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TR2/3/3A TR3 w/motor swap FS

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I dont know enough about this swap to judge the performance merits but I bet I can guess his most asked question-
"Do you still have the original drivetrain?"
Tom
 
Having worked at a dealership as a mechanic that sold Triumphs and Fords in the early 70's,I cannot see the positive benefits of this swap.Tools in the wrong hands can be as dangerous as basement built nuclear weapons. This is a good example.
 
Does seem like an odd choice of swap. 77 Mustang II was rated around 88 bhp (depending on which source you believe), which seems about right for a 2.3L late 70s smog motor.

Only thing good about it would be the .82 4th gear.
 
If it was a 2.0L or even a 1.6L, yeah, but not a 2.3, fercrissakes.
 
Probably wrecked the Mustang and blew the engine on the Trumpet, and though to hisself, in a typical foggy coastal California manner, "hey, why not swap the good engine into the good chassis?"

Here is case in point about what you never, ever do an engine swap just "becasue you have that engine laying around".

I remember seeing a burned 1951 Ford 1/2 ton pickup at a junkyard 25 years ago...open the bonnet, there was a burned Hemi.
You can't keep the rear wheels in full traction with a flathead, for crying out loud.
All that work, a thousand bucks a year in rear tires, and he burns it up.
 
This is totally obvious. Junior blew the straight 6 engine in his pickup while street racing, so had to swap his friend's 460ci galaxie 500 (wagon) motor into it. Now he owed his friend a motor, so he found a 289 in his mom's Falcon and swapped that into the Galaxy. His Dad's Triumph was sitting around, not driven much, and had a 4 that fit in the Falcon, so Mom could get to her hairdresser apptmnts. One day, when Dad mentioned he was going to take the old girl on a spin...and Mom was at the Rick Springfield concert with the Falcon...he spent an all nighter swapping his other friend's borrowed pinto motor into the Triumph.

At this point, things were going well, until Dad noticed the old girl was down about 18 horsepower when drifting out of the turns on Pacific coast 1. A look under the bonnet, and he realized he had been had.

But don't worry. It all turned out great. Junior finished high school riding the bus and mowing the yard. Mom ran off with the drummer in his Ferrari and lives on a yacht. And Dad got the 460 pickup with the hairdresser as a seat cover. When Dad died this year - rest his soul - the Triumph passed down to Junior. Of course, the Pinto motor died a firey death many decades ago. Only fitting for a pinto part. Alas, after many months searching, he discovered the old Falcon - with the TR motor still aboard - is now a mooring in Del Rey marina for Junior's - Mother's - yacht. Mom says he can have the motor - which is totally indestructible - back, as soon as Junior finds another 20,000lb weight to anchor the yacht. A happy ending for every one...except the Pinto.



Like I said. Totally obvious!
 
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