Sparrow010 Andrew Gaskin New Zealand (25 posts) Registered: 06/06/2009 08:04PM Main British Car: 1974 Triumph Stag Toyota 1 - UZ - FE Quad cam 4.0 |
1971 Mk4 Triumph Spitfire with Toyota 4AGE
Owner: Diane Gaskin
City: Feilding NZ Car Model: MK 4 Triumph Spitfire Old Engine: Triumph 1300 New Engine: Toyota 4AGE 16 valve slivertop Cooling: Mazda RX3 alloy radiator electric fan Exhaust: Custom Front Susp.: Triumph new bushes springs and shocks Rear Susp.:Triumph, New transverse leaf spring, bushes and shocks Brakes: Triumph (master) STD (front) After market vented discs (rear) Std drum Wheels/Tires: 13" hot wire mags Tiers TBA Body Mods: New paint, V Green ?? Interior: Mazda MX 5 seats Out with the old RWD 4AGE and T50 combo First trial fit. Trying to get engine to sit back and low as poss. Alloy radiator will need to mount lower Removed the sump as bowl is at front of engine, right where the crossmember is. Also steering rack and harmonic balancer clash.Trimmed the large pully to get front of engine lower. Fire wall - tappet cover clearance. Heater hoses fuel lines etc to be sorted LHS engine mount. Main plate tacked in. Front brace to be welded in once thats all done RHS engine mount, steering shaft has to be clear. Gear box rear mount. Needs more clearance at the back. Gear box support was custom made. Clutch lever and chassie need some work. Trimed off the end of clutch arm, and knotching the chassie for arm and slave cylinder clearance. Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 03/29/2011 06:15AM by Sparrow010. |