Well the "Rover V8" was essentially based on the Buick 215. On Mon, Aug 8, 2022, at 12:36, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > 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
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