Vauxhall 8 Valve Twin Cam slant four (Final part)
Okay here we go, the final part of the instalment on the 8 Valve Slant four engine. Its been a long write up (or is that type up?) of the existing paperwork. Good news...
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Vauxhall 8 Valve Twin Cam slant four (Part three)
Right this is the last part of the technical details of the engine, one more instalment to go where we look at the engine as it stands today. Part Three : Third Technical Report...
Vauxhall 8 Valve Twin Cam slant four (Part two)
Well I was surprised at the amount of traffic part one of this article created, and the feedback leads me to believe you’re hungry for parts two and beyond. As I said in the...
Vauxhall 8 Valve Twin Cam slant four (Part one)
Many years ago I tripped over an engine down the side of a house (literally), at first it didn’t mean a thing to me (apart from a sore foot), it was just another big...
HA BRABHAM VIVA GT
Here is the last in a series of articles on uprated HA saloons for now… Its almost time to get back to real vehicles and engine, saving the best till last, the Brabham GT...
Ian Walker sprint
This I think is the last article on the HA Viva modified by Ian walker racing back in the 1960’s When Vauxhall introduced the Viva in the September of 1963 a few people were...
Reece Fish Carburettor conversion
Another magazine articles on sportier Viva HA’s, this time featuring the Reece Fish Carburettor. The light, lively little Vauxhall Viva, with its free-revving 1,057 c.c. over-square power pack and fully-flowed “balanced” head almost in...
Ron’s Viva
Yet more juicy magazine cuttings… This time HOTCAR October 1969 Viva owners around Guildford , Surrey, must wonder what’s hit them when Ron Tenn’s much tweaked Vauxhall thunders past at a rapid of knots....
£1.96 a Gallon
Practical Classics 1990 popped up this little ditty of long term Viva Owner Jonathan Gulliver and his Unleaded fuel modifications to his Viva Engine. UNLEADED CHALLENGE Everyone now knows that the age of unleaded...
HA Saloon racer
From the pile of Viva related items comes another weird one for you to enjoy. A magazine article from the early 1970’s describing a one off special saloon formed around whist left of a...