The V8 Owners Forum -

progress thread
http://www.v-8.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.p ... ight=#7491

i know its old progress, and nothing mutch has happened since. (we have just had a new baby) but it helps to have a link to tie it all together

i hope to get on with the project soon
George

its 20 inches at top, but flares out a bit and is 24 inches at the base on the inside

dont ask how long it is, i hacked a chunk off as its too big! must have been designed for a real car :lol:

sizes aprox

pm the guy if your intrested, i was happy with my purchase.

George

ohh i managed to trim ...

i'l measure l8r wifes in hosp so i gotta rush now

theres gotta be somthing wrong at the gasket, if you say its seeping from there. and its never been running. so its never been under presure. only the gravity weight of the oil!

take a close look and if theres nowhere else it could be leaking from, you may have nicked it when you put the head back ...

lov'n it, cant wait to hear it gettin some stick!

George

who say's wheelies are just for bikes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mL_ga3M13w&mode=related&search=

i want a charger now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTsqE2F3NmU&mode=related&search=

bugger, i forgot about this, i started sketching a few ideas 2 or 3 weeks ago. i'm inspired by some of the ideas from disney pixars cars

i am by no means an artist, but can be quite graphic when i try, i'l go and have another bash later

George

Rover V8 into a mini with no bulkhead cutting:
http://www.geocities.com/jharkola/Viku2.html

he got the carb pretty low.

i see that,
lots of the paper stuff spent on that tho. mines is a low budget project, so standard EFI has to take the lead over expensive holley, and ofenhauser bits forgive ...

I would go with the stock/sleeper look personally

3500 and SU manifold only just fits under the bonnet. anything else is going to sit higher. hence the need for the cowling. remember this car was designed to accomidate a tiny boxer 4

i'm more and more swung towards EFI anyway, but it should ...

recently i took the wee risk of sending some of my cash off to a complete stranger.
comunication was good tho, so i took the chance.

turn around was'nt too bad either. i posted off some postal orders at the start of the month and yesterday it arived

cheers barneybrendan i'd recomend you.
look at ...

just a wee update


all the old wiring loom is bolted tight into the bulkhead behind the heater box and dash, so last weekend i poped it out.

as my subaru has an all in one loom and i'd rather save the managment part of the loom, for a side line project the next step will be to re connect the loom ...

hmmm!!! nice!

i was about to say it looks like a photoshop in the first pic, untill i looked on and found the other pics. what a project!

George

ebay find, block hugers but only listed as "manifolds"

i think i have sorted my manifolds dillema, and moneys tight so i'l pass it on.

George

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/rover-v8-manifold ... dZViewItem

just what i need. but i dont have the funds just now. maybe some1 from here might be intrested
George
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SERPENTINE-KIT-V8 ... dZViewItem