On Fri, 28 Apr 1995 DANIELS@LMSBV3.TAMU.EDU wrote:
> Greg Meboe meboe@wsunix.wsu.edu scribes:
> > I saw an ad in the paper yesterday, "215 aluminum V-8, needs to
> >be rebuilt, many new parts -- $250", and you know what I began to think...
> >See the motor in the Spit is only a 2.0 six, and it's getting a little
>
> Yah! Go for it! It's got all the right ingredients - aluminum, good
> price, won't have to use the cutting torch _too_ much to slide in there.
>
> So would the VTR make you show this in the Mod. class?
>
> Lee M. Daniels Laboratory for Molecular Structure and Bonding Texas A&M
Well, I'm already falling in the Leper class with Teri-Ann, since I use
Zymol wax on my car and fill with unleaded gas, two things that weren't
aviailable in 1967. So a V-8 isn't really that far of a stretch.
In all seriousness, I just have this Spit to drive, not to sell. Lots of
people say they're poorly made cars, and I really can't disagree with them.
But it's got so much character, and I enjoy it more than any other car I've
ever driven. After I transplanted the 2.0 six in, the handling went down a
little, but it still was an enjoyable car. I think the V-8 would improve the
handling, and give a little more torque in the low end.
I'm not worried what others will say, for in fact you won't be able to
tell anything's amiss if I leave the bonnet down.
Perhaps Teri-Ann and I can start our own "Lepers with closed bonnets"
class at the next VTR Meet.
Greg
Greg Meboe meboe@wsunix.wsu.edu
Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University, Pullman, Wa.
'85 XJ-12 H.E. (daily) '67 Spit-6 '74 TR-6
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