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[devilpaint]

Cheers guys, i was just milling through some posts & came across this. i have a 350 olds & th400 box lying in my shed which was for a moggy i had(i used the moggy as a parts bin for the wifes 68 2 door). once my mini is rebuilt i shall have to start looking for something suitable to drop the V8 in!

i love the idea of a sleeper 240 volve estate-got a caravan & 2 large dogs, not to mention the missus & 2 surly teenagers.
bit worried about the £2 per litre predictions for go juice tho

[Stevee]

Im v8ing a moggie next year

not going into any detail of what im using or how im going to do it

alot of chop and drop

[camp freddy]

Straight 6 is where its at

oh oh we got a Beetle oh sorry i ment 911 fan here then ;]

straight 6's are for people who are scared of 2 more cylinders and a nice 60 degree V

(this is my view not insulting anyone )

porche 911 are flat 6's

but its just a Vw Beetle with a Flat 6 in ^^

flat 4's in beetles

I know i know

but its still a beetle at the end of the day

but the 911 engine in a camper van now we're talking bizzness

It's a squashed beetle , and looks better LOL

Dose Look Good

But dont beat this

already got a pic of that P

GET A PICTURE!! of ur dads one

and karl stop ruining my fun ):

what i'm here for

[Stevee]

what i'm here for

): you wait when my mini's done im going to err ruin ur fun

[charie t]

your dads name isn't dave by any chance is it carl?

Edited by charie t, 06 March 2011 - 10:27 PM.

[buck]

V8 Morris Minor


Would be a laugh I reckon!

Looks wicked.

[charie t]

Looks wicked.

Looks crap, sounds good that's all

[Stevee]

that moggie is horrid looking

dose sound nice though

at least my one will look like a normal moggie wont lower it or nothing


but may build a whole custom chassie

YES I KNOW IVA & VOSA will eat me alive

so kit car it shall be

[buck]

Look/Sound all the same, I would never build a moggie like it but I appreciate the V8 and the idea

[ado15]

I had a V8 Land Rover 110 for several years.

Based on 3.5 litre HC from injected Range Rover.
Modified heads.
Piper Torquemax cam.
Janspeed manifolds.
4x SU carbs on boxer manifold.
Side exit 2.5" exhaust system.

It was very loud and was great at the lights when a chav pulled up alongside in his Saxo!!

[Stevee]

I had a V8 Land Rover 110 for several years.

Based on 3.5 litre HC from injected Range Rover.
Modified heads.
Piper Torquemax cam.
Janspeed manifolds.
4x SU carbs on boxer manifold.
Side exit 2.5" exhaust system.

It was very loud and was great at the lights when a chav pulled up alongside in his Saxo!!

LOVE IT

[ado15]

Just found a picture under the bonnet. It was a bit grubby when I took it, but that is what it was for!



You people who complain about balancing twin SU's........ NEVER complain again!! Each carb fed 2 cylinders. We had to treat each pair of cylinders as a single engine. There was a port welded into each exhaust manifold right by the head to measure emissions. The carb feeding the rearmost 2 cylinder on the right of the engine was a totally different set up to the other 3. This is because these two cylinders fired sequentially, so the carb had to feed them immediately one after the other.

Note two damn great electric fans.... but the engine never really overheated. The fans only cut in in traffic and you could see the temp gauge drop instantly.

Edited by ado15, 11 March 2011 - 05:24 PM.

[Stevee]

damn alot of setting up work then

since its off roader id had 4 snorkles

[ado15]

damn alot of setting up work then

since its off roader id had 4 snorkles

Without even thinking about the plumbing, snorkels are a bit pointless on the Rover V8.... the dizzy is right at the front!! If you see petrol engines that were specifically designed for off road use, the dizzy it right near the bulkhead.

Mind you we had water above the bonnet and gradually lost firing on cylinders and probably crawled out on 2! With correct driving and generating a small bow wave, the water level in the engine bay is a lot lower than outside. It doesn't stop it getting past the useless Land Rover door seals though. You open the doors to the accompaniment of a waterfall!

Edited by ado15, 11 March 2011 - 05:33 PM.

[Stevee]

damn alot of setting up work then

since its off roader id had 4 snorkles

Without even thinking about the plumbing, snorkels are a bit pointless on the Rover V8.... the dizzy is right at the front!! If you see petrol engines that were specifically designed for off road use, the dizzy it right near the bulkhead.

Mind you we had water above the bonnet and gradually lost firing on cylinders and probably crawled out on 2! With correct driving and generating a small bow wave, the water level in the engine bay is a lot lower than outside. It doesn't stop it getting past the useless Land Rover door seals though. You open the doors to the accompaniment of a waterfall!

haha i know we got a Xj220 (old jimny) and you get in that and drive into a big puddle and barely any water gets in then when you go though a little river or smallish puddle its floors the cabin ):