{"id":412510,"date":"2010-03-10T15:44:25","date_gmt":"2010-03-10T20:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/?p=39959"},"modified":"2010-03-10T15:44:25","modified_gmt":"2010-03-10T20:44:25","slug":"rust-or-lust-triumph-tr-6-with-a-skyline-motor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/412510","title":{"rendered":"Rust Or Lust: Triumph TR-6 With A Skyline Motor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Looks like a clean 1969 TR-6 from here<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Take a classic 1969 Triumph TR-6 and drop in the twin-cam, turbocharged motor and transmission from a mid 1990s Nissan Skyline GTR and what do you get? Is the end result sexy or sacrilegious? <\/p>\n

I\u2019m not generally a big fan of motor swaps, as they generally upset a car\u2019s balance and destroy its resale value. Sure a Ford V8 in a Mazda Miata sounds like fun, but only if you\u2019re driving in a straight line. On a road course? No thanks, I\u2019ll pass.<\/p>\n

More pics after the jump.<\/p>\n

<\/span>And therein lies the beauty of this Triumph. The new motor and trans probably weigh less than the stock components, yet work a whole lot better. In stock form, the RB25DET motor made around 250 horsepower, but this car features a Greddy intake, larger throttle body and custom exhaust. Put a conservative rating of 275 horsepower on it, which sounds about perfect for the TR-6.<\/p>\n

\"1969<\/a><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother of God: that’s not a Triumph inline 6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The workmanship on this car is top notch, and the motor looks like it belongs in a 1960s vintage car. While I\u2019m not a big fan of the custom-but-utilitarian dash, the rest of the car is stunning. This is one motor swap custom I\u2019d be damn happy to call my own.<\/p>\n

\"1969<\/a><\/p>\n

Vintage gauges would have looked nicer. Just saying.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It\u2019s currently for sale on eBay<\/a>, and a $15k bid hasn\u2019t cleared the reserve. This car must have cost a fortune to build, and the non-original motor will surely hurt the value in the collector market. If this car goes for less than $30k, someone will be getting one hell of a bargain on a one-of-a-kind TR-6. How can you top classic good looks with modern performance?<\/p>\n

Source: Two Seats Or Less<\/a><\/p>\n

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Looks like a clean 1969 TR-6 from here Take a classic 1969 Triumph TR-6 and drop in the twin-cam, turbocharged motor and transmission from a mid 1990s Nissan Skyline GTR and what do you get? Is the end result sexy or sacrilegious? I\u2019m not generally a big fan of motor swaps, as they generally upset […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2161,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-412510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2161"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412510\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=412510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}