Seth
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MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Sept 2, 2010 11:11:06 GMT
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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Sept 2, 2010 11:13:15 GMT
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I've never seen a 318-powered mid-engined Isabella Combi. Just saying.
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Sept 2, 2010 11:18:03 GMT
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Doooo iiiiiiiiiiiittt!!! ;D
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Ads 19
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My old r19
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Sept 2, 2010 11:21:24 GMT
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a spare 318, hmm, i do seem to have a habit with these. fits well in a bedford CF.
shame i flogged my gearbox out of my ram as its engine is toast. Really must get a cheap big diesel
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Steve
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Making progress in small, easy to handle chunks of awesome
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Sept 2, 2010 11:24:45 GMT
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Doooooo it Seth......please  |
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Sept 2, 2010 11:25:56 GMT
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Excellent! It won't fit without major surgery to pretty much everything! Phew! That was a close one! I'm won't be spending this winter doing another unusual engine swap after all....  Read your own signature and have another little think. I'm very happy to come and hand you the spanners, boil the kettle and make helpful comments along the 'did you mean to cut that bit off?' line... ;D |
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Seth
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MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Sept 2, 2010 11:27:31 GMT
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Roffle at the Borgward concept Dbizz. Question is, have you ever even seen a Borgward powered Isabella Combi   |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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Sept 2, 2010 11:31:38 GMT
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I love it when a plan doesn't come together ;D
I had a load of hairbrained schemes about a flathead V8 in a Pop with nothing more than a shortened torque tube, bigger banjo axle and some different brake cables. It all looked like it would work on paper with little cutting and lots of bolt on modifications.
Luckily, when I got the tape measure out it wasn't even close ;D
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Sept 2, 2010 12:12:27 GMT
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Excellent! It won't fit without major surgery to pretty much everything! Phew! That was a close one! I'm won't be spending this winter doing another unusual engine swap after all.... I'm sorry, but this is not an adequate excuse! Love the idea, it'll make an awesome car even awesomer! ;D |
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Davenger
Club Retro Rides Member
It's only metal
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Daft idea #45 and three quartersDavenger
@dminifreak
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Sept 2, 2010 13:31:28 GMT
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Hmm Wonder if it would fit in the engine bay of an Avenger ;D  |
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Last Edit: Sept 2, 2010 13:31:59 GMT by Davenger
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Sept 2, 2010 13:50:54 GMT
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The Mopar small blocks are pretty bulky, however you could follow the earlier direction taken by Rootes and use a small-block Ford. This might be an easier swap, not sure about whether you'll get the box in without trans tunnel chopage though.
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1953 Minor (Long term project)
PT Cruiser
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Sept 2, 2010 13:55:23 GMT
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There was a Hunter here in Aus with a 265 Hemi Straight 6 that ran into the 11s down the 1/4 with a Nitrous hit. Driveline was Borg Warner 35 Autobox and stock Hunter diff. Never been able to find a photo of it though, best I can come up with was some online traces of the owner 4 or 5 years ago. Not sure you got the Hemi 6s over there though?? What about a 'leaning tower of power' slant 6? V8s are overrated anyway.  |
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Last Edit: Sept 2, 2010 14:45:51 GMT by sammm
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jonw
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Can open a Mouse with a File
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Sept 2, 2010 14:40:14 GMT
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I see nothing daft in this idea. Makes perfect sense form every angle!! Fire up the grinder!!
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stealthstylz
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Sept 2, 2010 15:01:30 GMT
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Hmm Wonder if it would fit in the engine bay of an Avenger ;D Yes it will there was one kicking about a couple of years ago. Matt |
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Davenger
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It's only metal
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Daft idea #45 and three quartersDavenger
@dminifreak
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Sept 2, 2010 15:03:55 GMT
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Hmm Wonder if it would fit in the engine bay of an Avenger ;D Yes it will there was one kicking about a couple of years ago. Matt *fumbles in pocket for cash* Hmm, 40p wont get me far  |
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Sept 2, 2010 17:49:57 GMT
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Buy a 60's Humber Super Snipe. A small-block Mopar lump was fitted from the factory (the Imperial prototype) and I'd love to see a replica outside the A.V.G....
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Chops
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Don't touch me I've been somewhere
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Sept 2, 2010 19:36:45 GMT
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Not sure you got the Hemi 6s over there though?? Never seen/heard of one in the UK, they seem to have been exclusively antipodean V8s are overrated anyway. Nothing sounds as good as a V8 though |
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rodit
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Sept 2, 2010 21:20:14 GMT
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All engine bay's will take a v8 and should be made to ;D
It's only the pesky bulkhead thats usually in the way and half an hour with a couple of friendly 1mm cutting disks solves the problem ;D
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Low and slow
Why can't i tune it?
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Seth
South East
MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Sept 2, 2010 21:29:35 GMT
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Yup, just the bulkhead. And therefore heater. And master cylinders. And steering perhaps. And..... I think its one of those things I'd love to do and make look factory. A funky straight six could be cool too Sammmm.  I have an excuse to not right now that I hope will meet Benzboys approval  |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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Hold on - will the v8 fit in that car instead? ;D |
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