I'm not a big LS fan but this just begs for it....... sleeper city

[c502cid]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/264799386702841/

 

[fantastic]

I disagree, A classic like that deserves a proper restoration since it appears basically 100% complete. A 1960's Muscle car getting an LS yes.

 

[GR_CoB]

I'm on neither side of the fence.
- Restoration will keep the issues of old cars.
- Full sleeper treatment with an LS seems like overkill, and quite tight fit.
- I'd rather give it a reliable and efficient RWD drivetrain and enjoy it as a touring car, or a daily. Something like a NC Miata drivetrain with 2.5L swap.

 

[c502cid]

I disagree, A classic like that deserves a proper restoration since it appears basically 100% complete. A 1960's Muscle car getting an LS yes.

Most of the time I would agree with you, but chasing down restoration parts for this one would be an expensive and slow undertaking and never get what you put into it. I don't love the car enough to spend the money or time, and I'm at the age where time keeps getting shorter. At best, I'd put enough into it to make it an old driver. But a sleeper still calls me lol. I'll go look at it though when I get a chance, the price is right.

 

[MCompact]

I have an aversion to mixing motors and makes- traditional hot rods excepted. A neglected Fintail deserves a modern M256 I6; @400 hp would be about right...

 

[c502cid]

Looking at the pictures again, that isn't a diesel like the ad says, it's a six cylinder gas motor. I may have to go look at it sooner rather than later.

 

[MCompact]

I have a friend on another forum that owns a nice Fintail; he drives it quite a bit.

 

[RoadDukie]

Looking at the pictures again, that isn't a diesel like the ad says, it's a six cylinder gas motor. I may have to go look at it sooner rather than later.

The "E" in 190E stands for : Einspritzung... "Fuel injection". Gasoline specifically. If this car was diesel, it would be 190"D". I hope I'm not getting too pedantic.

This car isn't 20 miles from me. I don't need a project right now... it looks rough.

 

[fantastic]

The "E" in 190E stands for : Einspritzung... "Fuel injection". Gasoline specifically. If this car was diesel, it would be 190"D". I hope I'm not getting too pedantic.

This car isn't 20 miles from me. I don't need a project right now... it looks rough.

Would this 65' have Fuel Injection though?

 

[Number_35]

Would this 65' have Fuel Injection though?

I don't know, but the German fighter planes of WW2 were fuel-injected, as were some early Corvettes, so mechanical FE was certainly around back then.

 

[RoadDukie]

Would this 65' have Fuel Injection though?

 

[dumkid]

I don't know, but the German fighter planes of WW2 were fuel-injected, as were some early Corvettes, so mechanical FE was certainly around back then.

Mm yes the joys of k-jetronic and bad gas may be in your future

 

[Trav]

That one has 2 Solex carbs. I don't believe that is a 190E that would have a 4 cyl M121 gas or OM621 diesel engine, it is probably a 230 with a 4 on the tree (notice the clutch MC on the left side of the firewall), it does have A/C but I suspect it is possibly aftermarket.
This is a 230..