Actually Spits Fire: 1976 Triumph Spitfire
This next car comes as a tip from Matt C who writes: Here we have a DT priced Triumph Spitfire with a small block Chevy. The owner did not quite finish the project, possibly remembering his own mortality at the last minute. Yikes, that is indeed a terrifying custom, but I have to say that strangest thing about the entire build is the location and orientation of the radiator. Find this 1976 Triumph Spitfire offered for $5,300 in McDonough, GA via fakeslash metabork.
From the seller:
1976 Triumph spitfire
$5,300
Listed 4 days ago in McDonough, GA
About This Vehicle
Driven 100,000 miles
Automatic transmission
Exterior color: White
Seller’s Description
1976 Triumph spitfire project car
350 Chevy auto turbo 350 transmission runs but could use a carburetor rebuild. Does not drive still needs the drive shaft fabricated but I have the old one. Fresh paint and real nice body. And all the hard work is done, has a real nice removable hard top. Real cool piece and sold with bill of sale.
$5400
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Am I the only one that thinks the intake looks like a 3-eyed Wall-E?
https://images.app.goo.gl/WBzbo6bBwNpcW7v5A
-Stan (who thinks the weight distribution on this conversion may be a bit too much towards the front)
“runs but could use a carburetor rebuild”
Umm yeah. Every time I see one of these big air scoops with butterflies on top of a carburetor I can’t help but wonder how the hell it is supposed to work. It looks to me like the worlds fanciest choke. I mean when the butterflies are closed it’s making the carburetor way too rich and when they’re open it leans it out. Every time I see someone with one of these set ups at the cars and coffee or the like I ask them how they have their carb jetted for the scoop in the reply is “I don’t know, it just looks cool”.
Five minutes on Google yields no useful information. Plenty of info about re-jetting for changing the air cleaner or changes in altitude but nothing for these.
Be fun if it was actually quick.