Richie's Mk1 Restoration

[Ben]

Electric but hidden in a crab case.

Ross, I think Rich is talking about when he's waiting at the lights sat next to a heavily modified Ford Focus, the poor Focus driver unaware of Rich's blower hidden behind the side armour

Rich if your worried speak to Jim, I'd keep it simple......

Ben

[RichardT10829]

Yeah will do... It's a straight bolt on item no machining needed.... Like I say it was just a thought........ The blower on mine may require the strap though...

[Ben]

I thought this was a bit of you!! Seen whilst there.

[RichardT10829]

That's exactly what mine is going to look like..... But grey

Full on erection garage that place !

Gorgeous bit of gentle relief around the valves, breath a bit better that one will.

[Ben]

Grey but three Brodie Helmets instead of the chrome Picklehaube I assume.

Ben (hijack over)

[RichardT10829]

Yeah for sure.... Huge charger whirring away underneath.... Going to put some neon lights under the carrier too...Boosh !!!

[Lynn Eades]

Rich, that could be a factory relieved block.
My understanding of the reason behind it was to shorten the heat flow path from the cylinder to the ex valve.
I heard the vacuum brakes in trucks leaned off the fuel mixture, causing increased heat which in turn increased the incidence of cracking from the cylinder to the exhaust valve seat.( the block then being of no further use)