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Re: Your Spitfire!!!!

To: brian_s@deq.state.la.us, Spitfires@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Your Spitfire!!!!
From: DANMAS@aol.com
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 14:03:58 EST
In a message dated 98-11-17 13:22:28 EST, brian_s@deq.state.la.us writes:

> How a boutthat...and me having a freind that just took possesion of two
>  rover V-8's.  HMMMM, talk about great in a straight line but not worth a
>  sh*t in a corner.

Nay, nay, my friend, it doesn't have to be so!  A rover V8 weighs a LOT less
than the 6 cylinder used in the GT6 (about 75 pounds), and how bad do they
handle?  Not bad at all, I would suspect.  If done right, a Rover/Spit should
handle quite well indeed!

Dan Masters,
Alcoa, TN

'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
                    http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/index.html
'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition - slated for a V8 soon
'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74

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