New Vixen Project

[chris52]

I have managed to my hands on a new project its a 1969 Vixen S2, the car has not been on the road for well over 20 years and was going to be made into a racer by the previous owner so he disposed of a lot of parts that he was going to replace. The chassis has had new outriggers fitted and all it needs now is the body fixing corner plates welding on and blasting and powder coating.
Parts I am missing -Bonnet, Radiator, wheels, Rear Window, Door glass, Exhaust, Steering rack, Front brake calipers plus a few others I can't think of at the moment. The body will need the most amount of work as it has plenty of stress cracks plus a ver poor repair in the roof.
More pics to follow later



Some of the stress cracks




Chris

Edited by chris52 on Friday 14th March 17:35

[oliverb205]

Looks a lot more involved than your 3000M was, but will be fantastic when it's done. And you're in the right area for lots of advice and help...

Enjoy the rebuild,

Oliver.

[chris52]

Cheers Oliver. Yes it will be a much bigger job than the M ive set myself a target of 18 months to have it on the road.
Chris

[griff 200]

Well chris that did not take you very long. Looks a great find. Well done should make a great car. Richard

[Grantura MKI]

Excellent! Hopefully another one saved!
Regards,
D.

[prideaux]

You have found a great project there Chris I am sure you will do a fantastic job we will look forward to a 2015 or 2016 pre 80s award winner
A

[chris52]

Thanks guys ,
The car is only 2 owners and has some history including a bill from a Tvr main dealer in 1972 for an oil and filter change and 4 wheel badges total cost £5.30 lol.

I am thinking of making it a fast road car using a lot of the uprated engine parts but keeping the car as original as possible. So probably wont bother with the quaife gearbox or dry sump and put in a sensible fast road camshaft 5 speed type 9 box but haven't fully decided yet. Opinons and experience on set ups would be much appeciated.
chris

Edited by chris52 on Tuesday 17th November 20:02

[daza]

Chris... has this shell got stripes down the side?

There was an S2 about a while ago... similar colour and similar to my own car which had a Lotus Twin cam engine fitted but removed prior to being put on sale.

As for the resto... personally... drop a Duratec in.... dont waste your time re-egineering an oil burner.

Good luck

D

[chris52]

daza said:

Chris... has this shell got stripes down the side?

There was an S2 about a while ago... similar colour and similar to my own car which had a Lotus Twin cam engine fitted but removed prior to being put on sale.

As for the resto... personally... drop a Duratec in.... dont waste your time re-egineering an oil burner.

Good luck

D

No stripes and this one has been sat in the back of a garage in bits for a lot of years. Regards the engine I know the later engines are better power better economy etc but I would prefer to stick with the crossflow.
Chris

[chris52]

Well not a great deal of progress mainly finding bits etc. Did get the new bonnet though and managed to get that fitc






Chris

[chris52]

Its been well over a year since I put this project on hold. Now the ML is finished its about time I got back onto it. The body is now well on its way to having a new paint job. The chassis is also just about ready to be powder coated but will wait for a while as I'm undecided as to whether I will fit a roll cage. Over the past year although I haven't been working on the car I have been collecting parts ready for the rebuild. So I'm now on with the engine which I hope will be a monster for an old crossflow. I know I could have stuck in a modern engine that has more power and costs a fraction but I wanted it to have a certain degree or originality.

The spec of the engine will be as follows, Cosworth steel narrow journal long rod crank, Farndon forged steel conrods, Accralite 83.5mm pistons, ARP rod bolts, Kent 244 camshafts, Vernier timing chain and gears, high pressure oil pump, The head is a stage 3 fully ported and polished with bronze guides etc etc. Ignition is via a Aldon electronic distributor with magnacor leads, fuel is via 2 twin 40 DCOE carbs and electronic fuel pump.
Ive had the short engine built up by the experts but the rest I plan on doing myself. I will post my progress if anyone is interested.
Pictures of the engine now I have it back from the experts.











Chris

[griff 200]

How about the g/box and diff. 5 speed ???

[chris52]

The gearbox is a type 9 5 speed and the diff is standard but I have had it fully rebuilt.
Chris

[griff 200]

5speed good idea for road use. You will need a short shift kit I had to fit one in my 1600m Carry on the good work. Richard

[Grantura MKI]

Double sprung valves? If so, what type of springs?
Looks sweet!!
Best,
D.

[chris52]

Yes they are Isky double valve springs with titanium caps 7.15 stainless steel valves they are also all shimmed for equal poundage.
Chris

[Grantura MKI]

Super! I would like to have a drive in it sometime.
It will be a cracking motor when finished.
Best,
D.

[Andrew Gray]

Looking fantastic Chris looking forward to the final finish if the ML is anything to go by she will be at the Pre 80s next year
Andrew

[chris52]

Thanks Guys. Not sure how long this one will take as I don't plan on spending as much of my spare time on it as I did with the ML plus I don't have any target dates to get it finished by so it's just as and when.
Will keep the progress updated though.
Chris

[Moto]

chris52 said:

The spec of the engine will be as follows, Cosworth steel narrow journal long rod crank, Farndon forged steel conrods, Accralite 83.5mm pistons, ARP rod bolts, Kent 244 camshafts, Vernier timing chain and gears, high pressure oil pump, The head is a stage 3 fully ported and polished with bronze guides etc etc. Ignition is via a Aldon electronic distributor with magnacor leads, fuel is via 2 twin 40 DCOE carbs and electronic fuel pump.

Hi Chris. Your engine spec sounds like a lot of thought has gone into it. I'd be interested to know a bit more behind why this spec and what you're looking to achieve from it. Also presumably a 711M block or is it an AX? What size valves are they?

Cheers

Moto