[Fot] Rebuild

[Greg Blake]

I forget guys, is this applicable to the 6 cylinder motors too (TR6, GT6).  Building a few of those motors in near future.  

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> On May 4, 2021, at 12:32 PM, fubog1 via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> ...glad you brought it up, specifically that's one of the most important mods to the oiling system.
> Glen
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> From: Bud Rolofson via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> To: Rod Pierce <rpierce141 at gmail.com>
> Cc: fot at autox.team.net
> Sent: Mon, May 3, 2021 12:13 pm
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Rebuild
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> The first and most important thing on a 1300 is to make the middle oil feed passage larger. It serves cylinders 2 and 3 while the other two oil passages (front and rear) serve only 1 cylinder. You will end up with a grenade going off in your race engine eventually if that one thing is not done. Ask me how I know.
> I wish I’d known that fact beforehand.
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> Bud
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>> On May 2, 2021, at 5:57 AM, Rod Pierce via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>> Hello Everyone,
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>> I am a new member and new to racing Spitfires.  In fact, my first experience with racing, competition school in Waterford MI, didn't  end well for my engine (see attachment).
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>> I am planning to rebuild an extra small journal 1300 and I am requesting advise from the very knowledgeable people on this site.  I have all the spare engine parts I could ever need and a great machine shop near by so mainly I am interested on advice on where to buy parts( pistons, rods ,rings etc..).
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>> There are many sources on the internet but since I have never built one of these before I am interested in your input.
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>> Also, while I'm at it, I would like to improve my transmission and rearend.  I am open to anything from minor improvement to a complete swap of my transmission or rearend.
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>> Thanks for you help.
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