Because of the height difference between the L-series
and the r-series engines, these kits (plus some minor
front crossmember notching) help ensure that the
engine sits at a proper level and clears the hood.
Over the years, I've owned two L-Series powered
roadsters. The first one was a 66 1600 powered with an
L18/z-5speed, which I bought after the swap had been
completed. Unfortunately, the PO didn't use a kit and
rather than modifying the front crossmember (to
properly lower the engine down), decided to 'build-up'
the hood!
Look at the result:
http://tinyurl.com/akvzs
(note: picture from when Calspeed later owned the car)
When driving this car around the streets of Berkeley,
some folks were convinced that the car MUST be running
a v8, if I had hood scoop that big!
Dan Zubkoff
San Mateo, CA
--- Michael Spreadbury <michaelspreadbury@comcast.net>
wrote:
> As the seller of this particular kit on eBay, I will
> try to remain unbiased
> in my reply. This came in a car that I recently
> picked up and I decided to
> turn it over the to the roadster community.
>
> Dan, John, and Victor have done a great job
> describing the pros and cons of
> L-series engines, and this kit.
>
> Michael Spreadbury
> Corvallis, Oregon
> Various SR20 powered roadsters
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