How It Was Done - BritishV8
How It Was Done! | |Your name
Art Hart | |
|Conversion performed by | |Town/city and state |
|Dan Tyler | |Ottsville, PA |
|Year and model of car | |E-mail address |
|1963 TR4 | |arthart@ |
|Engine (make, model, configuration, displacement, etc.) | |Engine electrical |
|Ford 302, 350hp crate engine by The Engine Factory. | |MSD 6AL ignition. |
|Intake (manifold & carburetor, or fuel-injection specifics) | |Cooling system |
|Edelbrock performer RPM #60259 manifold, Speed DeMon carburetor | |Be Cool aluminum radiator, 2800 CFM electric fan |
|Cam | |Exhaust system |
|Elgin hydraulic roller cam 212 intake @.050, 222 exhaust @.050, .498 lift | |Cast iron Sunbeam Tiger exhaust manifolds, stainless steel Magnaflow mufflers|
|intake, .512 lift exhaust. 1:6 ratio roller rockers | | |
|Transmission (type, make/model, ratio of top gear, etc.) | |Driveshaft |
|T5 manual transmission | |custom made by Bayshore Truck Equipment Co. |
|Clutch System | |Rear axle (make/model, ratio, limited-slip?) |
|McLeod hydraulic throw out bearing with Wilwood 5/8” master cylinder | |Stock 3.73 TR4 rear axle |
|Front suspension | |Brakes |
|Stock TR4 with upgraded springs and Koni shocks | |Stock TR4 at rear, TR6 in front with vacuum assisted dual master cylinder and|
| | |two stage pressure differential sensor. Stainless steel braek shoes. |
|Rear suspension | |Wheels/Tires |
|Stock TR4 | |195/15 Vredestein radial tires on heavy duty Dayton 72 spoke wire wheels with|
| | |dental drive |
|Weight | |Electrical (gauges, lighting, audio, etc.) |
|49% front, 51% rear due to engine and transmission weighing 36lbs less than | |Autometer vintage beige gauges, halogen headlamps |
|what came out, plus battery moved to boot. | | |
|Miles driven since completion | |Date conversion completed |
|~4,500 | |Ongoing! |
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|Other chassis modifications |
|Custom engine mounting using motor mounts from a 1968 383 Plymouth Satellite. Transmission mount modified. Rack and pinion steering in original location |
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|Body and interior modifications |
|Firewall cut back about 2”, but does not affect foot space. Metal shielding around front suspension removed. Interior is stock TR4 surrey except for custom |
|dash panel and steering wheel |
|Performance data |
|None gathered yet |
|Sources of parts / information |
|Comments / tips / notable problems encountered during or after completion… |
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|Most of the modifications to this car were made by the previous owner, Dan Tyler of San Jose, CA. I have been sorting the car out and making minor changes to |
|suit me since purchasing 6 weeks ago. I’m still not satisfied with the carburetion and may switch to a modified Holley Street Avenger as suggested in a recent |
|article in the Newsletter by Larry Shimp. |
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