6 ins spider and il miracolo

[Pottree@domain.elided]

In a message dated 11/28/2001 12:45:26 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:


> Potentially inane question but here goes.  Anyone ever seen a 2.5L
> GTV6/Milano motor installed in a Spider?  What are the limiting factors?
> Underhood space?  Bellhousing adapter?  Front crossmember in the way? 


!) Someone (a gent whose name I have conveniently forgotten) brought a spider 
stuffed w/ a 6 to our AROSC Concours at the San Antonio Winery last time.  A 
neat job.  Of course, everyone wanted the details and the tribulations, but 
the thing I recall was the owner/builder said it was actually quite "easy" (< 
highly subjective opinion) and required relatively little structural 
adjustments.  Also, that the 6 is only about 50 lbs./22.7kg heavier than the 
2L he took out.  The result was a monster, very neatly done.  Moral: easy is 
as easy does, but it IS possible given enough time, skill, money, and 
fanaticism.

2) Just picked up the auto 91 spider from the body shop (AGAIN) after it was 
rear-ended a second time in 3 weeks.  It has been basking at this "spa" for 
close to a month, given the holiday, finding parts, and what not.  Glad to 
have it back and, a miracle!  Somehow, the tach has been resurrected.  
Previously, it barely registered and was clearly not indicating anything like 
the engine's speed but only whether it was running or not.  With the auto 
tranny I didn't think it made much difference, but still... I guess the 
impact by the &%#$@#$ who drove into the rear end with my BW at the wheel 
(dressed, no less, as a leopard in furry ears and slinky tights) dislodged 
whatever was stuck in the sender (?) and presto aggitato, she's a-work!

Charlie
LA, CA, USA

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