"that's a TVR son wait for it to pull away!"

[dixiebabes]

Well im sure that should be the new motto of the "WEDGE" never felt so proud hearing them 10 words since i owned the car.

Anyone else on here agree say aye!!!!


Dix

[vampire222]

aye!

[Alexdaredevilz]

I hope you gave it the full beans and made us proud!

[PVN]

I was at a carpark favoured by bikers recently. Three teenage lads were ogling the bikes and discussing their various merits but then one of them said,"Nah! Its that TVR I want to hear. You wait 'til it starts up".

Needless to say I did my best not to disappoint!

[NTEL]

"that's a TVR son wait for it to pull away!" and then went on to say "So we can have a really good look at that gorgeous TR7 parked next to it!...........

[jmorgan]

Its a TVR son, it'll never start........

[Solitude]

It's a TVR son (passing by on his bike with said offspring while i'm under the car) a real labour of love !!

[maston]

NTEL said:

"that's a TVR son wait for it to pull away!" and then went on to say "So we can have a really good look at that gorgeous TR7 parked next to it!...........

[RCK974X]

NTEL said:

"that's a TVR son wait for it to pull away!" and then went on to say "So we can have a really good look at that gorgeous TR7 parked next to it!...........

That's not just a laugh, thats a ROFLMAO (SQUARED !!) Very very good.

And as an owner of a 280, I can only think wistfully what it must be like to pull away in one of the 400+ wedges..... < sigh > .... and again look at what's around here in NZ that will go in that small space......< double sigh >. and that 4.0 Cologne in the xplorer may look like a good deal, it's just not tuned right for a wedge....and the 3.7 from Lancs is on the other side of the planet.....< triple sigh >

[ I'm just too depressed to go on now..... ]

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Edited by RCK974X on Tuesday 3rd April 23:33

[mrzigazaga]

RCK974X said:

And as an owner of a 280, I can only think wistfully what it must be like to pull away in one of the 400+ wedges.[ I'm just too depressed to go on now..... ]
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Cheer up mate..You could always go the supercharger route and an updated exhaust system..i;e NO silencers..Or put a Ford 302 in it..They fit in quite well..Then supercharge that..

[RCK974X]

Yeah, out here in NZ a 302 is not too hard to find. Not cheap any more though and a bit worried about the extra weight.

I actually have a Buick 3.8 V6 with a T5 box sat on my garage floor (ex Holden Commodore) which taunts me now and then. It's a 90 degree V6 so is a lot wider than the Cologne, but having looked at those photos of a Rover V8 in a S1 chassis, I keep measuring it, and it's right in the grey area as to whether it would go in or not.....

Power wise, 3.8 is lower on BHP that the std Rover, but has more torque (almost same as a 390 !!), and is economical too. And there was a Factory supercharged option !!! (drool) Parts are a doddle too. Lots and lots around in Oz and NZ for these lumps.

Supercharger on Cologne is always an option too of course.

Edited by RCK974X on Wednesday 4th April 22:13

[Solitude]

Lets not forget the RV8 IS a Buick lump anyway !!!

[voltage_maxx]

RCK974X said:

Yeah, out here in NZ a 302 is not too hard to find. Not cheap any more though and a bit worried about the extra weight.

I actually have a Buick 3.8 V6 with a T5 box sat on my garage floor (ex Holden Commodore) which taunts me now and then. It's a 90 degree V6 so is a lot wider than the Cologne, but having looked at those photos of a Rover V8 in a S1 chassis, I keep measuring it, and it's right in the grey area as to whether it would go in or not.....

Power wise, 3.8 is lower on BHP that the std Rover, but has more torque (almost same as a 390 !!), and is economical too. And there was a Factory supercharged option !!! (drool) Parts are a doddle too. Lots and lots around in Oz and NZ for these lumps.

Supercharger on Cologne is always an option too of course.

Edited by RCK974X on Wednesday 4th April 22:13

Now I COULD be completely wrong, but I was under the impression the Buick V6 shared the same basic architecture as the Rover V8, seeing how that was derived from the Buick 215.
If the RV8 fits, so should the buick V6. You MAY even get a Rover box to mate up to it, but really, I'm just guessing now!

[RCK974X]

OOps, you guys are right, the Rover is indeed a Buick V8 descendent ..... [ Duh - Stupid me ! ]

Great point about the fit - On the basis that the later wedges were widened more or less only
at the rear of engine compartment, the Buick V6 should go in. [ Mine is a series 1 ]

I don't know how much has changed over the years, it looks very tight, but then the 350 photos look like a shoehorn job also......Hmmmmm..... {Re-animates those thoughts about an engine and gearbox swop.....)

I don't think the bellhousing patterns are the same anymore...but I have the matching T5 for the engine, so no problem there.

The Holden V6 is serpentine belt (slim front), no dizzy (wasted spark) bank fired GM digital EEC, so I guess it's ideal and reasonably modern (~ 1991), and its UNLEADED !

Now I just have to explain it to my other half....and perhaps secretly swop it for one of the supercharged ones.

"What?....No dear, it's always had that lump on the top, it's an extra alternator....."
Yeah. Right.

Edited by RCK974X on Thursday 5th April 01:12

[PHJayV8]

Yes I agree, whilst returning my 350i the other day, I overheard a man say to his wife "Here, listen to this..."

As I pulled off the man was smiling, the wife was shaking her head lol

[dixiebabes]

Happened to me yesterday also Bloke with his son "Listen to this Josh its a TVR" i didnt dare press the brake pedal or try and squirt water on the window. See other thread