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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