Weta
Kinda New
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I haven't seen much Pommy stuff on here yet so how about I get things started with this ...  It's powered by a 160bhp Rover K-Series 1.8i twincam, Ford Sierra 5-speed box, Sierra front discs, Ford Fiesta discs on the back, Ford Escort MkII axle w/Quaife LSD, teles on the back, coil-overs on the front on custom A-arms (no torsion bar), leather interior, tinted windows, and Peugeot 15" allows from the 205GTi. Cheers! Oh yeah, nearly forgot ... G'Day from New Zealand!  |
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That is a LOVELY Lovely car,.. just fantastic. Welcome to the forum. hehe glad we've gone international  |
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  Doing a search for 'V8 Morris' I found this pic...titled V8 Clubman...is that really a Rover in there? I can't see the other valve cover - but it looks quite convincing!  from the same page:  Cool! |
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I remember a Mini Van with a V8 in the back being featured in one of the Custom Car mags many years ago,..
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Feb 19, 2004 11:10:33 GMT
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Spent the best part of an hour trying to find a suitably funky Rover V8/SD1 and apart from a couple of very small pictures on a Belgium site of a couple of interesting looking ones, I can't find anything,.. there must be some out there, they are as funky Retro as you like!! So only the racing one from Brands Hatch many years ago.  |
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Feb 19, 2004 13:49:43 GMT
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The Ultimate SD1? Tom Radford's 2 door!   I saw it in the flesh on what was probably it's debut voyage at a local Tuesday night custom meet. definitely one of the best modified cars ever. Twin Turbo 700bhp can't be bad. It handled too! |
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Feb 19, 2004 14:49:52 GMT
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That car is stunning,.. if only it wasn't pink nice dark blue, or a menacing black,.. but then again I guess the pink is quite disarming,.. or alarming |
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flamey
Part of things
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Feb 20, 2004 14:57:28 GMT
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;D
That Traveller is amazing!
I love em!
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-: invader from MiniClassic.co.uk :-
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Feb 20, 2004 15:28:33 GMT
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A better mini conversion would eb the Ford 2.9 4x4 Cossie Clubman - although I haven't seen it around for ages. Maybe Flamey / MiniCity might know more about it?
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 I like long walks, especially when they're taken by people I don't like. |
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flamey
Part of things
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Feb 23, 2004 13:56:50 GMT
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FFS... you know what? About 12 months ago, I was looking at my mates dads 2.9 V6 Granada Scorpio, 4x4 and thinking, hmmm, why not ditch the shell, shorten the propshaft and chassis, stick some ridiculously wide arches on a mini shell and sling it on top of the shortened Scorpio chassis... Then I though... NAH! don't be silly! Impossible! ARGH! The car got scrapped in the end! Only needed a headgasket and a bit of body work! UGH!!!! So it can be done then?!  |
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-: invader from MiniClassic.co.uk :-
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Feb 23, 2004 14:03:31 GMT
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Yep, cover issue of MiniWorl about 1998 ish - black Clubman with rad in the boot. I'll try and find a picture.
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I like long walks, especially when they're taken by people I don't like. |
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Feb 23, 2004 16:23:53 GMT
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MiniWorld... Wow I forgot about that mag! I've got the first 3 or 4 years worth of issues here somewhere, including a MINT issue 1... must dig them out again!
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Feb 23, 2004 16:35:55 GMT
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Got ever issue up to November last year. Began to be a waste of money - same mods / cars every other month  |
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I like long walks, especially when they're taken by people I don't like. |
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Sean
Kinda New
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Feb 24, 2004 14:20:47 GMT
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Feb 24, 2004 14:23:43 GMT
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Similar, but the one Flamey and I are on about was built about 6 - 8 years ago!!
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I like long walks, especially when they're taken by people I don't like. |
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carnut1100
Part of things
If it's got wheels I like it!
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Feb 25, 2004 14:05:56 GMT
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Didn't that pic of the traveller feature in Practical Classis magazine a year or so back in an article on fitting modern motors to classics? It looks kinda familiar.
My father knew a bloke in the early 70s in Sydney who put a Chev big block V8 into a Minor mid mounting it in the back seats. He was made a bet that it couln't stay on the back wheels fot the whole length of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The bet was taken, and it made it. It was doing over 100mph by the end ( it was 4 am at the time) and the car was quickly put into a friend's garage nearby. Within 5 minutes the area was swarming in Police!
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They won't be restoring Hyundais in 30 years!
1970 Peugeot 404
1973 Volvo 164E
1979 Volvo 242GT
In the family,
1975 Volvo 245
1985 Volvo 360 GLT
1969 Ford Transit Mk1
1963 Humber Vogue Sports
1960 Morris Minor van
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