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Re: Project anyone?
« Reply #1275 on: 06 July 2023, 18:29:20 »
Quote from: Sir Tigger KC on 06 July 2023, 17:51:45
Talking of V8's here's a Ford Capri 3.5 V8!  :)

‘It’s a real one off’.  Thank goodness for that, for a minute there I thought there may be more of them about.  ;D
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« Reply #1276 on: 06 July 2023, 18:56:41 »
 As wide as a Kardashians arse
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« Reply #1277 on: 06 July 2023, 22:44:33 »
That's farking hideous.
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Re: Project anyone?
« Reply #1278 on: 07 July 2023, 07:11:10 »
Some "custom" car enthusiasts just didn't know when to stop in the seventies 😂
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Re: Project anyone?
« Reply #1279 on: 07 July 2023, 08:32:49 »
Quote from: Rangie on 07 July 2023, 07:11:10
Some "custom" car enthusiasts just didn't know when to stop in the seventies 😂


They never did.


And still don't.
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« Reply #1280 on: 07 July 2023, 09:29:19 »
Blimey, they fitted the only engine which had the potential to be no better than the original, a rover V8 3.5 on SUs.  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Project anyone?
« Reply #1281 on: 07 July 2023, 09:48:44 »
Quote from: Marks DTM Calib on 07 July 2023, 09:29:19
Blimey, they fitted the only engine which had the potential to be no better than the original, a rover V8 3.5 on SUs.  ;D ;D ;D


 Worse than a Rover? How about a Stag V8?


We used Rovers because they were abundant, cheap and made more power out of the box than most alternatives(Essex/Cologne, Triumph six, BMC six, Ford's I6 etc). That was usually enough to outweigh the very real issues of huge size, lack of long term durability and gearbox choice. The biggest reason for their falling out of use was the availability of four cylinder engines that made a genuine 150hp from the factory. Engines like the 2.0l XE
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« Reply #1282 on: 07 July 2023, 17:48:42 »
I understand that the Buick V8 was discarded by the yanks until somebody from Rover thought it may serve a purpose. ::) ::)



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Re: Project anyone?
« Reply #1283 on: 07 July 2023, 18:03:22 »
Quote from: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 07 July 2023, 17:48:42
I understand that the Buick V8 was discarded by the yanks until somebody from Rover thought it may serve a purpose. ::) ::)

Hence the 'B' in a P5B
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Re: Project anyone?
« Reply #1284 on: 07 July 2023, 19:57:27 »
Quote from: Nick W on 07 July 2023, 09:48:44
Quote from: Marks DTM Calib on 07 July 2023, 09:29:19
Blimey, they fitted the only engine which had the potential to be no better than the original, a rover V8 3.5 on SUs.  ;D ;D ;D


 Worse than a Rover? How about a Stag V8?


We used Rovers because they were abundant, cheap and made more power out of the box than most alternatives(Essex/Cologne, Triumph six, BMC six, Ford's I6 etc). That was usually enough to outweigh the very real issues of huge size, lack of long term durability and gearbox choice. The biggest reason for their falling out of use was the availability of four cylinder engines that made a genuine 150hp from the factory. Engines like the 2.0l XE

       Good old red top, competitive even now👍
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Re: Project anyone?
« Reply #1285 on: 07 July 2023, 20:05:25 »
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« Reply #1286 on: 07 July 2023, 20:14:04 »
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Re: Project anyone?
« Reply #1287 on: 07 July 2023, 22:22:35 »
Quote from: Sir Tigger KC on 07 July 2023, 20:05:25
Another Capri... Sort of!  ;D

"you won’t find another like it," .... thank f*** for that!  ???
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Re: Project anyone?
« Reply #1288 on: 08 July 2023, 14:06:34 »
I would be lying if I said that this wasn't tempting...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204385198012
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Re: Project anyone?
« Reply #1289 on: 08 July 2023, 14:47:12 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 08 July 2023, 14:06:34
I would be lying if I said that this wasn't tempting...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204385198012


Is that £4000 what they pay you to take it away?
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