I think the Triumph is too interesting and rare a car to be the subject of
such a swap. You'd spend a lot of money making it work, and probably
halve the value of the car in the process. Please don't.
How about putting the buick in a Volvo 544?
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
On Wed, 12 Oct 1994 ehuff@tuba.aix.calpoly.edu wrote:
> I've been reading the postings about the merits of the 215 cu inch Buick
> engine such as the one I've had setting in my garage for the past several
> years. Also, I've been working on the restoration of my 1947 Triumph 1800
> roadster for several years. In a moment of weakness it came to me that I
> might combine the two projects and put the Buick engine in the Triumph. I
> have looked for other pre-1965 lbcs to put the engine in but have been
> unsuccessful. Is there anyone out there that can dissuade me from doing
> the above to the Triumph? Is there another pre-65 (do to California smog
> Earl Huff
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