That's what I installed in my MGA those many years ago. Great car On Mon, Aug 8, 2022 at 12:42 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Well the "Rover V8" was essentially based on the Buick 215. > > On Mon, Aug 8, 2022, at 12:36, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > > Wasn’t it like a small Buick or Olds V8 that would fit? > > > > --FT > > Sent from iFōn > > > >> On Aug 8, 2022, at 12:44 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> Wow a V8 in that little thing? > >> > >> Car like that should have a small, responsive, high-reving engine. > >> > >> > >>> On Mon, Aug 8, 2022, at 11:38, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > >>> 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 > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." 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