No, I didn't actually trade the lens for the car. "Photography's greatest handicap is the ease with which the medium as such can be learned. As a result, too many budding neophytes learn to speak the language too long before they have anything to say." - Will Connell
On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > WAS it a trade (as in, the former Austin Healey owner wanted the lens) > or did you sell the lens and buy the car with the proceeds? > I > > On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 6:45 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: >> Why'd you go for a MkIV? My favorites are the MkII, >> >> Are you by any chance on the SOL list or any of the other >> lists at http://autox.team.net ? >> >> On Sun, Sep 08, 2013 at 04:14:11PM -0700, Brendan MacRae wrote: >>> Wow! Awesome, shots. What a coup to have one with DH. >>> >>> This car is a bucket list item for me as I've wanted to restore a car >>> for years and years but have never had the time, the room, or the >>> resources to do so. I've been working for the last few years at Mini >>> Mania just up the road in Nevada City, CA where I handle their >> >> I gained some notoriety when I drove the sprite to a swap meet at >> Mini Mania (in San Jose), bought an HS4 conversion, installed it >> in the parking lot, then turned around and sold the 40 DCOE that >> had been on it. >> >> By the way, today is what should be the All British Car Show >> in Palo Alto, but it ended a few years back. >> >>> overseas buying. As such, I can get parts for a considerable discount. >>> Here's a before and after of the 1275cc: >>> >>> http://primelensphotography.com/engine.jpg >> >> Excellent. >> >>> >>> The engine had a blown head gasket, a hole in the no.2 piston, and the >>> head was cracked. It was rebuilt sometime in the past, but not done >>> properly. When I got it it was .030 over but now it's .060 over making >>> it a 1330cc with (roughly) 10:1 compression. The head is a modified >>> iron 12G940 but now has hardened seats, larger valves, and is ported >>> and polished. I fitted a street cam, lightened timing gears, the >>> crank/flywheel are balanced and I had the dual SU's rebuilt by Ed >>> D'Arata in my office. It has electronic distributor and I have a LCB >>> header for it. Sticking with the stock 4-speed for now...that was >>> completely rebuilt, too. >> >> Doing a flickr search on my photostream for jasmine: >> http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=99496143@N00&q=jasmine >> >> I've got the HP blower kit from Australia, which boosted the power up >> to about 100hp at the wheels. Unfortunately due to a couple of >> stupid mistakes, I had to pull the motor back out after about >> 5,000 miles in that setup. The new motor has venolia pistons, >> crank with all the standard magic sauce, pauter rods, fancy >> pushrods, lightened flywheel, aluminum back plate, aftermarket >> modern starter, ported aluminum head, with roller rockers. >> I figure that between the head, backing plate, flywheel and starter >> I knocked 50 static pounds off the motor, good for about 1/2 second >> a lap. >> >> About a year ago, I actually had a few weeks to work on the car, >> so I repainted the engine compartment using the preval cannisters and >> real paint, rather than rattlecans: >> www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157631848931452 >> >> >>> >>> Should make it go pretty well. It ran beautifully on our test stand :-) >> >> Have fun with it. >> This is Jasmine's webpage: >> http://red4est.com/jasmine/ >> >> Though I've got all sorts of other fun things here: >> http://red4est.com/jasmine/jaspix/ >> >> And, yes, the links at the bottom are to pictures of my rallycrossing her. >> >>> >>> On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: >>> > On Sun, Sep 08, 2013 at 10:41:32AM -0700, bpmacrae wrote: >>> >> A big part of the reason I've been away is restoring this thing. >>> >> >>> >> Paid for with funds from selling my Pentax-A* 85mm 1.4. >>> >> >>> >> http://www.primelensphotography.com/1967_Sprite/large-1.html >>> >> >>> >> Good trade? >>> > >>> > I'm envious. this page shows my '68, and then a couple of pictures >>> > after I put the running gear into a '64 body: >>> > http://www.red4est.com/lrc/racer_html/miscpix.html >>> > >>> > The skinny kid in the picture is my former self. The older >>> > gentleman is Donald Healey. >>> > >>> > I've been trying to get my supercharged '69 MGBGT back on the >>> > road for years. Everytime I start to make progress, something >>> > interferes, like home repairs, 60 hour a week projects at work, >>> > losing my job, someone crashing into the garage .... >>> > >>> > I find myself missing the spridget more than the MGB though. >>> > Once I finish the MG, I'm very tempted to buy the spridget >>> > back from the friend I sold it to and get it back on the >>> > road. I'd love to replace the 1275 with a modern 1300cc >>> > motor though. A sprite with 100-130 hp would be just about >>> > perfect. >>> > >>> >> >>> >> -Brendan >>> >> >>> >> "Photography's greatest handicap is the ease with which the medium as >>> >> such can be learned. As a result, too many budding neophytes learn to >>> >> speak the language too long before they have anything to say." - Will >>> >> Connell >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> >> PDML@pdml.net >>> >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> >> follow the directions. >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com >>> > http://red4est.com/lrc >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> > PDML@pdml.net >>> > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> > follow the directions. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
