Hi there. During all this time that has passed, I have been lucky enough to locate and buy a nice, original Mark 2 engine out of a wrecked Mark 2 Tiger, and an original Mark 2 wide ratio transmission (HEH-CF) to go with it. One interesting element of the Tiger engine is the rare 160 tooth flywheel I had never even heard of. To put it all together, I have also gotten a 65DA-6394-A bell housing, a Mark 2 clutch slave cylinder bracket, a Spicer Powr-Lok LSD (rebuilt) with a 3.07 ring gear and pinion, and bolt-on Traction Masters to keep the rear wheels down. Once I rebuild this engine, I think this setup should kick some butt (in vintage terms). At least, I’m having fun pulling all this stuff together. Of course, the original numbers matching engine and transmission will be safely stored, and will never be separated from the car. When I have the front cross member out of the car, I will have it reinforced by a friend of mine that’s been around these cars since 1965. The car is completely rust free and still has its tired, original Mediterranean blue paint. To be honest, the car is a bit cosmetically challenged (it really just needs new paint), but I sort of prefer the car flying beneath the radar (for now anyway). That’s a euphemism to say I can’t afford new paint. With the hotter engine/transmission/rear setup and the completely redone interior, I can pretend the car looks brand new while I’m driving it. 🙂
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