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Re: engine swaps

To: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>, <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: engine swaps
From: "David A. Templeton" <davidt@opentext.com>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 13:09:48 -0400
I asked this question with the help of Joe yesterday and nobody challenged
me so I will post again,  Has anybody seen other engines/gearboxes in a
TR3a?

Thanks

        David A. Templeton
        Open Text Corp.
        Waterloo, ON
        Canada
        WebSite: http://trandmustang.homestead.com

        '74 Triumph SpitSix
        '66 Ford Mustang (Wife's)
        '59 Triumph TR3a (Project)
        '99 GMC Safari
        '95 GMC K2500 Sierra




----- Original Message -----
From: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 12:52 PM
Subject: RE: engine swaps


>
> Yes, Patrick is correct.  This engine also has a very long and
distinguished
> racing career on numerous platforms dating from the mid-fifties.
>
> Reid
> '79 Spitfire (original owner)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bowen, Patrick A RP2 [mailto:PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 7:20 AM
> To: 'Tom Sivertsen'; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: engine swaps
>
>
>
> Actually, the Buick 3.8 V-6 is a most reputable engine.  It is rated as
one
> of the best v-6s ever made.  Now as to its application to a spit that is
> another arguement
>
> Patrick Bowen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Sivertsen [mailto:siv@education.ucsb.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 9:59 AM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: engine swaps
>
>
>
> Just to throw my two bits into the discussion:
>
> I've seen several engine swaps in Spits:
>
> The most questionable:
> Tr7 motor (good god. why?  Sorry -- not a fan!  Say "head gaskets" over
and
> over)
> Buick V6  (more garbage)
> The local guy who dropped the 215 Rover into a spit, and got it in by
> extending the front frame and splicing two GT6 hoods together to make up
> for the length (it's got a hood scoop, too.  I hear it really moves, and
> have seen it autox.  But I can't look at it for too long -- makes my head
> hurt)
>
> The smoothest:
>
> the Spit 6 (a fairly clean, easy conversion) (but GT's are so nice --
> restore one instead!)
> The ROTARY -- the most sensible I've seen.  There are several people
around
> who've
> done these, and Grassroots Motorsports did a nice feature on the
> RoSpit in their magazine.  There are "how to" instructions around, and you
> end up with a lot more horse (what is it, 140 or 150?) and less front end
> weight.
>
> Tom S. in Isla Vista
>
>
>
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