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Possible to put modern engine in vintage car

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  • #32
    Do-more
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,748 ✭✭✭Do-more


    dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »
    My position is always that you are better off leaving it the way it is.

    For almost as long as there has been cars there has been hot rodders putting more modern mechanicals in older vehicles. Sure the purists don't like it and I'm not in favour of rare or special cars being rodded but I personally don't see any problem in run of the mill older cars being given a new lease of life with newer mechanicals.

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  • #33
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,575 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    Do-more wrote: »
    For almost as long as there has been cars there has been hot rodders putting more modern mechanicals in older vehicles. Sure the purists don't like it and I'm not in favour of rare or special cars being rodded but I personally don't see any problem in run of the mill older cars being given a new lease of life with newer mechanicals.

    I'm just mentally scarred by a few conversions done locally here.
    One is a 1977 Mercedes 450 SEL that had a diesel unit from a 300D shoved into it.
    Usually to be seen very slowly and tortuously dragging itself around in a cloud of smoke and clatter.
    The other one is a Jaguar XJS with a Nissan diesel unit in it.
    If done right, a conversion can be a good thing, i agree.


  • #34
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    Those are bad conversions certainly, but what would the world be like without deuce coupes, slammed mercs*, and more locally, nutty MK2 Esgrots? Boring, methinks.

    (I used to dream about cars like that, but these days I go to extraordinary lengths for "stock". Old age I guess. I'd still give my left arm for the money to build a pro-street e34 though....)


    * -ury, not -edes.


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