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That camber compensator/arb looks interesting. It looks to me like it's designed to prevent the dreaded wheel tuck when shifting the weight from one side to the other at speed.
Because of the lighter weight of these cars that isn't actually a problem, but you could try it with and without and see if there's any difference.
Good luck getting the car moving under its own steam, make sure to post a video of it running...
Yeah the camber compensator bar does look good, will it prevent a lot of the suspension movement as well giving you a very firm ride? Good for handling i guess
That's interesting that you haven't experienced any tuck under Mr T, the problem was also there on the early spitfires, but i imagine the re-body makes the herald even lighter.
With only 250kgs over the back axle suspension travel isn't an issue even with four leaves taken out of the rear spring. You might find traction a bit of an issue with a more powerful engine though...
Got the body in place and roughly fitted the bonnet.
The BMW engine sits well back so the power bulge will be small, the other hole are for the dizzy cap and the radiator corners.
I was going to make a few humps to cover the "sticky-out" bits but found this on the shelf.
I think it looks the part, better than a scoop or bulge.
Looking at the two I think the Navigator bonnet has a lot more room underneath it and with hind-sight would have been the better bonnet to use on this project as I think it would have covered the whole engine with no cut-outs.
There may even be enough room under a Navigators bonnet for a V8. (the next project looms)
The flexibility of these little bodies still amazes me. They are just great for producing a true 'special'
I think some people in the kit car industry pull faces at their single skin design. many manufacturers choosing to create more complete shells with inner structures etc. but it is the simplicity of these cars that makes them so easily adaptable and , for me , keeps them interesting and appealing.
I can't find any more info on this V8 build, can anyone help
Mike deleted most of the thread back when he was trying to deny that his V8 cordite had anything to do with the Sammio range so that he could take moulds and build them under the miglia name.
... If you do a search Micky , you will see another Mick has kind of beaten you to it on the V8 Navigator / Cordite front...
El Primer - Unfortunately, a search will do you no good, as the contents of the original thread were deleted.
( No doubt covered by Andy's PM to Mike, so I'll not post a link to it here. )
Mike - If it helps, here are some photos of the V8 bonnet of the Miglia Speedster.
I can't find any more info on this V8 build, can anyone help
Have a feeling the thread got deleted for, ahem, political reasons.
It was shortly after Andy P57 bought the Sammio company, when Mike, who used to work for Sammio, started advertising a rival product that looked suspiciously like the V8 Cordite that he'd been putting together. It seems the thread mistakenly gave the impression that the Miglia was just a rip off of the Sammio product which wouldn't have been a very fair business practice.
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