Restore 403 or sacrifice for parts?

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That's a beautiful looking Greyhound. Mine isn't so lovely, but I'd like to hope it could be. I've heard of several Bristol sixes with the Triumph 2500 installed. Anybody have a direct knowledge of how the car drives?

[David.H]

How about a small BMW "six" & box? Lots around, & with the right provenance!only difficulty might be the Engine management etc, but there are people who understand all that stuff!
David

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It's a good call. Because I had thought about an engine and gearbox out of a mid 1990's BMW 325/525 or 328/528. But then I'd heard those engines were much longer and needed chassis cutting that I'd like to avoid if possible.

[Kevin H]

I don't know if you have come across this thread where Clyde Lennon discussed what he was putting in his 406 (a Volvo engine).

I know Clyde spent a great deal of time researching the most appropriate modern engine and transmission to replace the original Bristol powertrain.

He took many things into consideration, including how much the car needed to be modified, engine weight, performance characteristics, acquisition cost, reliability and maintenance costs.

Weight is an important factor, because if the replacement engine weight varies dramatically from the original then you have to start modifying with the front suspension.

I can't remember how far the guys at Alpine Eagle got with Clyde's 406 project, but they may be able to tell you how much the car needed to be modified to accomodate the Volvo powertrain. I have some photos of the car somewhere, I will see if I can find them.

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Cheers Kevin. In my own researches I did come across Clyde's postings. They were very interesting, any photographs you have would be great to see.

It's so sad Clyde never saw his project brought to fruition.