Spitfire Interesting Spit project....

[YankeeTR]

https://skidaddysprojectscom.com/Triumph-restoration.html

 

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Would be pretty darn quick with that motor. I wonder about weight & center of gravity...

 

[TR6oldtimer]

Interesting Metal Prep product

The use of Devoe epoxy sealer and overcoat as filler is an interesting alternative to POR or Eastwood products. The Devoe PrePrime is designed to go over rusted but solid metal.

Ray

 

[Andrew Mace]

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Why? is my question. As in why a 2.3L Ford Ranger engine, other than "well, it was sitting there over in the corner..."?

 

[Flinkly]

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nice floorboards too. seems a restoration using materials found within 10 feet. i guess if it works...assuming this spit was scrap to begin with.

 

[YankeeTR]

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Why? is my question. As in why a 2.3L Ford Ranger engine, other than "well, it was sitting there over in the corner..."?

I would imagine that pretty well sums it up..

But a 50% increase in displacement is a pretty good arguement, too. Now those Ford 2.3's are exactly "giant killers" but there is tons of aftermarket go-fast goodies available and they are cheap to buy, too.

This guy is pretty much doing what thousands of hotrodders AND sports car owners have done for decades...small car..BIG motor...on the cheap, too. That old metal sign doesn't know that it's going to be a floorboard...and I bet it doesn't care, either.

Come to THINK of it wasn't the TR2 comprised of an engine from a tractor, a rear axle from a Mayflower, etc.

This sounds like a fun, low-buck, go-fast project...not what I would do but no different than the other fellas over on this board putting "ricer" 5-speeds and "Beemer" 6-bangers into their sidecurtain TR's.

I'm kind of a purist when it comes to Brit cars...but I do have a real mongrel in my shop so I really can't say much about other guys stuff...

 

[Andrew Mace]

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This guy is pretty much doing what thousands of hotrodders AND sports car owners have done for decades...small car..BIG motor...on the cheap, too. That old metal sign doesn't know that it's going to be a floorboard...and I bet it doesn't care, either.

Come to THINK of it wasn't the TR2 comprised of an engine from a tractor, a rear axle from a Mayflower, etc.

To each his (her) own, of course. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crazy.gif

But it's not quite the same when an automotive company does it. Yes, the TR2 was somewhat of a parts-bin car, although it was actually a developed Vanguard engine (Not the tractor version), the then-relatively-new FRONT suspension from the Mayflower, etc. ...just as the original 1964.5 Mustang wasn't much more than a rebodied Falcon (or the Spitfire a short-wheelbase Herald)!

Nonetheless, it's fine with me whatever someone wants or NEEDS to do to rescue something that might otherwise become landfill, part of a fishing reef or -- in recycled form -- a 2008 Hyundai! If the budget -- or simple convenience -- dictates using only what is at-hand, great! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cool.gif

 

[t8nwa]

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I dunno, that is an awefully tall engine just based on my visual memory from owning a TBird turbocoupe. I would think something like the Neon engine or such would be better. But then again, it is probably not 'sitting in the corner'.

 

[YankeeTR]

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This guy is pretty much doing what thousands of hotrodders AND sports car owners have done for decades...small car..BIG motor...on the cheap, too. That old metal sign doesn't know that it's going to be a floorboard...and I bet it doesn't care, either.

Come to THINK of it wasn't the TR2 comprised of an engine from a tractor, a rear axle from a Mayflower, etc.

To each his (her) own, of course. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crazy.gif

But it's not quite the same when an automotive company does it. Yes, the TR2 was somewhat of a parts-bin car, although it was actually a developed Vanguard engine (Not the tractor version), the then-relatively-new FRONT suspension from the Mayflower, etc. ...just as the original 1964.5 Mustang wasn't much more than a rebodied Falcon (or the Spitfire a short-wheelbase Herald)!

Nonetheless, it's fine with me whatever someone wants or NEEDS to do to rescue something that might otherwise become landfill, part of a fishing reef or -- in recycled form -- a 2008 Hyundai! If the budget -- or simple convenience -- dictates using only what is at-hand, great! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cool.gif

Roger on the Hyundai!

 

[YankeeTR]

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nice floorboards too. seems a restoration using materials found within 10 feet. i guess if it works...assuming this spit was scrap to begin with.

Now THIS guy didn't waste a thing...

 

[trrobbie]

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What the heck is that pic. of? Kinda reminds me of a guy I used to work for and some of the strange things he would build for the right amount of $$ for others.(another story for another time) Robbie in wyoming

 

[AltaKnight]

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Gotta love them tyres!

 

[sisco]

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Needs a rotary.

 

[TheAssociate]

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Gotta say - I've got a Spitfire AND a '94 Ford ranger in my driveway right now, and in my opinion he should stop sanding the Spitfire hood and start sanding a GT6 hood.

I agree, the 2.3 is about at least 4 inches taller. It would be a nice engine in the Spitfire though, be it very different. The 2.3 seems to have very little torque, but very healthy horsepower. Bulletproof engine though. It would be REALLY nice with the 5-speed that came in the ranger, it's a very nice transmission.


Adam.
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1973 Triumph Spitfire

 

[John_Mc]

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I'm no ultra purist, so the engine doesn't bother me too much, but that SPOILER is just plain tacky. Nevertheless, to each his own. I'm sure there was a time when I would have thought a spoiler on anything would make it look cooler. Thank goodness that time has passed.

 

[Flinkly]

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i didn't even notice the spoiler with everything else going on. doesn't the spit fill up near there, or does it have a cap on the side like the late gt6?

with all the work he's putting into it, i wish he was doing a restore than...whatever you call that.

 

[Guest]

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I saw one at Carlisle last year with a 2.3 in it. Looked basically stock until you lifted the hood. I asked the guy why he didn't turbo it - his answer was that he'd have had to notch the firewall to fit it in, and that it was "plenty fast enough" as it was.

He also said that concours freaks hate it!