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Well, I drove it. And I realized I would get killed in this thing. It only does 30mph max, that may work in a small town in Arizona, but I'll get stoned (the rocks type) at 30mph around here. That and the 20-25mile range won't work either. So- back to gas. The choices of engines is pretty wide. It originally came with a B16, pretty small, but good on gas. Then there is the B-20 that will fit. I already have a Buick 215 ready to go. Then at Carlisle I saw a guy that imports engines from Japan and there were a lot of good choices there. So while deciding that question, I found at Carlisle a Volvo B-16 with that's supposed to have very low miles on a re-build. I'm going to get it this weekend (05/26) along with a bunch of other parts I need (radiator, heater ....). I'll put the b-16 in, get the car on the road for the summer and
go from there. Barbara likes the idea of a smaller engine (good
on gas), I think a 215 in one of these would be great. I'll keep you up to date as things happen .... Up to date - 10/2003 - It finally ended up with a B-18 with a downdraft Weber 2 barrel. Not too bad, but I'm used to my MG. When I pulled the rear end out of the 544 it had one of the old 60's style electronic ignition add on kits so I put that in and it works great. WIth the overdrive and M41 and 410's it's an OK setup. But the 215 in there would be really nice ... |