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Re: In its new home, awaiting a sinister life

Scud.Ig wrote:

That thing needs a Buick straight 8 smile

Got one handy?

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Re: In its new home, awaiting a sinister life

If you want a batshit way to get a five liter eight cylinder GM engine, why not mate two Iron Dukes together?

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Re: In its new home, awaiting a sinister life

Two Quad4s!  Twice the head gasket failures!

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Re: In its new home, awaiting a sinister life

I would say 2 Iron Dukes just because I love the name Iron Duke.

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Re: In its new home, awaiting a sinister life

I wanna see someone siamese 2 Subaru Boxer 4s together, so you'd have the H8 engine.

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Re: In its new home, awaiting a sinister life

How about this?  Ignore the fact that it is over 1100 miles away from you.

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/pts/2106957772.html

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Re: In its new home, awaiting a sinister life

JThw8 wrote:
Scud.Ig wrote:

That thing needs a Buick straight 8 smile

Got one handy?

I happen to have one about 100' away...

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Re: In its new home, awaiting a sinister life

Speedycop wrote:
JThw8 wrote:
Scud.Ig wrote:

That thing needs a Buick straight 8 smile

Got one handy?

I happen to have one about 100' away...

Enabler!

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Ah too bad...restoring an old nash could be a cool project.

I look at this way.  It wont be in a crusher any time soon unless your a hoon on the track with it.  (wow that sounded weird).

You'll have to come up with some unique power plant for it though.  Slant six with EFI and a megasquirt system to control it?

Some type of straight 6, I'd really love to put a 5.9 Cummins in it but cheap donors dont exist.  Got awhile before I start anything with this one so I'll be mulling over ideas.

Anyone got the dimensions on a Jag V12?  It looks like there might be room wink

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Re: In its new home, awaiting a sinister life

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JThw8 wrote:
rpone605 wrote:

Ah too bad...restoring an old nash could be a cool project.

I look at this way.  It wont be in a crusher any time soon unless your a hoon on the track with it.  (wow that sounded weird).

You'll have to come up with some unique power plant for it though.  Slant six with EFI and a megasquirt system to control it?

Some type of straight 6, I'd really love to put a 5.9 Cummins in it but cheap donors dont exist.  Got awhile before I start anything with this one so I'll be mulling over ideas.

Anyone got the dimensions on a Jag V12?  It looks like there might be room wink

Demensions on a Jag V12  31 inches long, 18 inches wide and 19 inches tall (excluding intake manifolds and or carbs.. etc..

Thank you!  Hmmmm....that would fit with room to spare.

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Re: In its new home, awaiting a sinister life

I think "AIRCOOLED"   do a flat 6 - flat meaning the horizonal way --- not straight 6.  Lots of 2.7 liter porsche motors fit the bill.   no need for a radiator , water , water pump --- just 12 qt of oil.

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I think "AIRCOOLED"   do a flat 6 - flat meaning the horizonal way --- not straight 6.  Lots of 2.7 liter porsche motors fit the bill.   no need for a radiator , water , water pump --- just 12 qt of oil.

We did the whole flat motor thing with the last build.  If I was going to do it it wouldnt be a Porsche motor, I'd go subaru, much cheaper and much more power to $$ ratio.  Dont get me wrong, I loves me some Porsche, but my wallet doesnt.

I had considered making this rear engine with a subie H6 in the same manner as we did the Wartburg but meh, BTDT, time for something new.

Starting to dig the Jag V12 idea, especially if I can find a full donor for suspension too.

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Re: In its new home, awaiting a sinister life

the jag v12 is a pretty cool looking engine so if you go the hot rod route and not Lemons route cool looking engine is always a plus.

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the jag v12 is a pretty cool looking engine so if you go the hot rod route and not Lemons route cool looking engine is always a plus.

Why does a person have to choose?  The Wartburg is both smile  Although I do need to do some serious "prettying up" on her one of these days. 

That's probably the only downside to this adventure.  I had planned on starting a full redo of the Wartburg without all the budget restrictions and making a proper street car/hot rod out of her but that may get back burnered for awhile now.  I hate to see a car sit.  I know Jeff (littleturquoiseb) is just frothing at the mouth for me to decide to sell her wink

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