V8 Raw Striker?
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tomTVR

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6,909 posts

267 months

Wednesday 2nd April 2008
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Does anyone know it anyone has put a V8 in a Raw Striker or if it would be possible?

Tom

Wanchaiwarrior

373 posts

240 months

Wednesday 2nd April 2008
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Yeah, it has been done, not often though.
I tried to do a search cos Im sure one came up in Classified's recently, at least in the last year or so, might have been yellow ??? (colour doesnt help I know)
Also found an archive advert in scoobynet archive for a guy there called "craig r" who was seeling one in 08/04.

Edited by Wanchaiwarrior on Wednesday 2nd April 02:39

FlatPack

1,019 posts

271 months

Wednesday 2nd April 2008
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I saw a Rover V8 powered one at RAW last year. Don't know much about it except that you had to plan your trip via petrol stations smile, but RAW knew the car so they might be able to help. Got a feeling it used to belong to the guy that was doing their fibreglassing for them.

Sam_68

9,939 posts

271 months

Wednesday 2nd April 2008
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As above. It's been done several times, to my knowledge.

It doesn't work very well, though - the engine is way too big and bulky and its mass and torque ruin the balance of the Striker (which kind of defeats the object of course, this being the car's strongest point). The ones I've seen have chassis mods around the transmission tunnel and front bulkhead, in order to get the weight as far back as possible, which make the pedal box area very cramped.

Wanchaiwarrior

373 posts

240 months

Sunday 27th April 2008
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Here's one for sale on this site:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/list.asp?p=1&s=447