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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