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Old 07-15-2007, 07:20 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by gmackner View Post
thanks for the reply. now i see why no one has ever done much in the way of engine swaps in 66 Toro. i asking a lot of questions so i don't make any mistakes. i appreciate all the detail in your answer. i would not ever do any work of this type unless the car is so far gone that it would not be restored otherwise. as a matter of fact i am an retired mechanical engineer. right now it is just an idea, if i ever did do this car it would wind up looking like Lenos car when i'm done.
The car was pretty much designed around the engine/trans package. You can install another GM longitudinal engine with the existing trans, but the kind of mods you're talking about require complete reengineering of the frame.
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