Looking at the wiki for this car, they wanted to put a V8 in it originally, but scrapped the idea because of a deadline to bring it to production. Apparently, it’s a common conversion.
-D > On Aug 8, 2022, at 12:36 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > They look good though. If I had the time I'd be tempted to drop in a Ford > Zetec engine from a Focus. Those things are bulletproof. > > > On Mon, Aug 8, 2022, at 11:31, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >> I recall these, along with the Spitfires of similar vintage. They were >> notorious for overheating and stretching timing chains within about >> 20k-30k. Dissimilar metals in the engine (iron block, AL head) wreaked >> havoc on the cooling system, too. >> >> -D >> >>> On Aug 8, 2022, at 12:15 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> It was a miserable car when sold new. It has not improved with age.. >>> Sourcing parts was a horrible problem, right off the showroom floor. That >>> is unlikely to have improved. >>> Ohh... did I mention is has Lucas electricals? >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 8, 2022 at 9:11 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Don’t, you’ll be doing yourself a favour. >>>> >>>> -D >>>> >>>>> On Aug 8, 2022, at 11:56 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I would be tempted to go look at this if it had a proper gearbox. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> https://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/d/bloomington-1973-triumph-stag/7518769526.html >>>>> >>>>> Allan >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
