Wasn’t it like a small Buick or Olds V8 that would fit? --FT Sent from iFōn
> On Aug 8, 2022, at 12:44 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Wow a V8 in that little thing? > > Car like that should have a small, responsive, high-reving engine. > > >> On Mon, Aug 8, 2022, at 11:38, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >> Looking at the wiki for this car, they wanted to put a V8 in it >> originally, but scrapped the idea because of a deadline to bring it to >> production. Apparently, it’s a common conversion. >> >> -D >> >> >>>> On Aug 8, 2022, at 12:36 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> They look good though. If I had the time I'd be tempted to drop in a Ford >>> Zetec engine from a Focus. Those things are bulletproof. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 8, 2022, at 11:31, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >>>> I recall these, along with the Spitfires of similar vintage. They were >>>> notorious for overheating and stretching timing chains within about >>>> 20k-30k. Dissimilar metals in the engine (iron block, AL head) wreaked >>>> havoc on the cooling system, too. >>>> >>>> -D >>>> >>>>> On Aug 8, 2022, at 12:15 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> It was a miserable car when sold new. It has not improved with age.. >>>>> Sourcing parts was a horrible problem, right off the showroom floor. That >>>>> is unlikely to have improved. >>>>> Ohh... did I mention is has Lucas electricals? >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Aug 8, 2022 at 9:11 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Don’t, you’ll be doing yourself a favour. >>>>>> >>>>>> -D >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Aug 8, 2022, at 11:56 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < >>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would be tempted to go look at this if it had a proper gearbox. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> https://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/d/bloomington-1973-triumph-stag/7518769526.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Allan >>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
