The Engine was "Edelbrocked" on the inside but I kept the Carter carb. That and the part that lets the fuel/airmixture in to the combustion chambers were just internally slightly enlarged and polished.
I wanted to keep the exterior as original as possible.
I never told the next owner about that alternation (if you read this - sorry!) as I was afraid it would turn a potential buyer off.
After I bought the car, I ran it every day for about 6 months. I planned to have it restored in a workshop in Czech Republic (they had restored a 1939 MB for me, and converted a friends pre WW2 BMW 327 to a 328. As the Bristol contained so many British parts, nuts and bolts they declined.
I drove it there, and back. When the engine guy took it apart, he discovered that it ran on only 5 cylinders. And I did about 80-100 miles per hour on the French and German motorways...Quality engine, I must say
After the rebuilt, it has an estimated bhp of around 400.
The Torqueflite was also restored, but further south in East Sussex. They too upgraded it, so it changes gears more smooth.
I will make a thread about by my "labour of love" once I have submitted the script to BOC.
I am not sure what kind of propshaft they fitted.
One important thing for all of you to know:
The foreman (name? Passed away recently) told me I was incredibly lucky that the propshaft had not dropped and hit the road, as the strap was still there. He told me that he knew that the strap was missing on many Bristols (rotted away). As the fracture was just behing the UJ joint behind the gearbox, it would have flipped the car over on it's back, and my coffin would need to be very short.
I accelerated and was up to 100-120 when it broke.
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