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Olympic Phase 1 |
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Original design coupe |
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Rochdale Motor Panels |
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1959 to 1965 |
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| Influenced by Porsche design of the era, the Rochdale Motor Panels Olympic Phase 1 was conceived in the late 1950's and development continued on into the early 1960's with the prototype running on Morris Minor mechanicals.
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Piston engine Balance shaft
Balance shaft in Ford Taunus V4 engine.In piston engine engineering, a balance shaft is an eccentric weighted shaft which offsets the vibrations of unbalanced engines. Four cylinder applicationsBalance shafts are most common in inline four cylinder engines which, due to the asymmetry of their design, have an inherent second order vibration (vibrating at twice the engine RPM) which, contrary to popular belief, cannot be eliminated no matter how well the internal components are balanced. This vibration is generated because the movement of the connecting rods in an inline engine is not symmetrica[Read More]..... |
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