Anybody on Oppo want to spend $15k unwisely?

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 07/06/2018 at 10:14 • Filed to: None

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415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 07/06/2018 at 10:21

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Not running... ah no

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 07/06/2018 at 10:24

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You don’t think you can get a giant straight eight with 5:1 compression and no readily available parts running?

crowmolly > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 07/06/2018 at 10:26

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I think there’s a guy on here with a mill, english wheel, lead setup, etc who’s just the right candidate. Can’t remember who though.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 07/06/2018 at 10:28

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That’s the only way I know how to spend $15k.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > crowmolly 07/06/2018 at 10:29

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All the elements of turning the shop into Basketcase Inc. are present other than roofed-in space and money.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/06/2018 at 10:30

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415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 07/06/2018 at 10:40

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Hi Mark

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 07/06/2018 at 10:42

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Or even better, $30k and one can tow the other home...

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988-land-rover-one-ten-6/

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 07/06/2018 at 10:51

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It’s a long drive from Florida to Ontario and back to NC, though.

itschrome > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 07/06/2018 at 11:00

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question... Would a Toyota GZ engine fit in this?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > itschrome 07/06/2018 at 11:09

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A 1GZ is apparently ~24" wide, so the answer is “maybe”. It would definitely fit between the rails, and a Ford of this year range has a radiator shroud ~18" wide and is much smaller overall, so it’s likely you could have the side shrouds over it. The length of the engine bay is wayyy in excess of what’s needed, of course.

I’d be hesitant to do it because muh straight eight, but if I did it it would likely be possible to dress up the engine a great deal and make it look more appropriate. I’m thinking with the right kind of trickery you could make the valve covers look like flathead heads (copper? with cooling fins!), and run the engine on 3-4 EFI valve bodies and a common plenum manifold or two - there’s a company out there that makes a valve body that looks like a Stromberg 97. Just remove the original manifold, make a new tube steel manifold with leaders off it to the inlets, and it would look 30s as hell.

itschrome > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 07/06/2018 at 12:46

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I’d love to see that!