roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Transverse RV8 ?
Anyone done this ? I like concept for mid-engine. Considering Toyota MR2/turbo 5 speed., in a Fiero chassis. Thanks, roverman.
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minorv8 Jukka Harkola (269 posts) Registered: 04/08/2009 06:50AM Main British Car: Morris Minor Rover V8 |
Re: Transverse RV8 ?
Yes see: [www.reocities.com]
Link to my old website that I re-discovered by accident. Used to be a geocities.com... I donīt know if Austin Princess was ever imported to USA but it looked like this: [www.youtube.com] |
roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Re: Transverse RV8 ?
Wow ! 51% Princess, 49% Bi%$*, don't push it ! I'm remotely considering a Testarossa/Fiero kit car. Currently has the oem 4 cyl, and orig. 4 speed stick,(non Getrag 5 speed). I hope a MR2-turbo 5 speed t-axle would work. I would like a 907 headed/RV8 also. Time is the enemy. Cheers, roverman.
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Re: Transverse RV8 ?
Doesn't Kennedy sell an adapter to put the Rover in VW/914/saindrails. A buddy of mine had the kit to put one in his Karmann Ghia, but ended up going Buick 4.1 V6. Think he sold the kit to a guy that put one in a BMW Isetta.
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roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Re: Transverse RV8 ?
Todd and clan,the porsche 914(901) box, is longitudal, was ok back in the day. Much better t-axles are available now, Audi,Toyota MR2-turbo, and more current Porsche /Boxster S. I make my own adapters/flywheels. "put one in BMW Isetta-ontoppa da motor"/lol. Cheers, roverman.
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Re: Transverse RV8 ?
As a matter of fact, the RV8 that I am currently building is going in a Fiero with a 4T65E transmission. They have done everything from 2.2 Etech to 8 L Cad. With a V12 BMW to Audi V8 thrown in(not literally) for good measure. A guy on Pennock's Fiero forum called "olds fiero" has been driving one with a twin turbo RV8 and 4T60 trans for 10 yrs.
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