griffman
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Hi Guys,
Quite new to the site - thought I would give the heads up on my current project which is nearing completion.
had a tired old 90 with a spectacular TVR lump in it and a nasty old 3-speed Auto. Chassis Knackered so decided to rebuild on new Richards one - then I saw an Overfinch Discovery Mk 1 on ebay so I bought that with the intention of building a hybrid with both vehicles - as ever it turns out the Disco was knackered so I have rebuilt the 5.7 chevy engine with an eagle 383stoker kit and total edelbrock top end with big valve heads, 600 carb, roller rockers etc.
I sold the TVR engine to my mate who mated it to a santana 5-speed and it suits his landy well - he had to uprate his axles and brakes, but it goes like stink.
On the Dyno the chevy 6.3 made 380bhp and 450lbs torque.
I then had Ashcroft build me a Stage 2 auto and fitted a huge torque convertor, for which we had to make a new boss and adaptor - turns out Overfinch only ever used the medium V8 convertor so most of the torque was lost anyway! I also had them rebuild the 1.2 ratio transfer box.
I have also fitted a front ale from a RRC so I can have vented discs now and the car is being totally rebuilt.
I have detailed some images below
I had all the work done on the disco and then ran it for a month to make sure it was all fine before commencing the build - by god it is fast!
I know it is a shame to scrap the Disco as it was quite solid but they aren't worth anywhere near as much as Overfinch Rangies and I think it has sacrificed itself for a good cause
These show the disco body coming off the chassis, the new 90 chassis - all the overfinch mounts/adaptors etc fitted perfectly, but the suspension and brakes were tired so I have had all new stuff.
We are painting it Keswick Green and turning it back to a station wagon together with a rollcage from a 50th and interior from a Puma XS.
The suspension has a 30mm lowering and I have transferred all the anti-roll bars etc from the disco.
The overfinch headers were knackered so I got some ceramic chevy blazer headers from the US and these fit with a bit of fettling.
Should be finished at the end of the month.
Wish me luck
Quite new to the site - thought I would give the heads up on my current project which is nearing completion.
had a tired old 90 with a spectacular TVR lump in it and a nasty old 3-speed Auto. Chassis Knackered so decided to rebuild on new Richards one - then I saw an Overfinch Discovery Mk 1 on ebay so I bought that with the intention of building a hybrid with both vehicles - as ever it turns out the Disco was knackered so I have rebuilt the 5.7 chevy engine with an eagle 383stoker kit and total edelbrock top end with big valve heads, 600 carb, roller rockers etc.
I sold the TVR engine to my mate who mated it to a santana 5-speed and it suits his landy well - he had to uprate his axles and brakes, but it goes like stink.
On the Dyno the chevy 6.3 made 380bhp and 450lbs torque.
I then had Ashcroft build me a Stage 2 auto and fitted a huge torque convertor, for which we had to make a new boss and adaptor - turns out Overfinch only ever used the medium V8 convertor so most of the torque was lost anyway! I also had them rebuild the 1.2 ratio transfer box.
I have also fitted a front ale from a RRC so I can have vented discs now and the car is being totally rebuilt.
I have detailed some images below
I had all the work done on the disco and then ran it for a month to make sure it was all fine before commencing the build - by god it is fast!
I know it is a shame to scrap the Disco as it was quite solid but they aren't worth anywhere near as much as Overfinch Rangies and I think it has sacrificed itself for a good cause
These show the disco body coming off the chassis, the new 90 chassis - all the overfinch mounts/adaptors etc fitted perfectly, but the suspension and brakes were tired so I have had all new stuff.
We are painting it Keswick Green and turning it back to a station wagon together with a rollcage from a 50th and interior from a Puma XS.
The suspension has a 30mm lowering and I have transferred all the anti-roll bars etc from the disco.
The overfinch headers were knackered so I got some ceramic chevy blazer headers from the US and these fit with a bit of fettling.
Should be finished at the end of the month.
Wish me luck
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