Listers, I have a bone stock TR6, FYI, and I believe that you should do what
you want with your TR6, that's why we love this country...you can do what you
want...IMHO, real Americans buy what they want, not what someone else says
they should. If I had the money, I'd find a way to shoehorn a Pratt & Whitney
PT6 turboshaft engine in a TR6, like Andy Granatelli did back in 1967...sure
wouldn't have the old sound, but who cares? It'd go like stink!
I'll go back into my hole now...
Greg Donegan
72 TR6 CC82492U
Hebron, KY
----- Original Message -----
From: DANMAS@aol.com
Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 11:11 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Possible engine swap for Tr6
Eric Myracle wrote:
"If you must do an engine swap, get an MGB, TR7, or a Jag XJ6 and drop
in a V8!"
and Kraig Griffiths wrote:
"or buy a Mustang, or a Corvette, or even a TR8, for crissakes, that already
HAS a V-8 in it, and save youself a big headache!!!"
Eric and Kraig,
No thanks, I'll stick with my original plan and put the V8 in my TR6. My
conversion is coming along nicely now, with all the hard parts completed.
Having had the use of Ted Lathrop's Chevy 350 powered TR6 for a month, I'm
all fired up. If anyone is interested, the progress so far can be viewed at:
http://www.britishv8.org/swaps/TR6ford.HTM
What you do with YOUR car is your choice, but I find it extremely offensive
that you should presume to tell me what to do with MY car.
Let me explain this one more time:
I DON'T WANT A MUSTANG.
I DON'T WANT A CORVETTE.
I DON'T WANT A TR7
I DON'T WANT A TR8.
I DON'T WANT A JAG XJ6..
I WANT A TR6 WITH A V8, AND I'M GOING TO HAVE ONE!
I'm not asking for permission or approval. I'm not asking for acceptance.
I'm just going to do it. Just because I want to. End of discussion.
Regards,
Dan Masters
Alcoa, Tennessee
Triumph TR 250 - TR6 Electrical Maintenance Handbook:
http://members.aol.com/danmas6/
Stuffing a V8 into a small British sports car:
http://www.BritishV8.org/swaps
British V8 Newsletter:
http://www.BritishV8.org
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