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| Engine
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| Configuration |
Coventry Climax Straight 4
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| Location |
Front, longitudinally mounted
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| Construction |
aluminium block and head
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| Displacement |
1,098 cc / 67 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
72.4 mm (2.9 in) / 66.6 mm (2.6 in)
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| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, SOHC
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| Fuel feed |
2 Weber Carburettors
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| Aspiration |
Naturally Aspirated |
| Power |
100 bhp / 75 kW
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| BHP/Liter |
91 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Body |
aluminium and fibreglass panels |
| Chassis |
steel tubular spaceframe with stressed floor |
| Front suspension |
Chapman struts, lower wishbones, radius arms |
| Rear suspension |
Chapman struts, forward radius arms, fixed length driveshafts |
| Steering |
rack-and-pinion |
| Front Brakes |
Girling discs, 241mm (9.5 in) |
| Rear brakes |
Girling discs, in-board, 241mm (9.5 in) |
| Gearbox |
BMC B-Series 4 speed Manual
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| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
340 kilo / 750 lbs |
| Length / Width / Height |
3,327 mm (131 in) / 1,410 mm (55.5 in) / 851 mm (33.5 in)
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| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,083 mm (82 in) / 1,067 mm (42 in) / 1,143 mm (45 in)
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| Fuel tank |
36 Litre (9.5 Gallon US / 7.9 Gallon Imperial)
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| Wheels (fr/r) |
4 x 15 / 5.5 x 15 |
| Tyres (fr/r) |
4.5 - 15 / 5.5 - 15 |
| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.29 bhp / kg |
| Resources |
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