1700 - the lost/forgotten number!!

[Stiff]

[Anglia68]

The 1700 BDA I'm slowly building for my Anglia.



Edited because it's not a BDR after all. ;D
Thanks to Team Blitz for interesting info on that.Live and learn.

[kee]

whats the difference between BDA and BDR?
gotta be one of the best looking engines ever, surely ;D

[76jimmy]

[Team Blitz]

Sept 2, 2009 17:29:56 GMT kee said:

whats the difference between BDA and BDR?
gotta be one of the best looking engines ever, surely ;D

Not much. The BDA of RS1600 fame and the BDR of Caterham fame are identical except for the head casting, where the BDA had a 3-bolt exh flange and the BDR had a 4-bolt design borrowed from the BDT. The BDA and BDR esentially had same cams, valves, block, pistons, carbs, etc etc. Both were offered in 1.6L and 1.7L form.

I'll go with the all-ally Zakspeed BDT my-own-self, good for 700HP from 1.7L. An entirely different animal!

[popuptoaster]

ooh, if we're going all Rally sport how about the RS1700T saw these testing when i went to work with me uncle one day, had no idea what they were back then but they sounded delicious.



and where some of the engines ended up later on,

[Anglia68]

Sept 2, 2009 17:56:56 GMT Team Blitz said:

Not much. The BDA of RS1600 fame and the BDR of Caterham fame are identical except for the head casting, where the BDA had a 3-bolt exh flange and the BDR had a 4-bolt design borrowed from the BDT. The BDA and BDR esentially had same cams, valves, block, pistons, carbs, etc etc. Both were offered in 1.6L and 1.7L form.

Thanks for the info Norm,that makes mine a humble 1700 BDA and not a BDR after all.
Don't suppose you want a swap,your BDT would fit lovely in my Anglia. ;D

[Deleted]

Sept 2, 2009 9:44:50 GMT popuptoaster said:

Sept 2, 2009 8:32:09 GMT Seth said:

I know some of these funny German cars are 1.7 V4s....

Same engine,

technically not the taunus if I'm correct had the cologne based v4 and the corsair and transit had an essex based v4 the Capri would have had either depending on its origins
cologne v4

essex v4

[Team Blitz]

Sept 2, 2009 19:22:32 GMT Anglia68 said:

Thanks for the info Norm,that makes mine a humble 1700 BDA and not a BDR after all.
Don't suppose you want a swap,your BDT would fit lovely in my Anglia. ;D

I love your BDA, mate. While I need to hang on to me Zakspeed for a Capri we're building, I would swap you a nice Simca Flash Four 1300 from a lovely 1959 Aronde. ;D

[trannyman]

The latest 1700 to be designed and built in Britain



The Triumph Thunderbird (with optional big bore kit )

[kee]

Sept 2, 2009 19:22:32 GMT Anglia68 said:

Thanks for the info Norm,that makes mine a humble 1700 BDA and not a BDR after all.
Don't suppose you want a swap,your BDT would fit lovely in my Anglia. ;D

i'll swap you a zetec and my 1300 fwd x/flow for it if ya want ;D

[popuptoaster]

Sept 2, 2009 19:24:38 GMT nightmaresracing said:

technically not the taunus if I'm correct had the cologne based v4 and the corsair and transit had an essex based v4 the Capri would have had either depending on its origins
cologne v4

smart . I had a V4 mk1 capri, lovely metalic green colour, some curse word smahed the rear window on it and nicked my aftermarket "slide over the seat" headrests so i swopped it on a mk2 cortina estate with slotmags on.

[Team Blitz]

Good god! What sort of horrorshow is that for a helmet? He looks like one of those distended-head-wrapped islanders from some place or other.... quite upsetting!