mercmad
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Jan 19, 2020 14:19:15 GMT
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recentlyI picked up a 1971 VW square back ,which has a Leyland V8. Anyone else seen or built a VW type three with a Rover or BOP alloy v8?
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Many years ago I changed my driving style to cope with rising fuel prices; I have now reached the stage where I am contemplating keeping my eyes shut in order to lower wind resistance.
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Jan 19, 2020 17:15:44 GMT
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Sounds pretty cool, good to see some more info
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mercmad
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Jan 20, 2020 14:26:20 GMT
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 The night it arrived here,from Victoria Australia .The wheels are VW centers with really wide ROH rims welded to them.A legal way to widen rims in Australia.  Rear brakes are Nissan Skyline R30. |
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Last Edit: Jan 20, 2020 14:34:32 GMT by mercmad
Many years ago I changed my driving style to cope with rising fuel prices; I have now reached the stage where I am contemplating keeping my eyes shut in order to lower wind resistance.
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Jan 20, 2020 15:22:04 GMT
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More needed.
Two of my favorites there.
Aircooled Vw
V8
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mercmad
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Jan 21, 2020 13:09:50 GMT
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 Heres a pic of it still in the sghed where it sat for 24 years , you can make out the engine in the rear .It has a 1302 S trans . |
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Many years ago I changed my driving style to cope with rising fuel prices; I have now reached the stage where I am contemplating keeping my eyes shut in order to lower wind resistance.
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Feb 15, 2020 23:57:47 GMT
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Matt Atwood runs a Rover powered Fastback known as Blacklisted in the VWDRC. Goes pretty well, although he's using a camper gearbox for strength. He's now onto a 4-litre motor...
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1968 Cal Look Beetle - 2007cc motor - 14.45@93mph in full street trim
1970-ish Karmann Beetle cabriolet - project soon to be re-started.
1986 Scirocco - big plans, one day!
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Darkspeed
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VW type three V8 powerDarkspeed
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Leyland V8 (P76) If memory serves correctly, the tall block (Long stroke) 4.4L version of the Rover V8 - I think the heads were the same air strangled ones so not much in the way of extra power but bucket loads of torque. Was the builder looking for something to do wheelies in?
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mercmad
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Sept 27, 2020 12:38:33 GMT
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I have the rebuilt engine back in the car now .The engine has a pile of mods done by a previous owner ,including portee heads, a single plane Australian manifold, Carter AVS carb (forerunner of the Edelbrock 4Bbl. )GHM Holden V8 distributor (electronic,) I've ditched the water pump to shorten the engine and fitted a Davies Craig electric unit. The VW starter was struggling to start it so I've fitted a hi torque unit. The cam is a locally ground copy of a Holden torana GTX race grind driven with a roller chain . The block oil way has been pened right out with a larger oil pan to over ome a typical leyland problem,the pan was too small .
a vid showing the engine running on the floor.
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Many years ago I changed my driving style to cope with rising fuel prices; I have now reached the stage where I am contemplating keeping my eyes shut in order to lower wind resistance.
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Is it supposed to pee water out of the rad like that? Or is it just no cap?
Sounds lovely though.
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Last Edit: Oct 9, 2020 9:33:22 GMT by georgeb
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ChasR
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Oct 11, 2020 16:18:14 GMT
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The Old Volks Home did a V8 Bay Window years ago. The back of it was extended to get the engine in however.
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