Especially the Spitfire conversions, thinking the V6 ones would be good
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On Wed, 11/24/10, Andre Rousseau <andre@gt6.ca> wrote:
> From: Andre Rousseau
<andre@gt6.ca>
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Advice...
> To: "Andrew Mace"
<herald948@aol.com>
> Cc: fot@autox.team.net
> Date: Wednesday, November 24,
2010, 2:16 AM
> I almost wonder if dropping in a
> whole new powerplant with
attached
> tranny would be better, but not sure how much work that
> would
entail.
>
> Miata?
>
> A.
>
> On 23 November 2010 21:04, Andrew Mace
<herald948@aol.com>
> wrote:
> > This has been done by a few folks in the TR6
(and even
> one that I know of
> in
> > a Sports 6) using at least the BW-35
autobox from a
> Triumph 2000 sedan,
> > which actually might be more
plentiful in Canada than
> in the US? In the
> case
> > of the one Sports 6
conversion I heard about, it
> involved some very major
> > reconstructive
surgery of the chassis, since the old
> Borg-Warner is an
> > extremely bulky
unit.
> >
> > Maybe there's something more modern out there nowadays
> that
can be made to
> > fit....
> >
> > --Andy Mace
> >
> > *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is
it a jet?
> > *Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's
> more your,
er, Triumph
> > Herald engine with wings.
> > -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch,
Monty Python's Flying
> Circus (22)
> >
> > Triumph 10 / Herald / Sports 6
vehicle consultant, The
> Vintage Triumph
> > Register: http://www.vtr.org
> >
> > Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse
> 6) and Triumph
>
Herald
> > Database: http://triumph-herald.us
> >
> > -----Original
Message-----
> > From: Andre Rousseau <andre@gt6.ca>
> > To: fot
<fot@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Tue, Nov 23, 2010 8:56 pm
> > Subject: [Fot]
Advice...
> >
> > Fellow Triumph fans. I need some help.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> I received an email from a guy today. He is restoring
> a GT6, but
> >
> >
>
> recently has lost his left leg below the knee.
> >
> >
> > Still able to
drive, but only with an automatic.
>
>
>
> --
> Andre Rousseau -
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> http://twitter.com/andrerousseau -
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> '68 Triumph GT6 MK1 - http://www.gt6.ca/
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> Ottawa, ON, Canada
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