Practically Classics Forum

JPB wrote:Mmm, Ital..

pervert

we had several marina/itals in our family including several vans...

TerryG wrote:....pervert

Where cars are concerned, definitely! On the other hand, any rumours involving livestock, latex or leather may be taken with a pinch of salt. Other alliterative sequences are available.

TerryG wrote:You could always put a v8 in it

Have you been eavesdropping in the works tearoom?? Chatting to one of the mechanics with a P5B, who happens to have a spare 3.9 and box sat there doing not a lot!

What I want to do to it, and what I actually can be bothered to do are 2 different things

JPB wrote:Yep, a nice DOHC Triumph V8 would drop in nicely, or you could go for a crude pushrod device with a Rover label on it..

2.6 IOE 6. It wouldn't be in there long....

Or you could ayeways do what Ken Wood did (no, not Vestel, who used the name of the once proud manufacturer of kitchen stuff on their cheap PVRs but Ken Wood, two words, rally driver extraordinaire) and fit a nice quad camshaft V6 in the Automite. In case anyone hasn't seen Ken at it, here's a link to some action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8GeiUdt0tY
More?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY0cz8JGzEg

(Fastest 2wd time on the Snowman seen there - by a Dolomite)!

Or that proper V8 that actually looks like it belongs. This is in a Toledo, but same engine bay layout so it'll work in a Dolly just as well. I say "well.." (it does start so bear with it):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDOhAbTHdsA

Or, I could just flog it and buy a manual Sprintomite, would save the reply "It's not a ****ing Sprint" all the time

flog it and buy a manual Sprintomite

You could, but where's the fun in that? Unless of course you did a 4" roof chop, shortened the body and drove it everywhere naked?

I really do need to keep clothing on!