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Jun 12, 2024 14:44:12 GMT
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I'm looking for a Dolomite Sprint or MK1 Triumph 2000. Photographic evidence of a sound shell paramount. Restomod would be acceptable if done properly which is normally the case on this forum.
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oooh triumph 2000 for the win
they look fantastic lowered
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I think I may have found something which might suit. It's a V8 powered 1959 MG Magnette ZB. Photos indicate that it has been a well engineered conversion and the shell sound having had all the rust work done. I'll know more when I've seen it on Monday.
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Darkspeed
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I think I may have found something which might suit. It's a V8 powered 1959 MG Magnette ZB. Photos indicate that it has been a well engineered conversion and the shell sound having had all the rust work done. I'll know more when I've seen it on Monday. That would get my vote - I regularly do a search on these to see what's about. I have enough V8's so my thoughts were on a BMW straight six conversion. Total pipdream and not something I will ever end up doing but I still look. Question is - what V8 I wonder - A Rover would be nice but a Daimler would be very cool. Ford or Chevy a bit different. |
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Last Edit: Jun 13, 2024 8:47:32 GMT by Darkspeed
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As far as I know, the V8 is from a P5B Rover and has been totally rebuilt.
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Jun 14, 2024 12:12:55 GMT
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I have yet to see the car but in my view, there are two things against it. One is the power sapping auto box but more than that, the direct drive top gear. ie no overdrive of indirect 5th gear. This coupled with the 3.9 MGB banjo diff installed in the Magnette casing will give a road speed of only 56mph at 3000rpm which I believe is too short for a torquey V8. The later MGB axle can be fitted with the 3.02 V8 ratio but it is 3 inches narrower than the Magnette, not insurmountable with spacers or choice of wheel offset. So we will see on Monday when get to view the car.
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Thank you everyone who has contributed but I have made a purchase and it isn't a Triumph. It's a Porsche 924 Turbo.  |
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ha ha that’s a bit different but a nice car none the less 👍👍 congrats
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ha ha that’s a bit different but a nice car none the less 👍👍 congrats Thank you. Yes the eagle eyed among you will have noticed that it's not a small four door saloon that was one of my filters and what I was searching for. The choice had been narrowed down to just the one car, a Dolomite Sprint but for the money I was prepared to spend, I couldn't find one with a shell that I was confident to be rust free. It also fell short of the bhp/tonne that I was after. Once the idea of a saloon had been ditched, the lure of another Porsche could not be resisted. I have owned two in the past and know what a very well engineered and competent motor car they are and any of them offers amazing driving experiences in all weathers and conditions. The one I have opted for, has an extraordinary and well documented history confirming a genuine 66,000 miles from new and looks as if it has never been out in the rain. The seller, a Porsche specialist is putting the car through the workshop for a fresh MOT and service etc so I'm having to wait until the end of the month before he delivers it but hopefully, it will be worth waiting for. |
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