theodoric said:Sunbeam Tiger.
But I've also had such craziness as a Renault Gordini Alpine, Lancia Zagato, Datsun 1600 Roadster, Morgan Plus 4, Saab Sonnet, Jensen Interceptor, etc. I likes 'em weird.
Do you still have it?.....Blue?theodoric said:Ford 260 V8. I swapped mine out to a 302 from a totaled Mustang. Described at the time as a poor man's Cobra.
Had some friends that tried to do just that. Gave up after about an hour. Got drunk and ran it into a parked cop car. (The cop was about 10 feet away).GordonW said:Believe me, I've seen teenagers DELIBERATELY TRY to blow up these engines, and FAIL. Simply not enough carburetor on them, to over-rev or blow...
theodoric said:Sunbeam Tiger.
But I've also had such craziness as a Renault Gordini Alpine, Lancia Zagato, Datsun 1600 Roadster, Morgan Plus 4, Saab Sonnet, Jensen Interceptor, etc. I likes 'em weird.
GordonW said:Other than that, a '65 should either have a 232 straight-six, or if it's a larger model (Ambassador), it might have a 290 V8. Either are indestructable engines, for the most part. The 232 is legendary, as being nigh impossible to blow up. Believe me, I've seen teenagers DELIBERATELY TRY to blow up these engines, and FAIL. Simply not enough carburetor on them, to over-rev or blow...
Other than those caveats, they're remarkably robust, well-built, good-driving vehicles that get GOOD gas mileage...
Regards,
Gordon.
bentpencil said:Had some friends that tried to do just that. Gave up after about an hour. Got drunk and ran it into a parked cop car. (The cop was about 10 feet away).
RetroHacker said:. From the looks of it, PartsAmerica has all the critical parts - rebuilt carburator, wheel cylinders, fuel pump and other parts. I'm generally very good at figuring out how things come apart and go back together, but sometimes those illustrated manuals are a life saver - probably nothing like that going back this far, however.
-Ian