59' GRANTURA Mk1 restoration update

[cantus]

Shorrock supercharger will give 25% extra power to.......65HP


ready to install.


diff & axles installed

Edited by cantus on Tuesday 24th March 18:27

[mhardy]

Willum.....

Go out of your garage and sit down next to your christmas tree!!!

[cantus]

mhardy said:

Willum.....

Go out of your garage and sit down next to your christmas tree!!!

I did !!!!!!...........for 5 minutes............4 years ago !!!

[900T-R]

I thought the Shorrock supercharger option only existed with the sidevalve Ford engines... you learn something new every day.

[cantus]

900T-R said:

I thought the Shorrock supercharger option only existed with the sidevalve Ford engines... you learn something new every day.

I don't know to be honoust ! I think you are right !
Will ask around.

[cantus]

900T-R said:

I thought the Shorrock supercharger option only existed with the sidevalve Ford engines... you learn something new every day.

Correct !!
Shorrocks were only on Ford sidevalves(x/FS/xxx) and a couple of Climax engines (chassisnumber x/CS/xxx)

[900T-R]

as said, I learn something new every day - thanks for the research and posting it!

[cantus]

Did a lot of timetaking small jobs for the Grantura the last couple of months incl. the work shown on pics.


Overhauled SU H4 carb


Reinforcement on mainbearing caps because of Shorrock Supercharger

[TaimarSE]

Cantus.

I assume these are work in progress shots while you measure for spacers between caps and strenghthening beam?

Edited to add

On further inspection I can now see spacers in the background on the centre bearing capsorry

Edited by TaimarSE on Wednesday 25th March 13:01

[cantus]

TaimarSE said:

Cantus.

I assume these are work in progress shots while you measure for spacers between caps and strenghthening beam?

Edited to add

On further inspection I can now see spacers in the background on the centre bearing capsorry

Edited by TaimarSE on Wednesday 25th March 13:01

That's right. The spacers on the front are not installed yet because I had to lower them because the edges were scratching the oilpan. That is why I also rounded the corners of the front bar.

[cantus]

ENGINE AND GEARBOX ARE FINISHED



NOT A LOT OF SPACE TO FIT THE SUPERCHARGER.
ENGINE HAD TO BE MOVED FORWARD TO FIT .

[900T-R]

[Granturadriver]

Great to see your Marshall-amp and the small lego on the chassis!

What type of engine is that?

Will you adjust the new engine position by lengthening the drive shaft?

[cantus]

Granturadriver said:

Great to see your Marshall-amp and the small lego on the chassis!

What type of engine is that?

Will you adjust the new engine position by lengthening the drive shaft?

Hallo Martin,
yep ! The lego is my son's daily stuff and the marshall is my weekend toy.
Engine is the 1200 cc Ford pre-Xflow Anglia engine.
Driveshaft have to be adjusted to the engine position.

[T_V_R_D_K]

Hi

I'm at roughly the same state with my Mk2 restoration. Just about to bond the body back on after basically rebuilding the frame and suspension. I can see on one of the pictures in this post that it seems like you have some new tie rod ends at the front. I've been looking for a source for these. Any clues on where to get them ?

Thanks,
Olav, Denmark

[cantus]

T_V_R_D_K said:

Hi

I'm at roughly the same state with my Mk2 restoration. Just about to bond the body back on after basically rebuilding the frame and suspension. I can see on one of the pictures in this post that it seems like you have some new tie rod ends at the front. I've been looking for a source for these. Any clues on where to get them ?

Thanks,
Olav, Denmark

Can you send me a picture of the part ?

[T_V_R_D_K]

Here they are. I need 8 in total (if i remember right). I think they are called Tie Rod Ends. Any info on where these can be bought would be wonderful!

[cantus]

Hi Olav,

I bought them here :
Amsteer Sales Ltd.
tel [phone]
[e-mail]

they can make what ever you want. So the best thing is to send a rod to them. They measure it and they make an exact high quality copie for a very reasonable price.

These guys are good .

cheers
William

[T_V_R_D_K]

Thank you William!

I'v just ordered a single pair to see if they fit.

They actually have a listing of Grantura Track Rod Ends :http://www.amsteer.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=113_114&products_id=174

Thanks again for the tip and good luck with the rebuild(s).

Cheers,
Olav

[Granturadriver]

Hi William, do you have pictures of a dismantled differential? Would be great to see this in parts!