V8 FWD.

[edit] or not... - similar but not the same!

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Back on topic can you try and find out some info about the chain/gears and where he got them?

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For chains see Chain and Accessories ,C&A Pty Ltd, torrens road Sth Aust. website . They have a lot of info and tables for HP calcs to compare for different types of chains, with sprocket sizes

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he made it all up himself - Warwick Agustin - he's in the NSW Super Mini series with a toyota 4AGE on a mini gearbox.

He told me once that in the early days he had problems with rings cracking, he tracked it down to the chain hitting on some alloy casting, shaving the alloy which got into the oil, then cooked itself onto the bores, then when the rings went past - crunch

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send me a PM aaaaaaaand i will send you Warwicks contqct details, it is a interesting job that does cause a few problems like he says that because of all the mass of the chain and sprokets he cant change gears as fast as normal

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