RE: Project Retirement Rocket PART 2.

[mightymetro]

anyone here any good with the rover 827 mk1 engine ???

i would some information on what other manual gearbox's will fit it..
can anyone help me ??? please ..


any information can be sent to [e-mail]

thankyou

chris

[car pervert]

Sorry for going quiet.
The silence has not meant that Retirement Rocket is dead - she is not far from being well and truly alive. Last engine mount to go, Janspeed exhaust and scratch built manifold to fit, Golf struts and hubs to fit and then wiring loom. Obviously bar that it's plain sailing....

Note VW Polo steel wheels for near-exact original authenticity. I've also sourced a Mk1 grille and brown quartic steering wheel (rare and awkward to drive with). Mk3 Golf GAZ adjustable coilovers are being fitted in place of the Hydrospastic. We're going for a twin alloy rad system, which are on order via Simon @ www.suffolkcountymantas.co.uk.

[Wilko1985]

Good luck with the project! can't wait to see it going, you will have to get tiff to give it some stick lol

[Strawman]

I like the infinite rev counter

[mechsympathy]

That is all

[RichardR]

That is completely daft - keep up the good work!!

car pervert said:

I've also sourced a Mk1 grille and brown quartic steering wheel (rare and awkward to drive with).

I admire the attention to detail, but I'd be sorely tempted to give a little clue for anyone peering through the window whilst still keeping it period, with this tasteful item:

[Alfachick]

What a fantastic idea. More updates please
I remember my parents having one of these when I was a child and to see someone put a dirty great V6 in there is just magic. Awesome, cant wait to see it on the road.

[Try_Management]

Are there any more updates coming, I would love to know how this turned out.

[nsmith1180]

Wow, thats a project! Where did you get this nutty idea from?

[twistedsanity]

just found this thread, you sir, are as mad as a box of frogs on nitrous, most excellent idea though, we need updates

[sleep envy]

BUMP!

update please

[RetroCosworth]

sleep envy said:

BUMP!

update please

Aye!

[hoganscrogan]

What is the status, I,m just about to revive my 'Brown Bomber' (guess what it is!) and am thinking of an engine change along these lines (honda VTEC?) and would like to hear how this is going. Do the polo steel wheel fit allegro hubcaps? Mine are like 50p's and have about 6kg of balance weights on them!

Please UPDATE. :-)

[Garlick]

Jonny has offered us an updated article as the car nears completion.

Hopefully it won't be too long before you see it on PH again.

[RetroCosworth]

Garlick said:

Jonny has offered us an updated article as the car nears completion.

Hopefully it won't be too long before you see it on PH again.

[hoganscrogan]

Please can we have an update!

[Dan_1981]

I thought i'd dreamt this thread.

Couldnt' find it anywhere.

Glad it does exist!

[Richard Moss]

Over three years and next to bugger all achieved. Nice project - well done on wrecking TWO classics for nothing!

Last update 2 years ago - what's the betting that it's all been chucked in the bin now and Johnny hasn't got the balls to admit that he couldn't make it work?

Edited by Richard Moss on Monday 10th January 20:01

[Bill]

Do you know something we don't or are you just making assumptions fueled by some sort of BL fanaticism?

[CosworthV8]

Richard Moss said:

Over three years and next to bugger all achieved. Nice project - well done on wrecking TWO classics for nothing!

Last update 2 years ago - what's the betting that it's all been chucked in the bin now and Johnny hasn't got the balls to admit that he couldn't make it work?

Edited by Richard Moss on Monday 10th January 20:01

Whose to say they're wrecked? Nothing to say that the Allegro could well be on its way or done by now.