Bhagat Gurtu wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:49:28 -0500, "Stewart DIBBS" <sjd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> 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.
>
Hey there Mr. Bat Grunt. Spreading your usual load BS I see. Regarding
Fords, this is one of the few times I would agree with you. Anything
Ford=POS. For example, a Mustang is a POS regardless of the amount of
HP. I say this being a former Ford Mustang owner. If there is one thing
in life that I hope never to do it is to own another crappy Ford. I love
my '94 Mitsubi**** Eclipse!
--
Gyz
If a man is speaking in the middle of the forest and there is no woman
around to hear him, is he still wrong?
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