easy to do and with twin 45s will rip.
Right, as mentioned elsewhere, one of our early projects at Retropower is a 1973 Vauxhall Victor. Its very original, has had only 2 owners and done
33,000 miles, and has its original bill of sale etc.......................
Now, we are not about to take it to any old shows as it is now!!
The plan is to undertake some fairly major mods, the most important of which is to change to engine and box from the current 2.3 slant four and auto
box to something a bit more like it!
We will be sticking with auto (from relevant engine) as it suits the american style of the car,but the question is, what to go for???
This has to include the effect it will have on car value, i.e. yes a full house LS7 would be great, but would be unlikely to recoup build value at
sale, and it does have to turn a profit!
smallblock chevy for me! can't beat the sound
got to be chevy IMO
2l redtop
easy to do and with twin 45s will rip.
Should be a Vauxhall engine of a similar age, what about a 3.3l straight 6 from a Viscount/Cresta? I think they actually fitted this in the FE
bodyshell.
Duncan
3.0 Carlton/Senator has got to be good value and in keeping?
[Edited on 12/5/09 by ReMan]
Straight six Carlton would be my choice. Chevy maybe but the six pot just seems right.
must be able to pick up a nice 325/525 or other bmw donor quite cheap... auto's a plenty, love the sound of a straight 6 
vauxhall, GM, Chevy, all the same 
Vauxhall
Victor
Volvo
^__^
BMW - v8 and auto box shouldn't be hard to find.
In fact look up item 130305100133 on ebay.
i think the chevy SB feels right
How about a BMW/VX straight 6 diesel ?
Dunno what that'd do for the resale value though
4.0 Jag V8 but you knew that was coming
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Originally posted by dmac
Should be a Vauxhall engine of a similar age, what about a 3.3l straight 6 from a Viscount/Cresta? I think they actually fitted this in the FE bodyshell.
Duncan
A Honda 50 engine in place of the Vauxhall slant 4 would be an imptovement it was a truly horrible engine in SOHC form.
I never encountered one that didn't have a misfire.
The autobox was a "Turbo Hydramatic" so that will make an GM engine gearbox combination an easy fit.
Rover V8 with the GM autobox should go in quite easily
Perhaps we're approaching this from the wrong angle - what are you doing for the rear axle? Just wondering how much power / torque it will take.
leaving it standard is the current plan, had a poke about and it looks pretty strong to be honest, its got decent location unlike later stuff like
mantas etc and a proper prop with no torque tube.
I may be wrong but the axle looks very similar to the whole setup in an opel commodore?
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Originally posted by britishtrident
A Honda 50 engine in place of the Vauxhall slant 4 would be an imptovement it was a truly horrible engine in SOHC form.
I never encountered one that didn't have a misfire.
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Originally posted by NS Dev
leaving it standard is the current plan, had a poke about and it looks pretty strong to be honest, its got decent location unlike later stuff like mantas etc and a proper prop with no torque tube.
I may be wrong but the axle looks very similar to the whole setup in an opel commodore?
tis an FE. That's both good, and interesting, never knew there was that much collaboration between opel and vauxhall by what must have been the
late sixties (at the design stage of the FE)
Good because the std commodore axle is pretty robust!
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Originally posted by NS Dev
tis an FE. That's both good, and interesting, never knew there was that much collaboration between opel and vauxhall by what must have been the late sixties (at the design stage of the FE)
Good because the std commodore axle is pretty robust!
I voted other.
The other being a V6 omega of course or even better a Monaro V8
How about restoring it to its former glory, and keep it totally standard? Or am I missing something.
I've already discussed that with him.....
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Originally posted by sickbag
How about restoring it to its former glory, and keep it totally standard? Or am I missing something.
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Originally posted by britishtrident
quote:
Originally posted by dmac
Should be a Vauxhall engine of a similar age, what about a 3.3l straight 6 from a Viscount/Cresta? I think they actually fitted this in the FE bodyshell.
Duncan
That would give a whole 133 bhp (SAE) --- the Vauxhall Ventora was no ball of fire.