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Would you buy this car? And what would you do with it? 200

posted by  someone claiming to be Al A. on  Mon Oct 11 06:14 CST 2004 [RELATED]

It's nice, isn't it?
And as long as it isn't chopped up by the engine swap, and the conversion can be reversed someday, I can't see the harm. But allow me to suggest a strategy:
to install the Nissan Turbo 6 from the Holden, if any mods need to be done to put it into the Bertone, make those mods to the ENGINE, not the car.

Interference? Change the oil sump, not the crossmember. If the extractor gets in the way of the steering, make it go round the steering somehow. Make motor to frame mounts from plate rather than bodging the Volvo mounts. Don't hammer on the firewall or inner fenders if positioning the engine two inches forward or to the left will allow it to fit.
And save any bits that are taken off during the conversion...you may want them back someday.






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