[Spridgets] Engine out!

robertduquette at sympatico.ca robertduquette at sympatico.ca
Tue Sep 8 06:58:46 MDT 2009


Maybe inspired by the '55 Lemans accident?  In case you run into the back of a
Mercedes while racing? ;)

http://www.ewilkins.com/wilko/lemans.htm



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXtb5eDUuQw



> Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 20:48:54 -0500
> From: lee.fox at sbcglobal.net
>
> It was British Leyland's answer to US safety requirements.
> As others have pointed out, it is to keep the engine and transmission
> from becoming a missile in case of an accident.
> Most other cars are designed to keep the engine from encroaching into
> the passenger compartment in an accident and thus saving the lives of
> said passengers.
> Gotta love that British sense of humour (sp)!
>
> Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 21:30:36 +0000
> .......<
> I am wondering if anyone else has cable running from the right bottom
> bellhousing to the chassis near the transmission mount? I assume it is
> a torque limiting device, but I did not find it in the books while we
> were working.
>
> Drew


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