On Thu, 26 Jan 1995 RLDesign@aol.com wrote:
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> That said, I can't really figure out why folks want to swap engines into and
> out of their various LBCs. V8 Austin Healeys are my particular bane. The
> heart of any of these cars are their admittedly (in some cases) crude but
> willing and indestructible power plants. And why anyone would trade the sweet
> sound of a Healey six for the wuffle of a V8 with an el-dweebo slapstick
> tranny, I don't know. And, inevitably, V8 conversions seem to go with tuck
> 'n' roll interiors, flared wheel arches, silly custom registrations, and
> hideous wheels.
>
> --Roger, the Originality Snob
Wow, an apt summary. That said, I think it not too hideous a thing for an
MGB owner to install (tastefully) a V-8 in his/her car. Healeys however,
seem to "ask for it". I don't know why. It just seems that an
inordinate number of Healeys have been butchered in the fashion you describe.
Too bad too.
Greg
Greg Meboe meboe@wsunix.wsu.edu
Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University, Pullman, Wa.
'85 XJ-12 H.E. (daily) '67 Spit-6 '74 TR-6
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