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Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Wilton, NY, formerly New Milford, CT
Breathing new life into a cadaver! .
Of course, I don't know CPR or any other life savings techniques. I've never even tried to bring a cadaver back to life. So be kind and forgive my mistakes - especially if the patient doesn't revive.
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I've been racing my '59 MGA, mostly with the VSCCA in Southern New England, since about 2009. A few years ago, Hap Waldrop (Speedracer) built me a mild race engine and my summer and winter adventures have been chronicled here on many threads.
Hap's engine build thread is linked here. http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?2,2749462
Hap had warned me about the weakness of the MGA crankshaft for racing applications, but I stuck with the three main engine due to the sanctioning body rules. Unfortunately, the engine breathed its last in September, 2017 when the crankshaft broke.
Attachment 150209
It could have been worse. At least I didn't have a big hole in the side of the engine block!
But the oil pump was destroyed by the impact of the crankshaft, and the drive gear sheared.
Attachment 150210
The boss on which the oil pump was mounted had corresponding damage.
In addition, the broken crankshaft jammed the #4 piston into the head, bending the rod and damaging the piston.
Attachment 150211
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I conducted a post mortem in the fall and winter of 2017, and took the block and the camshaft to a machine shop (Carlquist Performance Engines in Watertown, CT) for evaluation and "repair". Both were deemed suitable for reuse.
My biggest decision was to obtain a replacement for the crankshaft. Although I had a spare MGA crank, I decided to proceed with something a little stronger. I had several options, all at about $2,500. Alas, without fully appreciating what I was doing, I opted for a hybrid MGA/MGB ghost main crankshaft by Marine Crankshaft.
A piece of art you might say. But …. let's just say it presents some unusual - and unexpected - issues.
Of course, I don't know CPR or any other life savings techniques. I've never even tried to bring a cadaver back to life. So be kind and forgive my mistakes - especially if the patient doesn't revive.
* * *
I've been racing my '59 MGA, mostly with the VSCCA in Southern New England, since about 2009. A few years ago, Hap Waldrop (Speedracer) built me a mild race engine and my summer and winter adventures have been chronicled here on many threads.
Hap's engine build thread is linked here. http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?2,2749462
Hap had warned me about the weakness of the MGA crankshaft for racing applications, but I stuck with the three main engine due to the sanctioning body rules. Unfortunately, the engine breathed its last in September, 2017 when the crankshaft broke.
Attachment 150209
It could have been worse. At least I didn't have a big hole in the side of the engine block!
But the oil pump was destroyed by the impact of the crankshaft, and the drive gear sheared.
Attachment 150210
The boss on which the oil pump was mounted had corresponding damage.
In addition, the broken crankshaft jammed the #4 piston into the head, bending the rod and damaging the piston.
Attachment 150211
Attachment 150212
I conducted a post mortem in the fall and winter of 2017, and took the block and the camshaft to a machine shop (Carlquist Performance Engines in Watertown, CT) for evaluation and "repair". Both were deemed suitable for reuse.
My biggest decision was to obtain a replacement for the crankshaft. Although I had a spare MGA crank, I decided to proceed with something a little stronger. I had several options, all at about $2,500. Alas, without fully appreciating what I was doing, I opted for a hybrid MGA/MGB ghost main crankshaft by Marine Crankshaft.
A piece of art you might say. But …. let's just say it presents some unusual - and unexpected - issues.
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 6,185
Likes: 274
From: Wilton, NY, formerly New Milford, CT
