traitor or what?

[dave36]

Sorry to have to reveal, but I have strayed!
ever on the look-out for a new challenge, I came across a basket case Spartan.
First registered in 1975 with triumph running gear and a 1600 xflow - so a new rebuild is under way (it was so cheap that her who must be obeyed does not demand I sell the Jago!!!!!) so I shall remain one of the elite for some time yet!
Any of you have any experience of the early spartans? any info would be most welcome

[IanA]

Good luck mate- lots of bodywork panels to vibrate loose and lightweight front suspension. At least replacement parts are available at rock bottom prices at the shows. Saw some trunnions at £5 each at Newark. I'd say- check the chassis out as you would with any Triumph based car. I knew someone who had a Vitesse engined one which went well. He wasn't a whizz with the spanners so never serviced it, just called the AA when it stopped !!! At least yours has got "God's own engine".
Cheers
Ian

[IanA]

I have strayed too...
Just bought an old Escort Mk4 cabrio- starship mileage, good hood and sparkling interior. 1.6 CVH with carb giving 38mpg. Red hot heater when you want it and zooms up the motorways feeling like new. Hood takes about 15 seconds to drop- it's heavenly !!!
B*gger all ground clearance though so the jeep is safe.
Cheers
Ian

[drseg]

erm........is it pink? last owner sharon from essex? will you be removing the hood completely? maybe a name change to wayne? but then again i got a lada niva heated rear screen to warm yer hands when u push it hahaha [no need it has a starting handle and its a '97!!!!]

[IanA]

Have to say I didn't think about that until I looked at the owners club website. Just saw it as a cheap convertible with an easy hood. Do you think a couple of Harley Davidson badges would help???

[whackman]

hands up...guilty as charged...i too have strayed, but in fairness my geep doesnt have a roof, so its parked up for the winter.i bought a mazda rx 7 ,wow..what a fast car...its bike fast! im starting to replace bits, the way you do..but look forward to spring when i can take the geep out again.

[drseg]

harley badges hmmm all that leather and boots sounds a bit kinky to me do you belong to any of the fetish forums???
hahahahahah

[IanA]

My jeep doesn't have a hood either but it will be used weekly throughout the winter. But then down here in the softy south, we don't really have winters do we...

[techsec]

Drove a couple of RX7's a number of years ago when I worked briefly for a Mazda dealer.
Nice motors and like you say they can move.
Always toyed with getting a good engine and gearbox out of one and putting it in something else.

[whackman]

....like maybe...i dont know..a jago.!toyed with this idea myself chris,my neighbor has two spare engines, it could happen yet!

[techsec]

Wicked that's exactly what I was thinking.
Wish I had tried to find one when I was doing the Samuri up. Mind you at the time I was doing it up for my sister so was planning on making it suitable as a family car rather than a demon.
Mind you it does not do too bad with the 1.8 CVH. I got to keep it any way.

[trextr7monkey]

Jago with RX7 engine? Is there no end to the imagination ofthe Jago owner??

Is there any truth in the rumour that Evel Knievel is going to jump the Atlantic pond with a Jago strapped on the back of the space shuttle?
Ho Hum

Back down to the garage to tune up the RB211, should fit with only a few mods, having a struggle with the heat shielding. Should I wear a damart vest?

[whackman]

theres an idea....a harley engine,... well their sticking fireblade engines in kit cars these days!

[drseg]

how about 2 harley engines?
or 4 rotax's and gearbox's one on each wheel weird form of 4 x 4 madness!!

[dave36]

all very well, but where are you going to fit the pedals in?

[whackman]

nice one dave..a pedal powered jago...lol..!

[IanA]

OK so now this thread is getting really silly- the nicest conversion I ever saw at a kit car show was a Rochdale Olympic fitted with a 4cam HondaV6 with an auto box on the back. It must be one of the most compact inline V6s- fitted to the Rover 827 as well???

As the limiting factor in a jeep (for easy conversion) is the width between the strut mounts, it must be a contender- alloy too so handling preserved !!!

Roll up- who's first???

Cheers
Ian

[drseg]

saw a v12 jag in a trike and a twin turbo rover v8 in a trike madness it was like 525 bhp so the guy said

[Mister frosty]

So, is the rover 827 rear wheel drive?