v8ian
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Ermine white 2 door, stock body less bumpers and a discrete reverse cowl scoop , stockish red interior, A built 3,9 Rover on Thottle bodies, Emerald ECU, Capri 3 Front clip, Toyota Supra 5spd Gearbox with home adapted bellhousing, Toyota Celica LSD axle, Porsche,Evo8 and Escort WRC front brakes, Runs Mid 12s as it turns up at the strip with 1.60 60fts on leaf springs, after a forced winter engine rebuild, I should be a wee bit quicker, and with perhaps a wee bit of sniff a mid to low 11 is feasable, you never know how fast the next reincarnation will be. And I may add, has ALLWAYS been driven to and from shows and the Drags after my first initial shakedown runs, its broken only twice in 5 years, Clutch failure, and timing chain sprocket failure, Its still black under the bonnet due to the clutch fire, which seems to have bonded itself to the paint and everything else. Hopefully this will be repainted while I have the engine out. And as has been said before, if you don't like it, ----please be gentle   ![]()  Ian ;D |
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Last Edit: Feb 2, 2008 17:49:49 GMT by v8ian
Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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perry
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good to see you over here ian , your knowledge will be most welcome ;D
has the engine been sorted ?
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m0rris
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it looks very nice, it is nice mods you have done their not a halfords 1/2 price "mr whippy" body kit, if I have the money and the time I am sure I would do something similar!
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v8ian
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No mate, its still in a 100 bits dotted round the country, Bits in Kent being made, bits in essex being machined, bits in Norfolk being modified, Hopefully if I can get the money together I will be racing this year.
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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perry
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ahh i might pull my finger out soon and get around to buying one of neils fine manifolds oh and doing some other stuff for a mot  have always liked yours  |
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lovely motor |
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And as has been said before, if you don't like it, ----please be gentle I would suggest if you don't like it there's probably something wrong with you. V8 MkII Cortina is pretty much one of my dream cars, I think that's absolutely spot-on  |
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As just said elsewhere..... gorgeous, love the sleeper look and Ermine white paint.
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hi ian about time you made an appearance here always room for one more nutter ;D ;D
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bazzateer
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One of the nicest Mk2s I've ever seen! |
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1972 Sunbeam Imp Sport
1976 Datsun 260Z 2+2
1998 Peugeot Boxer Pilote motorhome
2003 Rover 75 1.8 Club SE (daily)
2006 MG ZT 190+ (another daily)
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Welcome aboard Ian, nice to see you over here.
What sort of spec will your engine have when you get it all back home?
Like your style...V8 MKII...ticks all the box´s.
Will you have it up and running for Classic Ford?
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i love this car, i saw it at the ace cafe last year
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v8chevette
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PROUD TO BE BEIGE!!
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v8ian
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Thanks for the Nice comments chaps, I need a bit of prodding to get up the garage at the moment, Old Bus, Engine specs are basically:- Rover 3.5P6 block, Bored and linered to 3,9 by JEs, studded top and bottom, HRC rods and ARP bolts, Omega Pistons, Supposedly TVR racecar heads, but I have my doubts, TWR European Touring Car SDi grpA mechanical cam ;D adjustable pushrods, Ported TVR split inlet manifolds, machined @ 5degs to get better flow, Jenvey Downdraft 45mm TBs, Emerald M3Dk management, triggered by a Vauxhall Vectra 60-2 wheel on the crank. Steel flywheel and Helix clutch Plans for the rebuild include Roller Rockers, 1.7 ratio rather than 1.6 to give more net valve lift, bump up the compression a bit more, do away with the dissy and go coilpacks, I am also running a external oil feed to the timing chain/dissy gear as thie chain sprocket let go last year which has left me with a bigger bill for the rebuild this winter than I wanted, including new valves, getting a new cam cam made, and a new crank, as the nose was bent when the timing gear let go. I have also made a bigger capacity sump, probably too big, 7 litres capacity  but its fully baffled and trap doored so I can have a go at a few sprints and track days without oil surge problems ;D ;D  |
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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v8ian
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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