Front wheel drive isn't necessarily a problem. A good machine shop can
drill the end of the crank shaft for an input shaft bushing and make a
proper adapter for most transmissions.
Joe
dayton carpenter wrote:
>
> Joe:
>
> I have been able to over come the rearend problems by installing a
> realitively bullet proof Datsun fully independent rearend. As for all
> aluminum engines I have reasonable access to them. The big problem is that
> many of them are set for front wheel drive.
>
> You can read all the details of my completed project and view pictures in
> the next Spitfire publication. My car will be feature/cover story.
>
> Dayton J. Carpenter, Esq.
> President of International Business and Legal Affairs
> Foundsoft Science & Technology Group
> 12 F Office Plaza World Trade Centre Zhejiang
> 15 Shuguang Road
> Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310007
> China
>
> Tele: 86-571-795-0135 ext 8011
> Fax: 86 571-795-0137
>
> >From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
> >Reply-To: spitlist@gte.net
> >To: dayton carpenter <djcarpen@hotmail.com>
> >CC: SpitfiresRule@aol.com, spitfires@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: Chevy 327 V8-Engined Spitfire
> >Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 23:22:26 -0700
> >
> >The real deal is to find an all aluminum V8 that will fit in the Spit
> >engine compartment. Recently, there have been a rash of offerings from
> >various companies that all produce over 300 hp. These all would weigh
> >about the same as the stock Spitfire engine.
> >
> >When those engines start showing up in wrecking yards, they will be gone
> >in the blink of an eye!
> >
> >The big problem is working on the rear suspension and a differential
> >that will handle the added power.
> >
> >Joe
> >
> >dayton carpenter wrote:
> > >
> > > The big problem with the Chevy 327 V-8 is it will be very heavy compared
> >to
> > > the Spitfire 1500cc unless you use Aluminum heads. Even so it will be
> >nose
> > > heavy and will handle like %^$#. Maybe great for street line shots but
> > > corners will be another story. I looked at using the 350 since it has
> >the
> > > same dimensions as the 327 but more CU Inches and power. The 327/350
> >was
> > > going to be too heavy and long. I would have to encroach the passenger
> > > compartment to make it fit. The Chevy 4.3L was short enough and light
> > > enough to avoid this problems.
> > >
> > > Just my 2 mao (Chinese currency = 2.2 cents)
> > >
> > > Dayton
> > >
> > > >From: SpitfiresRule@aol.com
> > > >Reply-To: SpitfiresRule@aol.com
> > > >To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> > > >Subject: Re: Rover V8-Engined Spitfire
> > > >Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 22:36:36 EST
> > > >
> > > >Anybody wanna see my photos of my experimental Chevy 327 V-8 in a 1965
> >Spit
> > > >MK2 (no stretch!)?
> >
> >--
> >"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> > -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
>
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