The V8 Owners Forum -

Hi, I just bought a job lot of RV8 bits (just to get the girdle kit!) and the pile includes a V8 crank that's definitely not Rover - but I need to ID it before I can sell it. Journals are 50mm b/ends, 58 mains, stroke about 80mm (all 'ish' - measured with our kids school rule!). Looks a bit roverish...

Thanks for that, Marki. Everything in me expected that reply, but my 'adviser' was so definite (as in, 'I just did this... and that...) that I had to check anyway. Should've trusted my own judgement!
Regards,
Snakey

I'm calculating 7mm, but I don't have a low comp piston to trial assemble.

I'm building a new Rover V8 around a 3.9 block and Buick 300 crank. I was planning to go down the Ford piston / Chevy rod route, but now I've been told that it's possible to use Rover rods with cut-down low compression R/Rover pistons - apparently there's supposed to be enough meat in the crowns to ...