Hi Bill,
I dont know much about the Kittens, other than they have a daft name!
But I am enamoured by the easy repairability of fibreglass. Is the chassis ok?
Its not really an austin7 motor this is it??!! I thought it was reliants own? The cylinder heads are apparently a pure bastard to get off, although Mike Cowie at Blane Precision in Killearn has jigs to remove them, and he has had a few Kittens (road cars) for many years. He sings their praises, and also removed the wavyness from the scimitar heads.
I trust him implicitly. Not cheap, not fast, but very very good. Also did all my norton stuff... Ex RR. Nuff said.
Best thing about the motor is that its all ally, and weighs nothing.
Maybe a post on the reliant forum (Scimitarweb). This thread may set your juices goin:
http://www.scimitarweb.co.uk/sgwrs/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=2798Drop me a line offlist if this is all getting too "non-thumper". Admittedly, they're still odd vehicles, so we probably wont cause any offence!
I say "YES, go fur it"! Let me know....
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