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This 1980 Triumph TR7 convertible originally came with a 2.0 L inline-four. At some point that changed and it is now powered by a 472 ci Cadillac V8. The big-block motor features an upgraded camshaft and produces 400+ hp and 550+ lb-ft of torque. The factory TR7 transmission was also swapped for a Powerglide two-speed automatic transmission sending power to a Ford 8.8-inch rear end.<\/p>\n

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Source: Facebook Marketplace<\/a> via Daily Turismo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This 1980 Triumph TR7 convertible originally came with a 2.0 L inline-four. At some point that changed and it is now powered by a 472 ci Cadillac V8. The big-block motor features an upgraded camshaft and produces 400+ hp and 550+ lb-ft of torque. The factory TR7 transmission was also swapped for a Powerglide two-speed… Read More »Triumph TR7 with a 472 ci Cadillac V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":90421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1122],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tr7"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":129,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=129","url_meta":{"origin":90418,"position":0},"title":"Triumph TR7 with a Ford SHO V6","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 28, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"The Triumph TR7 was built by the Triumph Motor Company from 1974 to 1981. 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