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downdraft throttle bodies would look best on the GT40 - i know they used to make ones that looked like carb bodies. but have you ever thought about a 'flying toilet'??

Hi guys and girls... have been thinking of selling up my granada project due to lack of time and was wondering what the engine would be worth..

It is a full V8 developments lump.
4.6 litre
stage 3 heads
eddy 500 carb
mallory dizzy
kent fast road cam
SD1 front end

The engine has already been dyno ...

If I go to boundaries, max height of the garage can only be 2.5m high, and obviously permission of neighbors must be sought

That is the max eaves height... a full pitched roof structure can be 4metres max height.
Flat roofed constuction can be 3 metres max height

anything constructed within 1 ...

you will need to get a 7.5 tonner to transport it all.. them things do weigh a bit.. did mine in one load was about 11' x 20'

built it back up in a weekend

just dont use the roof sheets if they are cement/asbestos type.

looks ok to me, as long as it all moves smoothly though the full travel it will be fine. just straighten up the throttle linkage bracket, it looks well pissed....

The jag engines were changed to steel liners from 2000MY
there are 3 revisions to the timing chain tensioners, you want revision 3.


The 3.2 was never supercharged, this was 4.0 only and later the 4.2 (2005 on i think).

Steve, looks like that bonnet is flexing quite a bit


mayb lose the road exhaust for a better sounding run.. looked good though!

you will need to find a rising rate regulator that takes boost pressure from the inlet plenum

the switch with the 3 blades on it is a safety switch, for your fuel pump. when there is no oil pressure it cuts the pump. there are 2 sets of contacts, 1 set normally open, 1 set normally closed. when oil pressure is present, the contacts switch over. the centre blade is the common to feed into.

dowty seals should be had from any hose place i.e : pirtek

you could look into selling the wife and kids to fund a new engine......


joking aside, its bad news to see a band new motor ruined so soon. At least Ray will build you a good base to build upon.

yeah doing well thanks. moved a few times, so the mk1 is still up on stands being worked on very slowly......

bloody hell... not heard from you in a long while steve! how you doing??




Laterz.....

You can get the prop made up at DYNOPROP, based just off A12 near M25 junction.

Dynoprop Balancing
1a Harold Court Road
Romford, RM3 0YU
Phone: 01708 372526
Fax: 01708 384598

i bought wrap from TJMOTORSPORT.

once i had applied it, i gave it 3 good coats of vht, still looks good today

Laterz....