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To: JACranwell@cs.com
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From: Carl R Berghult <berghult@juno.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 21:31:50 -0400
Hi Julian,
        It sounds like you don't have a Series 3, but a Series 3.5.  ;-)
On Tue, 11 Jun 2002 13:43:26 EDT JACranwell@cs.com writes:
> Bob,
> 
> I have an SIII, to which I've added the 1725 engine from a donor SV. 
> I got 
> around the oil cooler mounting by removing and welding on the 
> complete front 
> valance also from the donor.
> 
> I then got a bit carried away, and used the SV gearbox 
> (all-synchro), rear 
> axle (self-adjusting brakes, wish I'd never bothered), front 
> suspension, and 
> tacho.
> 
> Oh, and the front grill, as I lost the original in a house move.
> 
> Apart from all that, it's pretty well a bog standard SIII. On the 
> whole, no 
> regrets, as the later features were largely superior. Only bit I 
> regret is 
> the grill, which is much cuter.
> 
> Julian.

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