Bit of TVR V8 Porn for you chaps.

Mr Noisy

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• Nov 23, 2012

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Recently got a '92 Griffith in at work, so amongst sorting out the central locking confusion (of course wiring diagrams are a rare item) and fixing the interior lights and a touch of bodywork, I have given the engine a Sammy Special paint up, as it was rather drab before in standard aluminium.

The engine is a 3.9 V belt Hotwire, with the TVR tweaks making it 9.80:1 CR and 240bhp.

This car weighs a tad over 1000kg and I can reliably inform you that it is very quick. It is ****ing awesome to drive actually. I have fallen deeply in love with this vehicle! The old school engineering that I am used to, the Rover V8 that I am used to but built into a lightweight racecar style chassis is quite frankly outstanding and certainly gets my stuff going!

Anyway, regards V8 porn, results are most pleasant!

Cheers

 

JonnyP

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• Nov 23, 2012

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I would like me one of they..

 

discomark10

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• Dec 3, 2012

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hmmmm......drool! whats with the exhaust? lol

 

JoelC

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• Dec 3, 2012

• #4

Not fancying doing a swap for the one in the disco Sam?

 

Mr Noisy

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• Dec 3, 2012

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The exhaust is TVR style mate, the engine is so far snug back there is NO room for manifolds, so the manifolds go forwards.

Smart thinking I guess!

And yeah I'd love to drop it in the disco, have thought about a battle plan but then I looked at physically getting the engine out if the TVR and thought **** THAT!!

 

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LANDY424

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• Dec 4, 2012

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Hi yea but it would be nice to have an drive in a disco.

 

tomseries3tom

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• Dec 4, 2012

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so that onlu has 240bhp? i thought it would be more than that :/

 

fett

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• Dec 4, 2012

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who put the sealant round the washer bottle, looks like the bottom of my landy

 

Mr Noisy

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• Dec 4, 2012

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As it happens its the (ford badged) brake fluid reservoir and as far as i know that's TVR original

 

fett

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• Dec 4, 2012

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no wonder they went bust lol

 

bushwwacker

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• Dec 4, 2012

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Wish i still had my 3.9... :violin:

 

fett

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• Dec 4, 2012

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enjoy doing headgaskets and liners then?

 

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LANDY424

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• Dec 4, 2012

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yea not the best job in the world!!

 

fett

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• Dec 4, 2012

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Mr Noisy

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• Dec 5, 2012

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fett said:

no wonder they went bust lol

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Hey hey HEYYYYYY the car is INCREDIBLE to drive, I ****ing love it. Hilarious build though, and not exactly WORTH 50k or whatever they were new BUT you have to pay so much to get something so ridiculously out of the safe, slow and ordinary...

 

discool

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• Dec 6, 2012

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They don't like it when carring bricks and slabs the reason I sold my TVR, I had a bit of landscaping to do I have never missed it, the RR was much better and both were 3.5s.