there was a 4wd gt6 in a junkyard here a couple years ago. got crushed,
tho... I beleive that it was just the tub on a (unknown to me) 4wd
chassis
scott
On Tue, 20 Apr 1999, Mike Welch wrote:
>
> I've put some thoughts into using a Jeep 4 liter engine and drivetrain. The
> 200hp, 260ft-lb output from the straight six is a bit more than peppy, and
> very reliable (I've put over 140k with only routine maintenance). I
> superimposed the engine/4wd manual schematic over a schematic of the Spit,
> and everything looks like it would fit (using a shorter rwd driveshaft, the
> front driveshaft matches up). The block is a bit taller than the stock Spit
> hood/bonnet, so a little modification would be needed there (I don't think
> the GT6 bulge would clear either). I think I still have the AutoCAD drawing
> around somewhere if you are interested.
>
> Mike Welch (TurboPower Software)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jjcousins@ra.rockwell.com [mailto:Jjcousins@ra.rockwell.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 10:41 AM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Engine Swaps Again
>
>
>
> Hello all. I was just thinking about this one day - regarding all the talk
> about engine swaps a couple of months ago.
>
> Had anyone considered replacing the engine and tranny with some light
> pick-up
> truck powerplants? Seems to me, this is the most common rear-wheel drive
> config
> these days. I remember test-driving a 154 horsepower 4-cylinder Nissan PU
> truck
> in 1991 or so that was extremely peppy. Seems like there'd be lots of
> rusted
> away trucks with good engines around, no?
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> -John
>
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