In a message dated 4/20/2004 10:31:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
doug@dougbraun.com writes:
> Couldn't help noticing: The engine appears to have the fan attached to the
> front
> of the crankshaft instead of the water pump!
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Uh, yeah, but that's where the fan usually goes on the GT6 motor. ;-)
Can't say as I'm overly impressed with the car in the eBay auction. It's a
real "Bitsa" car (bits of this, etc.....) with a body number quoted as the
VIN,
what quite possibly is some vintage "squaretail" Spit body with a GT6+ bonnet.
Never thought the two really went together, but at least the bonnet appears
to use appropriate mounts/pivots. Also, it looks to be a Spitfire chassis, and
I couldn't really tell if that means it has smaller Spitfire brakes front and
rear, etc., etc.
To the person who asked the original question about constructing a "Spitfire
6": This car is not a particularly good example of how to do it! What you've
heard is essentially true, though. The "easiest" way to make such a car is to
start with a GT6, remove the hatchback body tub, and transplant the Spitfire
body tub onto same. There's a whole lot more detail than that, but this method
gives you the appropriate and, in some cases, beefier drivetrain, suspension
and brake components that the six-cylinder motor really should have.
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er,
Triumph Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
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