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Traumahawk
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Thats awesome!!!!!
Biker Dash
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It may be awesome in the engineering, but he has RUINED the looks of what would have been a beautiful Triumph Spitfire!
CrackerRican
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Just needs a big ole hood scoop to cover everything up
I have a customer in New Zeland that I am trying to assist with his Vmax/Car transplant. It's up and running though not running as well as it should. We've send a rebuilt carb set over there to try and see if that cures the problem for him.
davesax36
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How does the driveline hold up in a swap like that, Sean? Some other middle gear output and double D at least, right? I'm sure it would need a stronger trans...
Looks like fun & 500 RWHP is nothing to be ashamed of.
Top up or down, that has to be an exhilarating ride! The sounds that thing makes must make the driver just shake with anticipation! Backing-out of the throttle must just-about throw a fog of gas into your face, and a good POP when the valve cycles.
Actually, the pop-off valve looks like it would gas-fog the passenger more than the driver. I think you would have to warn a cigarette-smoking passenger about that, lest he end-up resembling Johnny Blaze from Ghost Rider.
The driveshaft must be about 12" long. The rear end is gonna stand-up to whatever that 143 cubic inch engine is gonna make, race-gas or methanol injection and premium. Wild!
I always liked the Spitfires, the front end hinges like another British Leyland product, the XK-E. Maybe not in this application, though. The GT-6+ was the hardtop version, and looked great. Dig the racing version w/the enclosed headlights.
Actually, the pop-off valve looks like it would gas-fog the passenger more than the driver. I think you would have to warn a cigarette-smoking passenger about that, lest he end-up resembling Johnny Blaze from Ghost Rider.
The driveshaft must be about 12" long. The rear end is gonna stand-up to whatever that 143 cubic inch engine is gonna make, race-gas or methanol injection and premium. Wild!
I always liked the Spitfires, the front end hinges like another British Leyland product, the XK-E. Maybe not in this application, though. The GT-6+ was the hardtop version, and looked great. Dig the racing version w/the enclosed headlights.
invalidsession
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Top up or down, that has to be an exhilarating ride! The sounds that thing makes must make the driver just shake with anticipation! Backing-out of the throttle must just-about throw a fog of gas into your face, and a good POP when the valve cycles.
Actually, the pop-off valve looks like it would gas-fog the passenger more than the driver. I think you would have to warn a cigarette-smoking passenger about that, lest he end-up resembling Johnny Blaze from Ghost Rider.
The driveshaft must be about 12" long. The rear end is gonna stand-up to whatever that 143 cubic inch engine is gonna make, race-gas or methanol injection and premium. Wild!
I always liked the Spitfires, the front end hinges like another British Leyland product, the XK-E. Maybe not in this application, though. The GT-6+ was the hardtop version, and looked great. Dig the racing version w/the enclosed headlights.
I had one almost exactly the same as the blue MK 3 GT6 in the picture. 2.0 litre straight six made some decent hp for it's time and it handled pretty well to boot. I miss that car
Chris.
I just ran across some pics of a Spitfire I had. I didn't have the space for it so I had to sell it. The body was in great shape considering. This was about 2 years ago. It needed a thorough going through, and I chose to spend the $$ on my VMax instead of this.
I wish I could have kept it. The engine was free, not frozen, and it was all-there. :confused2:
I wish I could have kept it. The engine was free, not frozen, and it was all-there. :confused2:
