Car and Bike Talk

[1BROWNWRENCH]

This video features the black and yellow Corvette the previous video was shot from.

 

[cosmo1]

Let me see, that red Falcon, the blue Sunbeam Tiger, and either of the Alfas at the beginning of the first video.




Yeah, I could live with any one of them.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Sunbeam Tigers are cool. Poor man's Cobra. Maxwell Smart had one. Saw an unfinished project one in pieces on Ebay would have loved to get.

 

[cosmo1]

Sunbeam Tigers are cool. Poor man's Cobra. Maxwell Smart had one.

I used to (in college) know guy who had one. Sold it and bought a 289 Cobra. His girlfriend wrecked that. Then, he bought a big-block Cobra. Both aluminum, both for real.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

I used to (in college) know guy who had one. Sold it and bought a 289 Cobra. His girlfriend wrecked that. Then, he bought a big-block Cobra. Both aluminum, both for real.

Real Cobras are too precious to drive these days. A replica is the way to go if you want to play with it.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

An EFI 5.0 would be a great one to install in a Tiger.

 

[cosmo1]

Real Cobras are too precious to drive these days. A replica is the way to go if you want to play with it.

Agreed. But I'm talking 40+ years ago. They weren't nearly as pricey as they are now.

This guy sent through a bunch of sports cars, moving up every time he sold one. Hell, back then I knew a guy with a real GT-350 that was his year-round daily driver.

 

[cosmo1]

An EFI 5.0 would be a great one to install in a Tiger.

As I remember, 260's were the original engines used in Tigers and the 289's were used after Ford discontinued the 260.

How much heavier is a 5.0?

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

As I remember, 260's were the original engines used in Tigers and the 289's were used after Ford discontinued the 260.

How much heavier is a 5.0?

Not too much if any if you take into account the aluminum heads and intake the 5.0 has.

 

[cosmo1]

Not too much if any if you take into account the aluminum heads and intake the 5.0 has.

So, hopefully not many front suspension parts would have to be changed. I wonder how many changes were made from the Alpine to the Tiger?

I have a line on a one owner 1974 TR-6. Really thinking it over.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

5.0 is listed as about 450 and the 260 as over 500.

 

[cosmo1]

5.0 is listed as about 450 and the 260 as over 500.

So, better weight distribution and more horsepower. Hmmmmm………..






(I'm sure it's been done, but sounds fun.)

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

There are kits available right now for doing this swap with Mazda Miatas. Go all the way with a 347 stroker.

 

[oldngray]

A Lotus C-01 designed by the same guy as the Tron light cycle

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

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A Lotus C-01 designed by the same guy as the Tron light cycle

Looks painful.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

I see Dodge is advertising the Hellcat again. Does that mean they have resumed taking orders for them?

 

[Indecisi0n]

Meow

 

[moreluck]

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/11/20/ten-car-names-inspired-by-places/?intcmp=hpff

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Wish I had the means to get one of those Mopars done over by those guys at Graveyard Carz.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

I helped my Dad restore (minimally) a 72 'Cuda basket case many years ago.