Triumph tr7 with 351w

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  1. JHodges

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    my dad bought a triumph tr7 convertible with a 351 windsor aluminum intake, dual line holley, a mild cam, and headers for $350. The only bad thing about it are there is no title or interior. But it should be a real quick car since it had about 300 hp and weighs maybe 1800 lbs
     
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    Andysutt '72 Comet GT

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    Congrats.... You can prob get a title for it

    I know i could here in Arkansas
     
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    stmanser Looking for a Maverick

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    i hope you got the 351w motor with that
     
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    I couldn't believe we got it for so cheap either and it runs real good
     
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    maverick75 Gotta Love Mavs!

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    if you cant get a title you could swap it over to one of your mav:)
     
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    this is basically just going to be a drag car when we change out the rearend. I may be getting a 1966 Fairlane too but if I get it I can't get the 70 and 71 mavericks. I think the fairlane is supposed to have a 390 in it I was told the onwer wanted $500 for it
     
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    Hawkco Genuine Car Nut

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    If you can get a '66 Fairlane, with a 390, and it's not crumbling away with rust for $500, forget the Mavericks and buy the Fairlane.:thumbs2:
     
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    I remember seeing the car about 4 or 5 years ago but it was just a body with a gutted interior(former drag car with a 460) but it did have a rearend with a 6 something gear. The owner wanted $400 for it so I passed. When me and dad was talking to the owner of the Tr7 he said a guy he worked with named mark owned a 66 fairlane and he put a motor in it. He thought it was a 390 but he didn't really know. My uncle also works at this place and he is going to ask mark about it.
     
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    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    I have always wanted a TR7 :thumbs2:
    Congrats.
     
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    we definately goota put a roll cage in this before taking it to the track
     
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    maverick1970 MCG State Rep

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    Sounds like fun! Jamie's toy has competition.
     
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    What year is the TR7?
     
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    I was told 1980 but am not sure. it was hard for me to believe how much room is between the shocktowers. It probaly has 6 inches of clearence on each side of the motor so changing spark plugs should be easy
     
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    Jamie Miles the road warrior

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    I need some. It seems word of my "red rocket" has spread fast around here. :huh: Gets kind of boring when cars I know would race if I were in the Mustang, just slow down and cruise when they seem my car. A guy in a Mach 1 did try to race over by Stone Mountain yesterday. Well, at least I can give him credit for trying.

    It is amazing how nicely a V8 fits in some of these little cars, almost like they were planning it when they designed it. The 302 fits awesome in my Fiat. Way more room to work then a 302 Maverick, although the firewall and transmission tunnel required some creative fabrication. The acceleration in cars this light with a V8 is nothing short of awesome.
     
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    and this car has a C6 in it. I figured that it would be way to big
     

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