Joe:
I have been able to over come the rearend problems by installing a
realitively bullet proof Datsun fully independent rearend. As for all
aluminum engines I have reasonable access to them. The big problem is that
many of them are set for front wheel drive.
You can read all the details of my completed project and view pictures in
the next Spitfire publication. My car will be feature/cover story.
Dayton J. Carpenter, Esq.
President of International Business and Legal Affairs
Foundsoft Science & Technology Group
12 F Office Plaza World Trade Centre Zhejiang
15 Shuguang Road
Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310007
China
Tele: 86-571-795-0135 ext 8011
Fax: 86 571-795-0137
>From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
>Reply-To: spitlist@gte.net
>To: dayton carpenter <djcarpen@hotmail.com>
>CC: SpitfiresRule@aol.com, spitfires@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Chevy 327 V8-Engined Spitfire
>Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 23:22:26 -0700
>
>The real deal is to find an all aluminum V8 that will fit in the Spit
>engine compartment. Recently, there have been a rash of offerings from
>various companies that all produce over 300 hp. These all would weigh
>about the same as the stock Spitfire engine.
>
>When those engines start showing up in wrecking yards, they will be gone
>in the blink of an eye!
>
>The big problem is working on the rear suspension and a differential
>that will handle the added power.
>
>Joe
>
>dayton carpenter wrote:
> >
> > The big problem with the Chevy 327 V-8 is it will be very heavy compared
>to
> > the Spitfire 1500cc unless you use Aluminum heads. Even so it will be
>nose
> > heavy and will handle like %^$#. Maybe great for street line shots but
> > corners will be another story. I looked at using the 350 since it has
>the
> > same dimensions as the 327 but more CU Inches and power. The 327/350
>was
> > going to be too heavy and long. I would have to encroach the passenger
> > compartment to make it fit. The Chevy 4.3L was short enough and light
> > enough to avoid this problems.
> >
> > Just my 2 mao (Chinese currency = 2.2 cents)
> >
> > Dayton
> >
> > >From: SpitfiresRule@aol.com
> > >Reply-To: SpitfiresRule@aol.com
> > >To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: Re: Rover V8-Engined Spitfire
> > >Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 22:36:36 EST
> > >
> > >Anybody wanna see my photos of my experimental Chevy 327 V-8 in a 1965
>Spit
> > >MK2 (no stretch!)?
>
>--
>"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
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