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Triumph TR6 - alternative engine for TR6

i am rebuilding my 1970 TR6. this is my first time with a tr6. my engine has blown and i had it xrayed and it has a crack, i have gotten mixed reports on welding the original engine so i am trying to get feed back to see if anyone has tried an alternative engine. i am looking for the cheapest way possible. i would love to stick to the true tr6 line but price is an issue. i don't want to rework the transmission. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
shannon

I've got a few spare tr6 motors for reasonable$$ to heavy to ship so if your not near the east coast of Florida it may not be worth it. jeff
Jeff

Thanks jeff but i am on the west coast.

shannon
shannon

I just joined this group, and saw your post on alternative TR6 engines. Like the previous response, I too have a 'spare' tr6 engine, but shipping across US could be $$$.

Since you asked about 'alternatives' have you checked out : http://members.aol.com/danmas/

He has done a lot of research (with pictures) about putting a Ford 302 V8 into a TR6. It's definitely not for the inexperienced; lots of cutting, welding, special bracket making, etc.

There's also a useful page that compares several other engine swaps, with size and weight considerations.

Good luck,

Rick
'72 TR6 - daily driver
'73 TR6 - parts
Richard Olson

Rick is right that you should check out Dan Masters site, but I differ on the experience. I am doing a conversion to a Ford 302 and have found it to be quite
straight forward. I am a handy guy but I've never done anything like this before. email me if you're interested.
Christopher2
catrace@primus.ca
Christopher Trace

Thanks for the website. Great info on this site. Thank you Thank you thank you

shannon
shannon

This thread was discussed between 03/07/2001 and 31/07/2001

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