m4drx
Active Member
Yarwell is a good site, but it's a slap up to the other side of Peterborough.
You're lucky you can go anywhere, I'm just sitting looking at mine broken, but it will return in a magnificent state with a V8
Yarwell looks good to me. If you'd like, you're welcome to come along with me?
Spyderman
New Member
I've looked at those at Billing, I think they'd work OK, nice and compact too.
Spyderman
New Member
That would be good, thanks. Mine is going to be out for months so I'll be going stir crazy, plus I've got a very flash new camera to play with. Easy for me to either come with you or I can meet you there in the car.
LandyRover23
New Member
The new project has arrived
I also need a favour from anyone local to me. Im thinking of some deepdish 16x8 black modulars. Maybe an offset of -30 ish. Ive done some calculations and worked out that these with some 255/70 tyres should fit ok and sit just slightly outside the arch (the look im going for). Can anyone local who has these rims let me come over and fit one to see how it sits? It's currently sitting on 235/70/16 general grabbers on stock rims. Ill keep these for spare.
if you need anything JS Land Rover Based in wycombe are very good
discostew38
Active Member
I've got one of them "or it looks like that anyway"
I've never had to use it yet but it looks like it would do the job it quite heavy but fits nicely in a bag
KillaJoules
Active Member
What's the plan on that spydy? I have seen some nice systems based on the P38 steering box as it fits outside the chassis. I got some details off a chap one OLLR FORUM. you need a 90 steering column though
Spyderman
New Member
No idea, I'm leaving it to SpitfireUK, he's doing it all for me.
discostew38
Active Member
Yarwell is a good site, but it's a slap up to the other side of Peterborough.
You're lucky you can go anywhere, I'm just sitting looking at mine broken, but it will return in a magnificent state with a V8
V8 it's the only way
But I thought you was diesel man for life
Are you going to run it on carbs or injection
Spyderman
New Member
Spitfire prefers carbs, I think I do really as they sound better, but if a decent 3.9 EFI comes up that's OK too.
I'm going to hook it up to my Southdown snorkel somehow as well as the Megasquirt.
I've been looking at videos on Youtube of V8's in Series, they go like **** off of a teflon coated shovel, plus instant grunt off-road, what's not to like.
I only went diesel because that's what it had when I bought it, but with the 37" tyres it's so gutless, can only just do 50 on road and it runs out of puff when it sees any sort of hill both on and off road.
I've got 68 bhp now or did before I killed it, Tdi gives me 113 bhp, V8 gives me anywhere between 150 -175 bhp, plus the engine is shed loads lighter.
I'm not in the slightest worried about fuel consumption, it's only a toy, I think I did less than a 1,000 miles last year.
I used to have a Ford 1923 Model T Hot Rod with a clown 2.5 L Daimler V* Hemi in it, pushed about 300 bhp, so in answer to your question, V8's are in my blood not diseasel.
Nothing can beat the sound of a V8
discostew38
Active Member
I thought the LEZ was for commercial vehicles only and your is a station wagon or is it not
Farrar
Well-Known Member
Its on emissions i believe.
Spyderman
New Member
Nope, mine isn't a SW, it's classed as light truck, because it has a diesel engine it's included, if it had petrol it's a car. How stupid is that. same car different fuel.
Going V8 petrol will make it a car so exempt from LEZ charges.
sm0129
Active Member
Spitfire prefers carbs, I think I do really as they sound better, but if a decent 3.9 EFI comes up that's OK too.
I'm going to hook it up to my Southdown snorkel somehow as well as the Megasquirt.
I've been looking at videos on Youtube of V8's in Series, they go like **** off of a teflon coated shovel, plus instant grunt off-road, what's not to like.
I only went diesel because that's what it had when I bought it, but with the 37" tyres it's so gutless, can only just do 50 on road and it runs out of puff when it sees any sort of hill both on and off road.
I've got 68 bhp now or did before I killed it, Tdi gives me 113 bhp, V8 gives me anywhere between 150 -175 bhp, plus the engine is shed loads lighter.
I'm not in the slightest worried about fuel consumption, it's only a toy, I think I did less than a 1,000 miles last year.
I used to have a Ford 1923 Model T Hot Rod with a clown 2.5 L Daimler V* Hemi in it, pushed about 300 bhp, so in answer to your question, V8's are in my blood not diseasel.
Nothing can beat the sound of a V8
Are you doing a chassis change, or leaving it for later?
Spyderman
New Member
No chassis this time, just the engine.
stutab
Well-Known Member
Spitfire prefers carbs, I think I do really as they sound better, but if a decent 3.9 EFI comes up that's OK too.
I'm going to hook it up to my Southdown snorkel somehow as well as the Megasquirt.
I've been looking at videos on Youtube of V8's in Series, they go like **** off of a teflon coated shovel, plus instant grunt off-road, what's not to like.
I only went diesel because that's what it had when I bought it, but with the 37" tyres it's so gutless, can only just do 50 on road and it runs out of puff when it sees any sort of hill both on and off road.
I've got 68 bhp now or did before I killed it, Tdi gives me 113 bhp, V8 gives me anywhere between 150 -175 bhp, plus the engine is shed loads lighter.
I'm not in the slightest worried about fuel consumption, it's only a toy, I think I did less than a 1,000 miles last year.
I used to have a Ford 1923 Model T Hot Rod with a clown 2.5 L Daimler V* Hemi in it, pushed about 300 bhp, so in answer to your question, V8's are in my blood not diseasel.
Nothing can beat the sound of a V8
I like your thinking. Megasquirt you will needed a hotwire 3.5 or a 3.9 or 4.2 BHP wise you should be a bit more with a good one. Hoping to be getting toward 200bhp with my 3.5 flapper but that's remapped with couple of other tweeks. Will you be keeping your series box or swap it? You could even go auto
What's your timescale?
Spyderman
New Member
I like your thinking. Megasquirt you will needed a hotwire 3.5 or a 3.9 or 4.2 BHP wise you should be a bit more with a good one. Hoping to be getting toward 200bhp with my 3.5 flapper but that's remapped with couple of other tweeks. Will you be keeping your series box or swap it? You could even go auto
Keep the Series box for sure, changing the box seriously ####s up the interior as they're all longer than a Series gearbox so all of the levers are too far back towards the seatbox, plus I like the levers. Don't want to go permanent 4WD, back end on mine is pretty tough, Original tough Detroit Locker, Ashcroft 24/24 spline Series shafts, lifetime guarantee. Just think of the drifting on Fedimas and 150+ BHP.
!80 BHP is about the limit for a Series transmission and that's plenty considering a Series Land Rover is half a tonne lighter than a Defender.
jai_landrover
Well-Known Member
No need for megasquirt Andy has pushed 212 bhp from carbs from a 3.5 bags and bags of of torque efi although it can be settled with there really is no need can use mega jolt and be perfectly waterproof and it costs £300 ish almost half ms
jai_landrover
Well-Known Member
3.9 opens you up to pourous blocks slipped liners and a whole world of hurt stick with 3.5 it'll transform the motor!
