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Uncle Alec
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 Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:02 pm Post subject: Wanted - Rochdale Olympic - Update (Spitfire/Minor content) |
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Having "retired" from my Riley RM business, I seek a pleasant diversion in the form of a Rochdale Olympic, pref. Ph II but anything considered, and any condition. Don't mind work - in fact I am hoping for some!
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Rick
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Uncle Alec
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| Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Will do Rick, but it's deffo an Olympic I'm after. |
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Uncle Alec
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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It would seem that I have found a Ph I Olympic, Ford 1500GT pre-crossflow engine, Minor front suspension and rear axle.
I haven't collected it yet (though I have paid for it!) so not quite sure what is there and what isn't. I am told there is no carb, so I will be on the hunt for a Weber 28/36? plus manifold maybe.
Also I am told it is a Minor rear axle, so I will be after a higher diff (Spridget?).
Does anyone know if a Riley One-point-Five rear axle (the casing, not the diff) is identical to a Minor? If so I suspect I could do with the Riley rear brakes and backplates. Are there any halfshaft differences?
Also, are the One-point-Five wheels wider than Morris Minor ones? Or will I have to hunt down some Minor van wheels? |
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Uncle Alec
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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OK guys - an update.
The Olympic Mk I has come and gone, having "upgraded to a Mk II that needs much less work. It has a 1600 GT crossflow as per the original, which makes it quite unusual in the incestuous world of Rochdales.
I would like to hear from someone who is in possession of the following -
Morris Minor/Wolseley 1500/Riley 1.5 wheels
Triumph Spitfire secondhand front hubs/discs/callipers. I do have the hubs but the callipers are missing, as are all required fixing bolts, hoses etc. I am intending to buy what I can new, but lack the confidence to say with assurance exactly what I need, so trying secondhand components would be very useful.
Also, does anyone know if there exist hubcaps to fit Morris Minor 1000 wheels in stainless but without the central pressed "M" logo?
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Rick
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Rich5ltr
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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| The hub caps look like MGA ones to me. Don't know if they'll fit though, MGA had 15" rims. |
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