well hopefully this will be good news for the future of austin seven parts being supplied.

steve flake of (quarry engineering). has decided he is no longer in need of his fathers patterns for the austin 7.

as seven county austins we have perchased ALL the patterns today.

which will keep the castings in production for the public to buy,

rather than them being privately bought and never seen again.

there is everything from grasshopper castings, ulster castings. to 3 and 4 speed altos remotes. right down to sumps and water manifolds. around 50 items in total.

i`ll get a list on our site as soon as possible for anyone who is interested.

thanks tony

Location: back in the warm

Excellent, long it continue, look forward to the list

Location: Cumbria UK

Well done, Tony. That's the kind of news I love to hear.

Ian Mc.

Location: Shropshire

Echoing the other comments, superb news!

Thank you for your investment in the future of the Austin Seven movement.

Stuart.

Location: Devon

In good hands great
andrew

Location: Hereford

Excellent news Tony :)

Location: Oxfordshire

Hi Tony, good on you, well done. s&P

Location: back in the warm

Well done Tony I look forward to seeing the full list. How do you plan to handle production, on a supply and demand basis?

Location: New Zealand

Well done Tony. I hope the investment pays off as intended.
Don't for the odd ones amongst us that buy unmachined castings

Best wishes

Charles

hi ian,

supply and demand would be nice.

but casting companies are notoriously slow in production.

so first thing is to get everything on order, and hopefully in stock as a bare casting.

also all the casting from dave and steve were supplied heat treated. which adds to the production times.

i would like to run it the same as it was at quarry engineering.

which means yes charles i will supply unmachined castings. especially for you race boys

i will see if i can produce a list for latter today.

thanks tony

Location: back in the warm

hi all,

here is the list of patterns we have, but I may have to put it on in 2 or 3 lots. there is a lot of it.

crankcase grasshopper / sports
block grasshopper
head grasshopper
tappet cover grasshopper
exhaust manifold grasshopper
inlet manifold grasshopper
blown manifold grasshopper

pressure feed nosecone speedy
standard nosecone
starting handle pressure feed
starting handle standard
"
cylinder block standard engines
cylinder head RUBY high comp
side water manifold
top water manifold high comp
top water manifold low comp
standard dynamo housing
blower drive and flange
sports radius arm ends
sports steering box
nippy sump
XL502 sump
XL502 sump with fins
rear sports shocker links
front short shocker links
front medium shocker links
inlet manifold nippy
rear seal mod
bronze timing gears
sports wide fan pulley
fan blade
crankcase for blown ulster
eltos 4 speed gearbox remote
eltos 3 speed gearbox remote
con rods
sports track rod arms
radius arm ball
SU carb body with round flange for blown engines
SU carb top
SU suction chamber
exhaust fishtail
exhaust fishtail large
ALTA cylinder head for brough superior
blower No 4 castings
blower ends
hydraulic backplates
hydraulic backplates large front for single seater
mag front with lip seal
front covers for brooklands engine
rear facing starter housing.

there are also some patterns for riley and BMW if anyone wants them

thanks tony

Location: itscold outside

Extraordinary!

Well done Tony. That is a great selection of patterns, I will be in touch soon to discuss several orders.

I photographed this new Grasshopper crankcase and block on his stall at the Spring Autojumble at Beaulieu, 2007.

I wonder what it was used in?

thanks R,

thanks mike, early orders are always good. as i say it will take time to get the casting companies in motion.so i can put early order castings first, i know steve always had people after the ALTOS 4 speed remotes. and i have had 3 requests so far. so they will be one of the first i will be chassing up from the foundry.

and thanks for the pictures henry.

do you have any pictures of quarry engineerings stall fully set out.

it was always a treat to see there stall full of unusual castings etc.

taking pics is something i rarelly get the chance for.

in fact if anyone has pictures of any stall that have set out with austin 7 spares over the years. it would be good to see a thread here full of them.

stalls are something that have really changed in a big way over the years. as availability of parts have changed.

thanks tony

MMMMmmm Grasshopper bits! So do I sell a kidney, or a child?

