Dave, the dopey;

If you would have answered the three part question, which is obvious not
possible for you, you would know you are wrong. As I said you can't get
Octane at your service station.

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The 124 was a real piece of crap (I owned 2). Great looking, fun to drive,
especially over winding country roads. Especially if you stayed below 60
MPH. Last one I had was in 72 in Ohio. Damn thing wouldn't start from
October to April without blowing up.

"Dave" wrote in message
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On Wed, 17 May 2006 17:09:38 GMT, Mys Terry
said:

That's a pretty odd combo. What was required to put the engine from a
front engine car into a chassis from a rear engined car? I've put a
903 cc 850 engine into a 600d coupe for autocrossing, but other than a
set of reverse timing gears, it was pretty straightforward.

Abarth sold a combination such as that as the Fiat Abarth 1300. So they
had
the parts for the conversion. It took a new engine mount--a one-piece
contraption that ran under the engine between the box sections in the
engine
compartment, new bell housing to match the engine to the 850 transmission,
new exhaust system, new radiator in front instead of the 850's rear
radiator, piping to connect the radiator to the engine, and a
thermostatically controlled electric cooling fan.

Also installed, though maybe not required--shorter but stiffer rear
springs,
a flatter transverse front leaf spring to lower the body and decamber the
rear wheels and if I recall correctly a stiffer anti-sway bar..

Have you ever seen or heard of a TVR? Saw two of them
yesterday. Very British looking.

Scotty


"jlrogers" wrote in message
om...
The 124 was a real piece of crap (I owned 2). Great
looking, fun to drive,
especially over winding country roads. Especially if you
stayed below 60
MPH. Last one I had was in 72 in Ohio. Damn thing
wouldn't start from
October to April without blowing up.

"Dave" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 17 May 2006 17:09:38 GMT, Mys Terry

said:

That's a pretty odd combo. What was required to put the
engine from a
front engine car into a chassis from a rear engined car?
I've put a
903 cc 850 engine into a 600d coupe for autocrossing,
but other than a
set of reverse timing gears, it was pretty
straightforward.

Abarth sold a combination such as that as the Fiat
Abarth 1300. So they
had
the parts for the conversion. It took a new engine
mount--a one-piece
contraption that ran under the engine between the box
sections in the
engine
compartment, new bell housing to match the engine to the
850 transmission,
new exhaust system, new radiator in front instead of the
850's rear
radiator, piping to connect the radiator to the engine,
and a
thermostatically controlled electric cooling fan.

Also installed, though maybe not required--shorter but
stiffer rear
springs,
a flatter transverse front leaf spring to lower the body
and decamber the
rear wheels and if I recall correctly a stiffer
anti-sway bar..

No, what is a tvr?
"Scotty" wrote in message
...
Have you ever seen or heard of a TVR? Saw two of them
yesterday. Very British looking.

Scotty


"jlrogers" wrote in message
om...
The 124 was a real piece of crap (I owned 2). Great
looking, fun to drive,
especially over winding country roads. Especially if you
stayed below 60
MPH. Last one I had was in 72 in Ohio. Damn thing
wouldn't start from
October to April without blowing up.

"Dave" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 17 May 2006 17:09:38 GMT, Mys Terry

said:

That's a pretty odd combo. What was required to put the
engine from a
front engine car into a chassis from a rear engined car?
I've put a
903 cc 850 engine into a 600d coupe for autocrossing,
but other than a
set of reverse timing gears, it was pretty
straightforward.

Abarth sold a combination such as that as the Fiat
Abarth 1300. So they
had
the parts for the conversion. It took a new engine
mount--a one-piece
contraption that ran under the engine between the box
sections in the
engine
compartment, new bell housing to match the engine to the
850 transmission,
new exhaust system, new radiator in front instead of the
850's rear
radiator, piping to connect the radiator to the engine,
and a
thermostatically controlled electric cooling fan.

Also installed, though maybe not required--shorter but
stiffer rear
springs,
a flatter transverse front leaf spring to lower the body
and decamber the
rear wheels and if I recall correctly a stiffer
anti-sway bar..

A car. Small Brit looking sports car.

SBV


"jlrogers" wrote in message
om...
No, what is a tvr?
"Scotty" wrote in message
...
Have you ever seen or heard of a TVR? Saw two of them
yesterday. Very British looking.

Scotty


"jlrogers" wrote in message
om...
The 124 was a real piece of crap (I owned 2). Great
looking, fun to drive,
especially over winding country roads. Especially if
you
stayed below 60
MPH. Last one I had was in 72 in Ohio. Damn thing
wouldn't start from
October to April without blowing up.

"Dave" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 17 May 2006 17:09:38 GMT, Mys Terry

said:

That's a pretty odd combo. What was required to put
the
engine from a
front engine car into a chassis from a rear engined
car?
I've put a
903 cc 850 engine into a 600d coupe for autocrossing,
but other than a
set of reverse timing gears, it was pretty
straightforward.

Abarth sold a combination such as that as the Fiat
Abarth 1300. So they
had
the parts for the conversion. It took a new engine
mount--a one-piece
contraption that ran under the engine between the box
sections in the
engine
compartment, new bell housing to match the engine to
the
850 transmission,
new exhaust system, new radiator in front instead of
the
850's rear
radiator, piping to connect the radiator to the
engine,
and a
thermostatically controlled electric cooling fan.

Also installed, though maybe not required--shorter
but
stiffer rear
springs,
a flatter transverse front leaf spring to lower the
body
and decamber the
rear wheels and if I recall correctly a stiffer
anti-sway bar..

I had a Vauxhall once, around 1961. 4 door sedan.


"Scotty" wrote in message
...
A car. Small Brit looking sports car.

SBV


"jlrogers" wrote in message
om...
No, what is a tvr?
"Scotty" wrote in message
...
Have you ever seen or heard of a TVR? Saw two of them
yesterday. Very British looking.

Scotty


"jlrogers" wrote in message
om...
The 124 was a real piece of crap (I owned 2). Great
looking, fun to drive,
especially over winding country roads. Especially if
you
stayed below 60
MPH. Last one I had was in 72 in Ohio. Damn thing
wouldn't start from
October to April without blowing up.

"Dave" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 17 May 2006 17:09:38 GMT, Mys Terry

said:

That's a pretty odd combo. What was required to put
the
engine from a
front engine car into a chassis from a rear engined
car?
I've put a
903 cc 850 engine into a 600d coupe for autocrossing,
but other than a
set of reverse timing gears, it was pretty
straightforward.

Abarth sold a combination such as that as the Fiat
Abarth 1300. So they
had
the parts for the conversion. It took a new engine
mount--a one-piece
contraption that ran under the engine between the box
sections in the
engine
compartment, new bell housing to match the engine to
the
850 transmission,
new exhaust system, new radiator in front instead of
the
850's rear
radiator, piping to connect the radiator to the
engine,
and a
thermostatically controlled electric cooling fan.

Also installed, though maybe not required--shorter
but
stiffer rear
springs,
a flatter transverse front leaf spring to lower the
body
and decamber the
rear wheels and if I recall correctly a stiffer
anti-sway bar..

"jlrogers" wrote in message
. net...
I had a Vauxhall once, around 1961. 4 door sedan.

Now you've done it. If you weren't using Whitworth tools on that Vauxhall,
you're gonna be in a world of trouble with BB.

Max