It is official: Bridget runs again

Good on ya, Ed ! Keep us posted on the progress.

Congratulations, Ed, from someone who's been working on his car since March (a bit less than you, I'm sure).

 

Enjoy the ride and get going on all of that other stuff so you can do some Autumnal cruising!

 

All the best!

 

Gordon

Good job, Ed!  If you knew your gross weight prior to surgery, drive onto a scale and you'll know the weight difference exactly.  Keep up the good work!

That's GREAT news, ED! Full speed ahead! 

Great news, Ed.  I hope a goes well for you over the next week or two.

Fantastic, Ed. That's a huge milestone.

Congrats, Ed!  You'll have to give me a ride in the newly invigorated Bridget the next time I'm up there.

Will do, Lane. And thanks, all.

 

Here's a blog covering the past month. I'd have more vid on it but Vimeo limited me to 500 mb a week, which I did not know until I has 496.6 uploaded, which is about three minutes of phone vid...

 

Anyway. Very psyched and hoping I don't need to pull the motor for head gaskets. We'll see.

 

 

Ed, good on you! Big milestone! Big smiles!

Congratulations Ed!!!!

Bridget is now famous. The build got picked up by Engine Swap Depot. Really, really wish I'd been more diligent in my build-blogging now. But the idea is there.

 

While you're there, check out the site. he's got some crazy giant-turbo-diesel-into-musclecar swaps featured, as well as a 10-second Smart Car.

Ed,

 

I just spent an hour of my life thinking, "See... I'm not so sick after all". All I can say about that sight is, "WOW".

... I thought the chopped and channeled LS powered Rolls Royce was nuts, but we were just getting warmed up. The W12 Fridolin was impressive. Very, very impressive. 

 

I thought that was as "way-out" as it was going to get. Then I came upon the Ferrari El-Camino thing. In-stinking-sane.

 

... in a good way. What a great sight...

VERY cool article, Ed! Congrats on your celebrity! 

I know, right? I mean, sharing web space with a guy who put two 350s in a Miata . . . 

 

Give new meaning to the word "Madness."

None of us have ever questioned your Madness, Ed.

There was a guy, a couple of years ago, who tried to stuff a Jag V12 into a Miata.  I don't thing he ever got it finished (big surprise).

Several years ago there was an Austin Healey Sprite with a Jag 6-cyl in it.  The workmanship was spectacular and I really wonder what the car drove like.  I would think it was a bit nose heavy.

Here it is. Looks like it goes pretty fast. Straight.

 

As you say: a meticulous, professional build. Wish I had even half the money or 1/10th the skills.

That's simply mind boggling to someone apprehensive about swapping out a stock shifting lever to a short throw trigger shifter!

Carl:

 

Is that a Mexican Cartel trigger shifter, or an Asian "Triads" trigger shifter?

 

Remember, different tattoos are needed for each.

Then again: Porsche guy makes MGB into E-Mod contender using V-12 Jag.

 

I love that he's about xx days into it when he decides to 

 

1. Move the engine back another six inches and

2. cut out basically ALL of the MGB metal in front of the seats.

I don't know its nationality Gordon.

 

It's got EMPI embossed on the shaft.

Carl:

 

"Hecho in China"

China huh?...Simply no way to avoid them.

 

What about the other shifter in my hoard?

A pretty cast, (chrome plated), gracefully curved arm with a wooden T-handle and stamped FLAT4 ? 

Carl;

 

I think you can find your Flat4 shifter on this site:

 

https://www.flat4.co.jp/english/dtail-in.html

Hey, Thanks Art...

That's exactly what I have in my 'hoarding pile' along with the its replacement shifter boot (IN-233A)

Carl, is that 'hoarding pile A, B or C'?

Carl,

You'll be all set if your 69 Camaro ever needs a shifter. Just sayin'.

Rich, the 'pile' has a bit of everything. All of it a good buy (I think)

 

Stan, The dealer on line catalog specifically indicates it's a "Type1" do-dad  

Meanwhile, over at Carl's...http://www.cnn.com/video/standard.html?/video/us/2014/08/19/dnt-two-thousand-animals-removed-from-home.klfy&hpt=hp_t2&from_homepage=yes&video_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F

Carl:

Yeah, I know. I'm just saying-- it LOOKS like it ought to be in a Camaro.

I'd like to think you're a friend. Friends don't let friends accessorize speedsters to look like late 60s musclecars.

Somewhere out in Sambaland does a guy who doesn't agree. That guy is your customer.

I was going to say that guy with the Sprite would be much better off going with a Miata engine and a turbo (big aftermarket here), but after hearing that Jag/Sprite go through the gears I think he made the right choice.