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Marty V8 said:
SSPPGG said:
and am glad the interior remained as stock....
The sign of a good well thought-out and engineered conversion is that it looks impressive, yet also looks as if its stock as well. Congratulations for succeeding on both counts.
but i did try hard not to change the appearance too much. the big holes in the louvred bonnet does give it away though
Alexdaredevilz said:
Have you done the man maths of
How much did it cost in total?
How many man hours?
The engine/box/exhaust/fuel/ecu etc cost me 6kHow much did it cost in total?
How many man hours?
The chassis/suspension upgrades etc cost me 1800
I sold the surplus driveline bits for a around 2k
I would say there was an additional 500 on "bits" fuel lines etc, that you might consider extreme maintenence on a 20 year car
So a net 6k for everything (not too bad when I see full services and parts quoted at a couple of thousand)
Hours....too many if you ask my wife, but in reality probably 10 hours per weekend for the last 12 week ends or so... If charged at garage rates (40 per hour), perhaps 5k, but that's for the engine install and chassis work.
SSPPGG said:
The engine/box/exhaust/fuel/ecu etc cost me 6k
The chassis/suspension upgrades etc cost me 1800
I sold the surplus driveline bits for a around 2k
I would say there was an additional 500 on "bits" fuel lines etc, that you might consider extreme maintenence on a 20 year car
So a net 6k for everything (not too bad when I see full services and parts quoted at a couple of thousand)
Hours....too many if you ask my wife, but in reality probably 10 hours per weekend for the last 12 week ends or so... If charged at garage rates (40 per hour), perhaps 5k, but that's for the engine install and chassis work.
By having the time and skill to do this yourself i've worked out you saved yourself between 5/6k over my build for the same work, its hard to nail down as i have gone further with my build so it gets harder to separate cost's! But whatever the saving it is substantial and well deserved The chassis/suspension upgrades etc cost me 1800
I sold the surplus driveline bits for a around 2k
I would say there was an additional 500 on "bits" fuel lines etc, that you might consider extreme maintenence on a 20 year car
So a net 6k for everything (not too bad when I see full services and parts quoted at a couple of thousand)
Hours....too many if you ask my wife, but in reality probably 10 hours per weekend for the last 12 week ends or so... If charged at garage rates (40 per hour), perhaps 5k, but that's for the engine install and chassis work.
By the time i've finished selling my V8 bits i will of seen about 3.5k back, that reminds me anyone need a Rover ECU with power map for no cats?
Peter i had a dream last night and your chim had an LS3 in it and you were complaining how you now had nothing to do in the garage :]
Edited by 7 TVR on Thursday 19th April 16:33
7 TVR said:
By the time i've finished selling my V8 bits i will of seen about 3.5k back, that reminds me anyone need a Rover ECU with power map for no cats?[/footnote]
Tell me more Christian.7 TVR said:
Peter i had a dream last night and your chim had an LS3 in it and you were complaining how you now had nothing to do in the garage :]
That'll be the day!Edited by 7 TVR on Thursday 19th April 16:33
haircutmike said:
ECU with the power map, (although it didn't seem to do much at Castlecombe if you had it fitted, did you?).
Many moons ago i was advised when buying the Griff at a well known Surrey dealers that i did not need to do anything after they removed both the Main & pre-cats, the car popped and banged and i loved it to bits but after some investigation found out the car was running rich! I spoke to Dom at Power who told me i needed the ECU sorting.I sent the ECU of only for Royal mail to lose it but thats a whole other story!
When i eventually got the ECU back the car ran much better with less black soot spewing out the back, but alas lost allot of the noise on the over run.
In short the car run cleaner and smoother and achieved higher mpg but as to you noticing anything round combe i doubt it other than you would of been getting less crap on your windscreen!
What you would of noticed though is how well my standard 5ltr was running against your fettled p/j, that was until a certain someone got there hands on it! :}
haircutmike said:
All true but my P&J at the time was a fairly boggo 4.6 with a Typhoon cam but hey, you kept in front by driving no doubt a tad better, (that's a compliment btw!).
That boggo 4.6 defo had the legs on my 5lt out of the corners and i still reckon one of the fastest 4.6's i;ve seen!Look forward to another great TD together, i would not of had half as much fun without you there that day :]
SSPPGG said:
V8BJC said:
Looks superb Steve.
Looking forward to the blat to le mans already. Will the cob keep up now?
Yours is 500 hp, mine is 420, but mine is lighter, more aerodynamic, and I can drive better, so noLooking forward to the blat to le mans already. Will the cob keep up now?
Edited by SSPPGG on Thursday 19th April 15:01
been a while since last post...the issue i had with the shifting on 2/3rd transpired to be worn synchros, so the box needed to come out. didnt want the occasional shifting problem to turn into a major breakdown. Took the opportunity to beef up some internals, so should be good for a while. fitted new synchros throughout, new shifter fork pads, seals etc. The repair didnt take long, but getting the correct bits from the states took an age (6 weeks eek!)
So Got round to mapping and dynoing the car yesterday, and setting rev limits etc. Made a solid 430hp, with great torque. revs very happy so limit set at 6700. V.V. mild cam, stock 5.7 LS1, with a little head port and polish.
Had a nightmare with the windscreen though, while it waiting at dyno guys workshop in the the "queue" for the dyno for a few days, took the opportunity to have a cracked windscreen swapped. Fitter cut the leather screen surround accidentally, so , decided not to fit the screen, but get the leather repaired. All sounds reasonable, right?
Unfortunately didnt tell me that the trimmer couldnt do this for 10 days....so after a "robust" conversation, screen is being refitted today, and will be removed and refitted over next winter, at which time the repair will be addressed. Some "national windscreen" companies really do need to sharpen their practices a little...Im still not sure the trim cant be repaired with the screen in situ....but will have a look at that when i see the car.
some final tweeking to get the rev counter and speedo to work, which dyno guy is trying to do today, then off to Growl. tomorrow...as long as the screen is done!.............
So Got round to mapping and dynoing the car yesterday, and setting rev limits etc. Made a solid 430hp, with great torque. revs very happy so limit set at 6700. V.V. mild cam, stock 5.7 LS1, with a little head port and polish.
Had a nightmare with the windscreen though, while it waiting at dyno guys workshop in the the "queue" for the dyno for a few days, took the opportunity to have a cracked windscreen swapped. Fitter cut the leather screen surround accidentally, so , decided not to fit the screen, but get the leather repaired. All sounds reasonable, right?
Unfortunately didnt tell me that the trimmer couldnt do this for 10 days....so after a "robust" conversation, screen is being refitted today, and will be removed and refitted over next winter, at which time the repair will be addressed. Some "national windscreen" companies really do need to sharpen their practices a little...Im still not sure the trim cant be repaired with the screen in situ....but will have a look at that when i see the car.
some final tweeking to get the rev counter and speedo to work, which dyno guy is trying to do today, then off to Growl. tomorrow...as long as the screen is done!.............
Edited by SSPPGG on Thursday 7th June 16:22
quattrophenia said:
Cool, but does it sound better than the original RV8?
that is very subjective..... it still burbles when pootling, but sounds angrier when you push it, and at full throttle definitely has a harsher tone... oh, and louder as it has twin 2.5 exhausts.Edited by SSPPGG on Thursday 7th June 16:35
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