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 is that others have chipped in with information and in a couple of cases Viva related...
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 Since our last report we have carried on with our road teat program using 2.3 litre...
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 first part of this article I shall eventually show you the engine, and give specific history...
Back in Late 2008 and in 2010 I wrote about three versions of the Viva HA saloon, the Ian walker race car, the Lawrence Tune GT and the Brabham Viva GT. Below are links to those articles. The Ian Walker racing “Sprint” The Lawrence Tune Viva GT The Jack Brabham...
I have this week off work, to enable me to chill out a bit before the what not hits the fan at work starting next week and possibly ongoing for a while, but less of that and more of what I managed to do today. Starting off with timing case...
I had a call last night from a friend who has a fair car collection (understatement 100 or so vehicles maybe more??) and is the new owner of Marvin my old HA saloon. Our conversation was directed at a Viva engine he has had for some time and in an...
Well it arrived at last, all the way from New Zealand (cheers Mike). Its a Rare Blyenstein all in one Webber DCD rocker cover and manifold all in one. Its going to need a lot of work to clean it up and polish so it looks super smooth and new....