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Arragonis · 11-09-2010, 05:44 PM

I love this project.

I spent a small fortune on a RWA 73 1275 Midget in the early 1990s - including a whole new body shell and a 1293 racing A-Series which was superb. Not so superb was the low (17 mph/1000) gearing in 4th - not eco friendly but good for mullering the occasional Suzuki Swift GTI around at the time up to 80-ish

and of course 'drifting' the odd roundabout.

There are quite a few K-series conversions over here - the K-series goes from a 1.1 8v, 1.4 8v, 1.6 16v, 1.8 16v and 1.8 vvc - power from 60hp to 160hp. Gearboxes vary from ford (Sierra 5 speed - aka Murkur), toyota (Celica - when RWD) and Rover (77 5 speed from the SD1 and MG RV8, Discovery etc.).

As for your engine - its an interesting idea. I kind of wondered about following down the line of the K-series conversions but going for the smaller ones - e.g. the 1.1 4 cyl 8v version (60 hp) which would have matched the original A-series 1275cc in terms of power and torque but much better for economy and much lighter.

Try Frontline for K-series, suspension, 5-speeds etc.

Good luck.

11-09-2010, 05:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
Arragonis The PRC. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Elsewhere. Posts: 5,304 Thanks: 285 Thanked 536 Times in 384 Posts	I love this project. I spent a small fortune on a RWA 73 1275 Midget in the early 1990s - including a whole new body shell and a 1293 racing A-Series which was superb. Not so superb was the low (17 mph/1000) gearing in 4th - not eco friendly but good for mullering the occasional Suzuki Swift GTI around at the time up to 80-ish and of course 'drifting' the odd roundabout. There are quite a few K-series conversions over here - the K-series goes from a 1.1 8v, 1.4 8v, 1.6 16v, 1.8 16v and 1.8 vvc - power from 60hp to 160hp. Gearboxes vary from ford (Sierra 5 speed - aka Murkur), toyota (Celica - when RWD) and Rover (77 5 speed from the SD1 and MG RV8, Discovery etc.). As for your engine - its an interesting idea. I kind of wondered about following down the line of the K-series conversions but going for the smaller ones - e.g. the 1.1 4 cyl 8v version (60 hp) which would have matched the original A-series 1275cc in terms of power and torque but much better for economy and much lighter. Try Frontline for K-series, suspension, 5-speeds etc. Good luck. __________________ [I]So long and thanks for all the fish.[/I]