On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Brent Schwartz wrote:
> Might I suggest a kit, such as the Factory 5,
> which uses stock Mustang 5.0 parts, and
> is supposedly quite reliable as long as you
> don't go nuts modifying it. Open roadster
> look, side pipes, decent performance, not
> tooooooo expensive. I just wish they
> would do an "Ace" body rather than
> the "427" which to me looks more
> brutish than elegent.
I, for one, thought the FF machine looks wonderful. It is $11K plus the
Mustang body (??? $3K from a junk yard) and maybe $3K more plus ? to put
together. (I figured for me about 15 months.) And the guys I met at the
factory are quite nice. But I wanted something to work on and drive
simultaneously. This was too large an investment with too long delayed
gratification.
> Or as a crazy idea, do a V8 conversion to an
> MGB and run side pipes to your hearts content.
>
> If you don't mind a single side pipe there
> is always the Caterham "Super 7". Which
> people seem to either love or hate but few
> would ever call slow. If you just "gotta
> have two side pipes" there is the Westfield
> Seight which is esentially a Caterham with a
> V-8. Or if you are on a budget there is the
> Birkin or the Viking. The later allows
> many differrent engines, to include a totally
> wild twin turbo rotary that is unbelievably
> fast.
For a hobbiest (hobbyest?), the Caterham is somewhere between $25K to
$30K imported from England by a dealer in Delaware. Seems to be pricey.
After figuring that I had only about $6K, I went after my B (no OD)
and haven't been sorry since. [No, it did not cost the full $6K.] Not
being an historical junky, I'm beginning
to think about a bigger engine, a 5-speed and more comfortable seats.
After being on this list for 3 years, I know these things can be done
reasonably.
But I haven't yet figured out a pulley system to arise out of the seat
after a long trip. The flexibility after 50 goes quite fast.
Bill
> Brent
>
> Larry Hoy wrote:
>
> > >AC, after treatment by Carroll Shelby.
> >
> > Oh sure, now there is a low maintenance car ...
> >
> > Larry Hoy
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