The Jim Clark Rally

[John.]

Originally Posted by mackenzie50

….A4 might be getting a new set of alloys and in the New Year a power hike to just over 300 bhp

Is it a quattro?

Originally Posted by Colin Aitchison

Good day out John, thanks for the photos.

Originally Posted by SwallownAmazon

Good day out - my favourite is the Magnum, I used to have Viva GTs that Billy B breathed upon somewhat.

GT.. what size engine was in that?...…..1256 pushrod ?

[mackenzie50]

[quote=John.;459116]Is it a quattro?


Hell yeah! :

[luapkram]

Good pics John.

Weather looked like it was good?


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[John.]

[quote=mackenzie50;459118]

Originally Posted by John.

Is it a quattro?

Hell yeah! :

I thought it was ...…..and with 300 horses it'll need it to get that power to the road!

[John.]

Originally Posted by luapkram

Good pics John.
Weather looked like it was good?

Hard frost first thing but it warmed up......although by all accounts the road conditions were poor.

[SwallownAmazon]

Originally Posted by John.

GT.. what size engine was in that?...…..1256 pushrod ?

No, that was the HC Viva. Mine was the HB with the OHC 2 litre slant four; I had a big valve head and GT2 camshaft that gave oodles of torque and the 4 - 2 - 1 exhaust manifold. Understeered like a pig until we did the upper front wishbone mod of moving the knuckle joint inboard by 3/8" to give a bit of negative camber. Another trick was to push the castor forward a bit by putting a few washers behind the rubber bush on the lower castor control arm. If it looked right it wasn't far off - long before the days of laser steering measurements!

P.S. The HB Brabham Viva had the 1159 pushrod engine with a modified head, cam and exhaust. My second GT was Jack Brabham Motors of Worcester Park demonstrator and the logbook was signed by the man himself. How I wish I still had it.....