Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

:-O

Vans have feelings too you know

this abhorrance passed me on the warwick road today:

aston martin cygnet..hmmm...

I love the look of that MG- would be a great project.

Would I be burnt in effigy by the MG police if I put a modern engine in there?

dude, the mgb (possibly) has had more engine swaps than any other car.

v8 (ford, sbc, rover, ls etc...)
V6 (buick, etc)
o-series
k-series
mazda twink and rotary
the list goes on and on.

Please don't kill an SD1 for them.
However, get an old LDV ambulance or police van and you get a v8 and the strongest LT77 (or even an R380!), and nobody cares about vans.

but then i don't get to butcher the car for parts and get my money back :P

i may have found an engine/box out of a rangey. price? the spare 4-speed overdrive mgb 'box i have sitting in my garage! not confirmed, but i hope so.

:-O

Vans have feelings too you know

hehe

dude, the mgb (possibly) has had more engine swaps than any other car.

v8 (ford, sbc, rover, ls etc...)
V6 (buick, etc)
o-series
k-series
mazda twink and rotary
the list goes on and on.

Fair enough. I understand the Volvo engine, so that would be my choice, but I cannot help but think that 300 NA horsepower would suit the MGB better than 300+ turbo.

this.

^ Thank you. More of this please.

;)

that sold recently at auction in aus, i believe.

Random question, can anyone recommend a place for tyres & fitting in North London?

also random pic content

but then i don't get to butcher the car for parts and get my money back :P

It's not like the old days. Used SD1 parts are now virtually worthless as you can buy almost everything to make a brand new one from Rimmer Bros pretty cheap. Back in the late 80s Rover sent over thousands of CKD kits to an Indian factory so they could build them over there. The venture failed very quickly and it was all assumed lost. A couple of years ago an email from India resulted in Rimmers buying it all and shipping it back here.

i may have found an engine/box out of a rangey. price? the spare 4-speed overdrive mgb 'box i have sitting in my garage! not confirmed, but i hope so.

I would guess that you can pick up the bits to replace the transfer box with a rear drive housing pretty easily. The strongest (rear drive) boxes apparently went in Sherpas (diesel or V8) and Jaguars (XJ6 series 3).

I was just being a jerk...

the rr engine/box is a no-go now, too.

try this guy: http://fordtransit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=67963

2010?

...The venture failed very quickly and it was all assumed lost. A couple of years ago an email from India resulted in Rimmers buying it all and shipping it back here...

They have surprisingly little left of the originals now. I've found that he after market stuff they're selling is jacking up in price due to this fact.

Try £280 for a new washer reservoir.

Anyway. Please lets have pics up here guys. Chats got pretty boring for most of us recently.

Pretty myself and Jung saw this in Knightsbridge.

They have a Fezza store there now.

Covers most of the basics. /thread

BRM.

Unlike you to post a Volvo. Bravo.

Wrong Porsche. No one likes the 996.

#fellsliksBRMdidn'teventry

Pretty myself and Jung saw this in Knightsbridge.

They have a Fezza store there now.

hr owen?

i am working on the redev of their old showroom, this very minute...

BRM.

Unlike you to post a Volvo. Bravo.

Wrong Porsche. No one likes the 996.

#fellsliksBRMdidn'teventry

i thought that it was all about volvos, porsches and wagons?

:)

Epic TR6 with m3 powa!!

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n310/milemarker60/10-TR6-Completed/02.jpg
http://s115.photobucket.com/albums/n310/milemarker60/10-TR6-Completed/?action=view&current=53.jpg
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n310/milemarker60/10-TR6-Completed/50.jpg

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/2559110082.html

IMG_1055.MOV - YouTube

Holy lord that's spectacular.

watch it wobble like fuck when he blips the throttle.

shit db, that tr is reasonably priced, for what it is. awesome.

there is a company now that does the bmw diff conversion as a kit, for the irs TRs.