SC 500 Engine and Gearbox For Sale - Ebay

[braveheart 3]

Dear All,
Just to let you know ( it made me laugh ) that Douglas Valley are selling what looks like a supercharged RV8 and gearbox out of a decapitated chimaera for £6750 + vat.
After I fell out of my chair I declined.
The 302 Ford I have seems so much more inviting !
Regards
Braveheart

[TJC46]

braveheart 3 said:

Dear All,
Just to let you know ( it made me laugh ) that Douglas Valley are selling what looks like a supercharged RV8 and gearbox out of a decapitated chimaera for £6750 + vat.
After I fell out of my chair I declined.
The 302 Ford I have seems so much more inviting !
Regards
Braveheart

Come on guys, has anybody bought anything from the above mentioned salvage company.Price wise they are on another planet.....Well no, to be fair there is one other salvage company[who tend to LIST parts on ebay]that would give them a run in the ridiculously EXPENSIVE price department.
Lets have a guessing game as to what price the salvage company paid for the written off supercharged chim. Ill start it off £ 3000 tops and thats being generous.

I remember a post about the incident involving this chim,i think it was a spin due to standing water on the M6 motorway.Some minor injuries but everyone o.k i hope! Anyway everybody involved had a very lucky escape when you see whats left of the car, hence my stab at the salvage cost.

[deetes]

braveheart 3 said:

The 302 Ford I have seems so much more inviting !

Just out of curioity which 302 have you got, Clevland or Windsor? I've been toying with the 302 route for my wedge, but never knew which one to go for and where best to source one.

[macdeb]

I seem to recall the cleveland being the better bet with stronger bottom end.

Edited by macdeb on Wednesday 12th January 17:35

Edited by macdeb on Wednesday 12th January 17:36

Edited by macdeb on Wednesday 12th January 17:37

[braveheart 3]

Hi Deetes,
It is actually a 289 ( 4.7 ) same family as 302 windsor but older. The project is for my wedge ( the SC enquiry was for my Dads 4.3 Chim.)
It looks quite straight forward for a wedge as the 302is actually smaller than the Rover.I am sourcing the gearbox at the moment and the other bits with a view to start this winter.
Parts are dirt cheap and 300bhp is quite feasible for not too much money.
Regards
Braveheart