Instead I'd look for a DPO special in a scrapyard
> somewhere....a car so bunged up that it can't *ever* be put right.
> Geesh.....wonder if I still have Richard Jackson's e-mail address. :-)
I'm pleased to report that the #:-)# is just that as the yellow peril of
one Mr Jackson is running extra smooth and was timed at 119 mph at
bruntingthorpe testing ground!!!
Johnny '70 Viterald 15/70 estate
>
> I really admire folks like Dan Masters, Barry Schwartz and Tom Suddard
> who have the engineering skills and the patience to do these
> conversions properly. I figure there's some serious brainstorming
> going on here before these guys even *think* about picking up a
> spanner. At the same time I'm getting just a little bit nervous
> hearing all about those on the list who plan to convert their
> Spitfires.
>
> Spitfires seem to be irresistible targets for engine conversions.
> Something about that one piece bonnet, open wide, makes you think you
> could stuff a 426 Hemi in there. Maybe you could. :-) But I worry
> that too many of the cars are getting hacked up by folks who get in
> over their head. Wasn't there a fellow on the list last year who was
> building a new frame outta 1/4 steel plate? Yikes!! Where's *that*
> project going?
>
> If we lose too many Spitfires then the vendors lose their incentive to
> keep making parts. Not good. So I dunno...to convert or not to
> convert....that is the question! :-)
>
> I got it!! For every Spitfire conversion planned we *require* the
> owner to buy an MG Midget and stick a Fiat engine in there FIRST!
> Seems fair, right Andy? Everybody wins! <ggg>
>
> Cheers!
> Tom O'Malley in Southbridge Massachusetts
> '74, '77 Spits
>
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