Jerry,
I saw several 350 conversions and I thought the engine bay had quite a bit
of room to work on the engine. Plus w/the 350 being much shorter there was
better weight distribution and the 2 engines weighed about the same. The Z
engine ain't no lightweight.
'66 Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Jerry Sharp <jsharp@newsouth.com>
To: 'Grant Bush' <gbush@connect.ab.ca>; roadster List
<Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 4:24 PM
Subject: RE: OT but neat sports car
> A few years ago, there was a Datsun 240Z hanging around Dallas, I saw it a
> few times on the road, and at just about all sports rallies in the area,
> that had a 289 in it. The license plate read ---289Z---- it was pretty
well
> crammed in there also
>
> Jerry Sharp
>
> Message-ID: <00c001bfd247$c4291180$224f22cf@pavilion>
> From: "Grant Bush" <gbush@connect.ab.ca>
> To: "roadster List" <Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: OT but neat sports car
> Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 13:20:24 -0600
>
> More than just pop it in.. A friend of mine has one and you have to get at
> the number one spark plug from inside the car and he has to get his wife
to
> do it because his hands are too big. There is not too much room under the
> hood once that motor is stuffed in. I believe the earlier ones had the 260
> and the later ones the 289.
>
> Grant Bush
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
> To: Marc Tyler <mtyler@hctc.net>
> Cc: David A. Fox <dafox1@hotmail.com>; <Phillip.Hall@msfc.nasa.gov>;
> roadster List <Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 1:01 PM
> Subject: Re: OT but neat sports car
>
>
> > Better yet, buy an old Mustang, pull the engine and pop it in the
> Tiger...it was the Ford
> > 289 that was installed in the Tiger.
> >
> > Gary McCormick
> > San Jos=E9, CA
> >
> >
> > Marc Tyler wrote:
> > >
> > > >1965 Sunbeam Tiger
> > > >does not run, been in storage for 20 years, $6700.00. Phone
> 256-895-2641
> > > >
> > > >If I remember the price of Tigers have increased dramatically the
last
> couple of years. Good deal?? I don't know.
> > > >
> > > >Phil
> > > Should be easy enough to get running again. Buy a Range Rover, pull
the
> engine, and pop it in the Tiger ;-)
> > >
> > > Marc T.
> >
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