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1963 hillman husky mark II - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle...
Motor runs good. I do have side windows.very rare car. Call Don for more information. .
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Enjoy.
I love that Hillman.... There is one about 0 miles from me that I have tried to buy numerous times. It is not complete, but, that is fine with me.Nice find and a lovely car once properly restored. We also have a nice red/white one in our club with a 2l tuned 4cyl. 1725cc alu head Engine and widened original 15" steel rims. Goes like stink and occasionally serves as our club service car. Have a look here:
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Sure hope you get it Nick!There’s one in eastern Washington I’m trying to acquire
If I could get it, you know what I would do don't YOU?
. I have another V6 and T5, sitting in my shop.
decide to go with the V6, I know full well I will be forced to re-design my V6 headers.
Thanks for the info. When I looked under the hood I did not realize that. I appreciate it.
If you are referring to the downpipes from the jose kit
Guys,
Before you get too excited about what you are thinking, dumping a Ford v6 in a Husky can probably be done, but it almost certainly will not use Alpine headers without major mods to the car or headers. Even dropping in an Alpine sIV engine with all stock parts requires the cast iron manifold down pipes be modified to fit. In some ways the v6 installation could be easier, in others it will be definitely different. The fire wall in the Husky and other Audax saloons is closer to the cross member.
Here is the link to the WSM Body section. Study the differences between the Alpine and Rapier under body dimensions concerning the transmission to cross member mounting positions and dimensions referencing the firewall.
the "underframe dimension" drawings that Don referenced
Firewalls are easily modified,
the cruciform was necessary to compensate for the loss of longitudinal vertical beam strength
Since the rear clips for the two platforms are essentially identical, I see no reason that the limited rear suspension travel that Don noted for the Husky platform could not be increased to be similar to the Series Alpine.