Zetec?! Not a bad engine, but not very sporting. I would suggest a Honda
S2000 engine and 6-speed. Now THERE's an engine for ya :)
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 9:22 AM
Subject: trip in TR?
> Joe Alexander and I are leaving next Wednesday from northern Illinois to
> go to the Sebring 12 Hour. Probably about a 3000 mile trip, two retired
> guys, trying to hold down the cost so we're taking a tent and lots of
> sandwiches. We have three choices of conveyance -- my TR6, my aging BMW,
> or my 170,000 mile Chevy Asto van.
>
> I'd really like to take the TR, but got to thinking about the last three
> long trips and the problems (alternator in Canada, valve spring in
> Oklahoma, brake booster in Florida, broken rear hubs right here at home)
> and this is in a pristine and meticulously maintained TR6.
>
> It got me thinking -- a guy could get a new Heritage body, put it on a
> modern chassis, put in a 150 hp engine like a Zytec Ford, add AC, good
> sound system, Mazda seats, all modern electrics to support the
> navigation system, etc. Probably have $25,000 in it.
>
> Anybody have a suggestion as to what chassis would be best?
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