dwtr6v8 Don Watson West Virginia (305 posts) Registered: 12/07/2007 07:45AM Main British Car: 1974 TR6 Ford 5.0 HO |
Re: 1973 Triumph TR6 with all aluminum V12
Rock On Kevin! You might want to look at cutting down the foot wells and battery tray more, but keep posting your progress, love pictures!
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6468 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: 1973 Triumph TR6 with all aluminum V12
Yes but Kevin, you can't do that/it can't be done. ;-)
Seriously though, great idea. You can always come to us for answers. Jim |
mgb260 Jim Nichols Sequim,WA (2461 posts) Registered: 02/29/2008 08:29PM Main British Car: 1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8 |
Re: 1973 Triumph TR6 with all aluminum V12
Kevin, Get a hold of this guy about an adapter plate. He is using a TH425 out of a Toronado. Same BOP pattern as 200R4 auto or BOP manual bellhousing for T5.
[www.fiero.nl] Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/08/2015 12:11PM by mgb260. |
DiDueColpi Fred Key West coast - Canada (1365 posts) Registered: 05/14/2010 03:06AM Main British Car: I really thought that I'd be an action figure by now! |
Re: 1973 Triumph TR6 with all aluminum V12
I like it!!
The fit is actually pretty good and it will sound great. The stock fuel/ign system is really dual 6 cyl systems married together. And it works quite well. so you might want to keep it in tact. The ZF trans is pretty much maxed out on the stock motor so an upgrade might be wise if a power increase is in your future. With the stock power in a lighter car it will hold up just fine though. It is a dare to be different car, but it makes perfect sense to me. So let her rip Kevin! Live like you mean it Fred |
88v8 Ivor Duarte Gloucestershire UK (1041 posts) Registered: 02/11/2010 04:29AM Main British Car: 1974 Land Rover Lightweight V8 |
Re: 1973 Triumph TR6 with all aluminum V12
Richard Good's adaptor kit for the R200 is excellent.
The stock diff mountings are poor, you can get a kit to box them in. It's important that there still be some flex there, which the pre-made kit profiles take into account. With the torque this will make, I would also be dubious about the driveshafts and hubs, but again there are off-the-shelf upgrades. Would love to see and hear this on the road. Ivor |
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Re: 1973 Triumph TR6 with all aluminum V12
Wow! What a great concept! I would love to hear what this is going to sound like.
Personally, I think it would be easier to tune EFI than a boatload of carburetors Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/15/2015 03:10PM by MustangSix. |
88v8 Ivor Duarte Gloucestershire UK (1041 posts) Registered: 02/11/2010 04:29AM Main British Car: 1974 Land Rover Lightweight V8 |
Re: 1973 Triumph TR6 with all aluminum V12
That would be fantastic.
And for me, carbs rather than efi any day. But... Webers... whatever you pay for the carbs, double that by the time you get it dialled in. More, if it needs much dyno time. I'd get it running on the simplest possible setup. Get the car sorted and comfortable. Then think about going exotic. Unless you prefer tinkering to driving :} Ivor |