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quote:Originally posted by Aceca289 Peter, Thanks for sharing all the pictures of your naked Aceca. Many of the shots are familiar to the ones I took of my car over the last 5 years of restoration work, although you have a number of areas exposed that I didn’t get to with my work. The pictures of the old 2.5 liter Dart/Daimler Lump next to the 289 make it look like it weighs as much or more than the 289. I was curious so I checked Wikipedia and found the 2.5 Lump weighs approximately 419lbs (190kg) and the 289 weighs 506lbs (230kg). It must be those massive aluminum heads on the Daimler that make it look so heavy. Does anyone know the weights of the AC six, the Bristol six, and the 2.6 Zephyr six for comparison? I’ve always understood that the 289 didn’t weigh that much more than the AC or Bristol engines due to its thin wall casting. John
quote:Originally posted by Gus Meyjes Holy Cr#p, You've got some work on your hands!! Probably dropped about 50 pounds of filler there!! [] Soldering the wire to the light.. someone got tired of wiggling the contacts to make them work! Keep us updated Peter! Love to see your progress
quote:Originally posted by dkp_cobra...Look like original "'58 Monte Carlo dirt"...[]