Amen to that! As a 'dead nuts original', (the car not me you fools!) I felt
like I
was mistreating my Bugeye at 65 mph and 4300 rpm's on the freeway. Back roads
are
better anyway. Frank and Ron were tooling along at ....well.....more than that
with
little effort. I now need another LBC to "hot rod"; would have done so to this
one
but all the numbers matched; Frank the engine number was eerily close!
Dave
59 :() Chassis # AN5L/17606 -- Eng.# 9C-U-H-17604
Build it the way you want........as long as it's not too original.
Frank Clarici wrote:
> Brad Fornal wrote:
> >
> > In talking with one lister in particular it seems that a 948 can be attained
> > for a price of $200-$300 dollars. Is this a fair assessment of the price
>range
> > and (I almost hate to ask this) would it be better to have a 948 around when
> > owning a Frogeye so that it could go back to the original drive train for
> > value purposes, OR is the 1275 conversion so prevalent that the original
> > engine availability is a moot point,not worth worrying about, I don't want
>to
> > burn a bridge on this engine until I'm sure one way or the other. BTW the
>#'s
> > won't match the car I am thinking about getting. Brad
>
> 948s! I have to give them away and deliver them 1500 miles away to boot!
> Ask Gary. I have tried to sell 948s for $100 in good running condition,
> no takers. $50 still no takers. I still have one (if it didn't get
> thrown out) at a friends garage complete with working smooth case
> tranny. Cheap, U pick up (if it's still there)
> If the car is dead nuts original, keep the 948. If you plan on any mods,
> go for a 1275/5 speed. No engine #s ever matched the car #s. They were
> close by up to 1000 digits or so.
> As for value, again, total originality vs modern improvements can cause
> one of those threads (Jay hates that term) that never ends. Not counting
> concours, both are worth the same. (IMHO)
> --
> Frank
> "Drive it Like You Stole it"
> http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/
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