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The Post-Election Car Thread - RUN WHAT YA BRUNG -
sac01:
lol, yeah, British cars have a bad rep for trouble, especially the electrical system, but the 7's and especially the 8's were pretty modern and trouble free in the last few years of the run.. the 8's were really cool...basically a tr-7 shell with a rover3500 v8 (basically a 3.5 all aluminum v8 made by buick for the 61 special then sold to Rover) Really fun to drive and build up
I actually did drive over one that i was about to junk, it was just an empty shell, with no glass, but fun none the less.. my neighbors thought i was an idiot...lol
sac
Crazy Cooter:
That must be the motor I heard about awhile back. Somebody transplanted it into a Miata or BMW or something. It was some kind of Buick/Rover aluminum block. They must have moved put pretty good being so light.
sac01:
yeah they do.. there's a guy not to far from me that is world renown for building up tr-8's, and racing them around the country as well. I miss playing with those. But it was time to move on.. The Truck I've always had, probably never sell. But i gave up sports cars for boats, just alot more you can do and not worry about that once a year inspection :-\
sac
(bad enough here in Mass, i have to put tiny tires on my truck once a year just to get a sticker, lol)
Crazy Cooter:
We tried that smog check stuff for a few years in MN. It turned out to be a hassle so we dumped it. NO smog checks. Ever. For anything. If you want a bigblock in your car, wedge it in there. It's all good. Doesn't matter what motor or what car.
Mameotron:
I've got a '72 AMC Javelin with a 401 in my garage. My uncle gave it to me when he blew the engine. Someday I'm gonna rebuild it, I used to have loads of fun running around in that car. I can't decide if I want to do a really nice restoration or to stick a giant blower thruogh the hood and go for maximum power.
Daily driver is a beat-up '92 dakota. I work downtown, I don't have to worry about it getting stolen. ;D