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Originally Posted by Dimis
Patent issues with (darton?) cylinder sleeves? I'm NOT across it, just rumours and whispers. Others are better placed to advise.
I certainly was keen to build my engine using one of their blocks, but how long can one wait...
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I talked with Dave about this when I stopped in for a tour while I was in the area in August. He said that Kirkham originally had set up a deal with Darton, but then the CEO of Darton decided that the deal was not in his interest at a later point. However David has a different cylinder liner idea based on a Bristol engine design. The current problem is that they are just too busy at this point with other work to do the redesign work on the block.
Also while I was they were machining an aluminum block for Shelby, so presumably Shelby delivered at least one block this year.