Update 19 - Woodstock - Deconstruction Stage

Today we started the preparation work on our latest purchase "Woodstock" a 72 4/4 with a long-standing racing history in the hands of Martyn Culling.



We will be re-building the little 4/4 into a 200bhp racer using the proven "interim engine" currently in our other racer.

Missprint got stuck straight into sorting out her car getting into the swing of unbolting the variety of parts we won't be using. Getting back to the basic car which we can begin to clean-up, powder coat and paint.



We've decided on a Yellow, Charcoal Gray and Black color combination.

We started off by stripping the interior and bulkhead followed by the engine-bay.



The interior strip included the fuel and power lines which for fuel will be re-routed ouside the car and not on the exhaust side and the power will all be located under the bonnet.

Talking under the bonnet, we dis-connected the heater and removed the redundant plumbing. The engine was then removed shortly followed by the gearbox. The interior and engine bay were completely stripped other than the dash electronics meaning we could remove the prop shaft and gear box cover.







With the engine out, it gave us a chance to take a closer look at the engine spec. The head is highly modified, the inlet and exhaust ports well flowed with high performance roller-rockers on the tops of the push rods. Double valve springs were also easily visible.







We could also see the lightweight fly and the "as new" clutch!!