My Puma 1.7, more than a year on (A works in progress)

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I really do understand how much time you must have put in on this Puma. But the good thing is, the work definitely pays off! Absolutely top work :)
 
Cheers Andy
Thankyou very much for that. What's the MK1 for, escorts, Cortinas, zephyrs..........
Barry
 
Love the mk1! I have a Hillman Avenger in the same Orange it's running a zetec on bike carbs, type 9,lsd etc. Wish I had your welding and paint skills.
Keep up the good work.
 
Again, superb workmanship, looks really good, makes my own miserable efforts look appalling may now have to go and do them all again :-(
 
Thanks Guys I appreciate your comments :)
To mrbushrat the colour's Sebring red but as you said it's more orange than red. With it's new owner up in the North East it's a slightly lighter colour and is running a Lotus twink. Not many Avengers left now but I've seen some at shows this year in fact at one show I saw 2 Chrysler 180s or (200s)? parked next to each other. Didn't they do a special Avenger, a Tiger or a Holbay?
Barry
 
The special avenger was called the tiger and was a 1600 with twin 40s with 110bhp it was quick in its day.
I will put a build thread up if it would interest people.
How she looks after the conversion.
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Looks very similar to an Escort in the engine bay. What's the Blacktop, a 1.8 or 2.0 and where did you get the carb set up from, Chester sportscars or Boggys? Hope you aren't having the usual starter motor problems with your set up.
Wasn't there an Holbay Avenger with a breathed on 1725?
Barry
 
It's a far easyer conversion on an avenger as you don't have the issues with the x-member used a seirra starter and starts on the button. It's Chester's kit and thay use a bogg manifold in there kit. There was a BRM that used a 1800 or 2000 bottom end with a 16v head but we're poorly developed as psa took over and vent with the sunbeam lotus.
 
The starter motor issue I was talking about was the hot starting one as on some set ups the exhaust manifold runs too close to the starter and overheats it so it's a pig to start when hot. Westfields as this
Don't usually have this problem as the exhaust goes sideways rather than back alongside the starter. Or run on an MT75 box which places the starter on the other side
I should have noticed yours is a 2 litre as well as it has the extra idler pulley :)
Ah Lotus Sunbeams, quick but bloody quick to rot.
 
I use a Anglia manifold from 105 speed and there is quite a bit off room to work on. I have used a bmw alloy rad aswell it's a bits off everything lol
 

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