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Re: Vintage engine

To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>, <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>,
Subject: Re: Vintage engine
From: "Bill Bennett" <benettw@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 23:34:55 -0400
Why a Pinto why not pick on that ugly as _ _ _ _ Mustang II or better
yet an AMC Gremlin.
BillB

----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
To: <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: Vintage engine


> Guys.... I may have to satisfy my older urges with First generation
> Weedeater Motors.... ahhh hmmm bet I can find three others that
would Jump
> in and make it a Class.... now to sort out what Body style.... Maybe
a Pinto
> eh? Now would that be vintage Semi Muscle car?
>
> Keith
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 9:47 PM
> Subject: Re: Vintage engine
>
>
> > In a message dated 07/27/2000 7:02:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> V4GR@aol.com
> > writes:
> >
> > << Actually in XO and XXO you could start with a Cad V8 and have
an 8 port
> > motor
> >  much like Ron Main's mega buck flathead. 346 inches to start
with. I
> still
> >  think a GMC makes the most sense, but if you are looking at XXO
you could
> >  think about a REO Gold Comet 6 or various Intl. Harvester 6s much
like
> > larger
> >  GMC motors. I liked the REO in Duce and a half trucks compared to
GMC's.
> > Rich
> >  Fox
> >   >>
> > Rich,
> >     Good idea. I hadn't thought about the REO and "Corn-Binder"
engines.
> > International Harvester made a RD-501, but it would be much too
big
> > considering the 375ci limit in XXO.............Ardun Doug King
> >
>
>



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