Engine choice??
Good morning,
Picking up my donor Spitfire this afternoon to start on an A352 build.
I'm looking to make the decisions now on engine, gearbox, diff and suspension set up before the build to prevent too much backtracking during the build.
Has anyone fitted the Triumph straight six 2.0 or 2.5 into the Spitfire chassis?? I know it can be done, but can't seemed to find definitive guidance or instruction for it - in particular moving the motor back in the frame. From what I can pick up 6" backwards can be done easily without chassis modifications (avoiding complications with DVLA!!), but any further and you are into new mounts.
I know due to weight I'll need the GT6 uprights, and GT6 gearbox and longer legged diff, and also to shorten the prop shaft and alter the gear shift.
Any help from you guys would be much appreciated.
Steve.
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