[Healeys] Westminster block

[josef-eckert at t-online.de]

Simon,
Buy a complete engine ready to race at DWM. There is no high spec engine 
for road use. That´s controversial! Its cheaper to buy a ready to use 
engine at a reputable(race)  engine builder than what you plan to do. And 
definitely no trial and error. Its a long way to Tipparary!!! Why you 
always have these weired ideas?
 
Josef Eckert
Germany
 
 
 
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Datum: 2023-02-19T20:24:13+0100
Von: "Simon Lachlan via Healeys" <healeys at autox.team.net>
An: "'Healeys'" <healeys at autox.team.net>
 
 
 

For ages I’ve been thinking of buying a 3000 engine and doing it up to a 
fairly high spec. Nothing too clever, definitely a road car version. But I 
always hang back when I see the prices of whole engines.

And, it strikes me, that one will probably have to ditch most of the moving 
parts so why buy them in the first place?

Maybe buy a block and add the rest as and when. Some from eBay, some from 
the usual suspects……

Tell me please:- am I right in my assumption that a Westminster block is as 
near as makes no difference to a 3000 block? And that the main differences 
in the engines would be in the moving parts and the head?

ie isn’t a Westie block as good a place to start as any?

I ask this as there is a very presentable looking block up for sale near 
me.

Thanks,

Simon

 


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