On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:49:28 -0500, "Stewart DIBBS" <sjd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>I would disagree that sticking in a Holden 6 (grey or red motor) was
common.
>Far more common was replacing the A series engine with 1275 MG Midget or
>1500, 1600 or 1800 B-series. I stuffed a 1600 MGA into mine and fitted
the
>bigger Morris Major drum brakes. A mate had a 2 door sedan with an MGB
1800,
>and I guess you could say it "flew like **** off a shovel". The biggest
>problem was breaking axles and the occasional diff.
That was more common I agree. The Morris driveline was not robust.
>Six cylinder? It simply would not fit unless you cut a BIG hole in the
>firewall (or stuck it out through the radiator) and did all sorts of
>unspeakable things elsewhere, like replacing the complete rear axle and
>suspension. The front suspension was pretty useless with the standard
>torsion bars and all the extra weight. The registration authorities could
>and did refuse to register such a vehicle.
Yep, the old grey motor with an intrusion into the cabin. There were
quite a few kicking around my part of Sydney. The registration
authorities never got to see seriously modified cars in those days,
only if you were stupid enough to try to get mods approved or a cop
decided to defect a car.
>While I was in the army I knew a guy who built a complete steel chassis,
>fitted a Holden front and rear end, and dropped the 4 door sedan on the
top.
>Driver foot and leg space was "cramped". THIS was registered only because
of
>the chassis. There was also a case near where I lived where a Ford
sidevalve
>V8 was put in (with standard drum brakes no less...), but the driver was
>stopped for speeding (no, really!) and the vehicle was instantly issued
with
>a no-drive defect notice and unregistered.
There was some crazy **** driving around before the authorities made
road safety a big business. Today's rice boys with their pathetic
****ny BOVs, neons and crap don't know what they missed.
A Ford sidevalve V8 would probably make less power than a modern NA 4
cylinder engine. They sounded great though.
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