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Re: engine swaps

To: "Banbury, Terrence" <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>,
Subject: Re: engine swaps
From: "David A. Templeton" <davidt@opentext.com>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 14:04:44 -0400

So Terry you are volunteering to get me a set of 87mm liners and pistons for
the 4cyl??

Please say you are, I will be you friend forever :-)

How's that for cheeky?


        David A. Templeton
        Open Text Corp.
        Waterloo, ON
        Canada
        WebSite: http://trandmustang.homestead.com

        '74 Triumph SpitSix
        '66 Ford Mustang (Wife's)
        '59 Triumph TR3a (Project)
        '99 GMC Safari
        '95 GMC K2500 Sierra





----- Original Message -----
From: "Banbury, Terrence" <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>
To: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>;
<spitfires@autox.team.net>; "'David A. Templeton'" <davidt@opentext.com>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 2:00 PM
Subject: RE: engine swaps


> What?!  Spoil the most perfect motorcar ever conceived?  Surely, you are
> joking, sir!  Surely!  I mean, it's one thing cut up one of those silly,
> pram-like, toy,  Spitty-thing-a-bobs that you chaps are all so mad
for...but
> trifling with God's own motorcar?  BLOODY CHEEK!!!  ;-)
>
> Terry (Thomas) Banbury  wearing a BFEG (Big Freakin' Evil Grin)
>
> > ----------
> > From: David A. Templeton[SMTP:davidt@opentext.com]
> > Reply To: David A. Templeton
> > Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 1:09 PM
> > To: Simmons, Reid W; spitfires@autox.team.net
> > Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: engine swaps
> >
> >
> > I asked this question with the help of Joe yesterday and nobody
challenged
> > me so I will post again,  Has anybody seen other engines/gearboxes in a
> > TR3a?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >         David A. Templeton
> >         Open Text Corp.
> >         Waterloo, ON
> >         Canada
> >         WebSite: http://trandmustang.homestead.com
> >
> >         '74 Triumph SpitSix
> >         '66 Ford Mustang (Wife's)
> >         '59 Triumph TR3a (Project)
> >         '99 GMC Safari
> >         '95 GMC K2500 Sierra
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
> > To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 12:52 PM
> > Subject: RE: engine swaps
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Yes, Patrick is correct.  This engine also has a very long and
> > distinguished
> > > racing career on numerous platforms dating from the mid-fifties.
> > >
> > > Reid
> > > '79 Spitfire (original owner)
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Bowen, Patrick A RP2 [mailto:PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 7:20 AM
> > > To: 'Tom Sivertsen'; spitfires@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: RE: engine swaps
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Actually, the Buick 3.8 V-6 is a most reputable engine.  It is rated
as
> > one
> > > of the best v-6s ever made.  Now as to its application to a spit that
is
> > > another arguement
> > >
> > > Patrick Bowen
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Tom Sivertsen [mailto:siv@education.ucsb.edu]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 9:59 AM
> > > To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: engine swaps
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Just to throw my two bits into the discussion:
> > >
> > > I've seen several engine swaps in Spits:
> > >
> > > The most questionable:
> > > Tr7 motor (good god. why?  Sorry -- not a fan!  Say "head gaskets"
over
> > and
> > > over)
> > > Buick V6  (more garbage)
> > > The local guy who dropped the 215 Rover into a spit, and got it in by
> > > extending the front frame and splicing two GT6 hoods together to make
up
> > > for the length (it's got a hood scoop, too.  I hear it really moves,
and
> > > have seen it autox.  But I can't look at it for too long -- makes my
> > head
> > > hurt)
> > >
> > > The smoothest:
> > >
> > > the Spit 6 (a fairly clean, easy conversion) (but GT's are so nice --
> > > restore one instead!)
> > > The ROTARY -- the most sensible I've seen.  There are several people
> > around
> > > who've
> > > done these, and Grassroots Motorsports did a nice feature on the
> > > RoSpit in their magazine.  There are "how to" instructions around, and
> > you
> > > end up with a lot more horse (what is it, 140 or 150?) and less front
> > end
> > > weight.
> > >
> > > Tom S. in Isla Vista
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
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