Re: Mi16 Sportwagon - Why Not?

From: J.P. Griffin (j.p.@sunsetcoachmen.com)
Date: Sat 17 Jun 2000 - 16:15:58 UTC

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    why not indeed! it would make a nice project. will be an expensive though...
    j.p.

    fred smith wrote:

    > I hate when I start thinking - it leads to all sorts of...thoughts. (The
    > great Stooge Curly once said: "I tried thinking once, but nothing
    > happened!")
    >
    > Theoretical question:
    >
    > Since I love the Mi16, but need a bit more carrying capacity, an Mi16
    > Sportwagon would be ideal. Am I correct that the engine compartment of
    > all 405s is just about the same? Struts, radiator in the same places,
    > etc.? Since the Mi16 engine is notoriously bullet-proof (broken timing
    > belts nothwithstanding), and since the single cam engine of the other
    > 405s is, uh, not.....
    >
    > Okay, an engine swap might be tough to do. But how pulling the engine,
    > tranny and axle out, and ploping in the e, a & t from an Mi16? Hook up
    > the hoses and wires (and clean the corrosion off the connectors while
    > you're at it), and viola!
    >
    > I've got a great-running Mi16 with a somewhat beat and faded body.
    > There's gotta be a Sportwagen with blown engine somewhere. A couple
    > hundred bucks labor.....
    >
    > No?
    >
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