Check it out.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread....threadid=194330

Pretty little thing.

2 litre pistons and heads on a stock 1.7 bottom end? Doesn't happen. The pistons won't work with the 1.7 rod length. The story begins to unravel ....................................

It says he kept the block and overhauled the bottom end. Maybe he got a 2.0 crank and rods too? It doesnt say.

What, only one nit picker?.....tho it is by the chief nit
...sorry, Cap'n....I couldn't hep myself.

I know youz' guys can do better.

OK, I'll play.

"Original color lime green..."

The only two greens available in 1971 were Irish Green or Willow Green.

QUOTE (Paul Heery @ Jan 13 2005, 03:15 PM)

OK, I'll play. "Original color lime green..." The only two greens available in 1971 were Irish Green or Willow Green.

Irish green = Limey green

An Irish ain't a Limey....a Limey is one of them English wankers.

QUOTE (mikez @ Jan 13 2005, 03:39 PM)

An Irish ain't a Limey....a Limey is one of them English wankers.

really? "i didn't know that"

Hmmm... The engine photo clearly shows a 1.7 or 1.8 manifold, not the 2.0 one. Makes me wonder about the intake runner pipes (especially if it's a 1.7 manifold), which in turn makes me wonder about the cylinder heads... Which in turn makes me wonder about the claimed 2.0 displacement!!

--DD