conversions..Back in the
By a Holden Fan o.O 21/02/06@13:45
conversions..Back in the late 60s a guy in Perth named Max De Burgh had a SWB Landy with a Dodge Phoenix and auto in it . It could fly. Re fuel consumption, most Landis could get around 25 MPG reasonably easy.
There was a guy in subiaco can't remember his name not Don Hall had a 53 or so lo light Morri Minor with a sidevalve 36 V8 and box, never got out of top gear. I actually rode in a Jag XK 120 that had a 48 Dodge flathead sidevalve motor and 3 speed box the guy could not afford a new motor for the jag. He also hand painted it with a brush in bright red because he did not like the British racing green. He got away with the motor because no one would take an XK120 on. Was quieter and more reliable than the Jag but still...
And there was a guy with a 36 or so Hudson Terraplane ute he had a Mk 7 Jag motor and box in it. Gave some people a nasty shock. he lived out Greenmount or Kalamunda way somewhere in the hills.
Another guy had a MG TF with a grey motor with Studebaker wedge pistons and Wilson preselector gear box. The motor was all Waggot, head cam etc., used to fly.
He could not keep up the payments so when they came to repossess it he had stripped it right down to the last nut and bolt and screw. I saw it in his backyard that's how I know what pistons were in it, they repossessed it anyway and the guy who bought it spent months putting it back together and wrecked a couple of months later. i bought the motor and put in my X taxi Fc, EVERYTHING on that car was worn out. Done about half million miles.The Waggot head cracked across one of the valves and it used to blow head gaskets every couple of days and i could not afford a new head so I got quite expert at replacing FC head gaskets. Could get home at 5.30 Friday night pull the head and be out on the road again by 6.15 after a shower. I swapped it for an EH took over the payments he took the FC I never saw it again. Would love another FC, but wagon this time.
johnperth
weird conversions
By a Holden Fan o.O 20/02/06@14:13
260 windsor into Morris traveller(still got it)
308 into 80 inch landrover(destroyed countless clutches, boxes and ferry overdrive units)
Capri V6 into V4 Thames van(scary with 10 inch drums all round)
Commodore V6 into 1976 Ford transit
Buick straight 8 into 37 ford tourer
534ci Ford V8 from F800 into Fordson tractor(great worker)