Location: Teignmouth Devon

Both, and the wife.....

Location: Devon

hi stuart,

you know you shouldn`t tempt me into saying something stoopid. i`ll only get into trouble.

most of the list is know on our web site, www.7ca.co.uk heading castings.

most prices are as they were when dave had them on the stall, i`ll see how it goes when the castings start coming in. some prices may have to change.

i have some castings already in stock, from quarry engineering. so pictures will be added soon.

keep watching what we are doing.

thanks tony

Location: Devon

Well done Tony. Great to hear that the patterns are in safe hands. All the best.

thank you damian,

stuart, i was thinking more the comments on, offers of women children and body parts.

we do take many forms of payment

tony

some pictures are now on the castings page. to show what we have.

hydraulic backplates went in for machineing today.

and there will be more pics to come.

thanks tony

One of my old motor racing associates used to give you two bills. One was the real one, the other was one you could show to your wife. I always thought that a very good idea.

that sounds excellent alan,

come buy a crankcase for £750.00

i dont mind doing a bill for your better half (£950.00)

tony

Tony

Love the crankcase but it's a step too far for me.

On a picky point is the 3 speed remote pictured actually Eltos?

I through that Eltos' has a separate casting for the "lid" part like this




Charles

The original 3 speed Eltos remote comprised 3 parts bolted together but I do like Tony's one.
I found the original Eltos a pig to set up but Tony's has the setscrew arrangement at the rear which should make fine tuning the change a lot easier.
Sorry Tony, at present I don't have a car to suit but if I did this would be the one!

Location: Melton Mowbray

hi charles,

you are correct its not the eltos, my mistake copying the pattern list.

when the name of who designed them comes to me i`ll make changes.

and never say never.

you wont win races with that attitude

thanks tony

The one I have like Tony's pictures was made by Tony Hutchings I think.

Andy Lowe has asked me to post these for him:

thanks R,

tony hutchings was the name i was thinking of. old age brain freeze preventing me.

and thank you andy for the pictures, they look like they are from 750 beaulieu. some of the last events dave stood with a small stand.

the grasshopper inlets look good. (they are on order) the advantage of this sort of inlet and exhaust, is that you can still get to the tappets to adjust.

would love to see any pictures anyone may have of quarry engineerings set up at september beaulieu.

thank you both, tony

It was indeed 2010 Beaulieu 750 MC rally.
"Tony Hutchings" ?? not being mixed up with Richard Hutchings ?? of Aspirations is he

Location: At the desk again

I think you are correct Andy, thank you!

Hi tony

Great stuff. Any photos of the actual patterns, including for the cores, would likely be of considerable interest to many, if you can arrange sometime please.

After recent posts I trust the stock block will be built up maybe .060 around the lower cylinders!

Bob Culver

Location: Auckland

hi bob,

most of the patterns are in the foundry,

some are here though, so i`ll sort some pic`s for you.

i`ll check to see if the block pattern has been oversized, although i dont really see the point. because i already do my own block version. copy of the ulster block, but on an eight stud base. this block has strengthening fins down the lower bore.

so it may make sense to keep the standard replacement block, as austin intended. that should bore to +60.

although please understand there are no garantees for over sizes.
some original austin 7 blocks go pourus at +20. i`ve even had one that was pourus from new std.

my own block have been bored and run at +100. when we cut the samples in half it was felt we could comfortably bore to +120. but again there are no garantees all blocks will bore out the same.

we will now have 3 different blocks on offer, standard, 8 stud ulster, and grasshopper.

thanks tony

Thanks tony

Your succinct and complete responses always very much appreciated.

Photos of the cores of no real relevance to potential buyers but many may not be familiar with casting practice and may be intrigued.

Bob Culver

Location: Auckland

Tony has asked me to post up these for him:

hi R,

thank you for taking the time out to post the pictures.

its much appreciated.

the patterns shown are for the standard cylinder block.

tony