Are there many TR7/8 owners here?? - Post a pic
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Mine's been in bits for years. It's jigged up to accept an ls7 with turbos. Rear axle is a Thunderbird 8.8" located by a reverse 'A' frame. It's got coilovers all round, front wishbones, 7x17 on the front and 10x17 rims on the rear. Front brakes are 300 mm Brembos. I expect to put it back together over the winter but I thought that last year and the years before that
The good bit is that my pile of stock is getting more complete 
The good bit is that my pile of stock is getting more complete 
3.5 Defender engine so 8.3:1 comp ratio, heads skimmed 1mm (40 thou) to get around 9ish to 1. RC87 Cam from Progress engineering (used to be RoverCraft) designed for manual 4x4 RR, around 266 Degrees, Webber 500 carb on Offy 360 manifold, cleaned up heads with proper 3 angle valve seats. Never got dyno'd but north of 200BHP. In 1100KG of 7 went like stink!
One of the cheapest tweaked engines I've ever done, but did have 130 odd hours in it.
One of the cheapest tweaked engines I've ever done, but did have 130 odd hours in it.
I have one of each, a 7, & an 8.
The 8 has a late model injected 4.6 Range Rover V8, with a fair bit of work, but a mild cam. It puts over 280 BHP, does a quarter in 13.4 sec, but will happily potter into town, in heavy traffic.
It's a great car, & I can't imagine anything I'd rather have. The sound of that big Rover does attract a bit more attention than is really desirable, if you like having a licence.
For hoonong around town, the 7 is much better. With a bit of work it gets along quite quickly, but goes mostly unnoticed, by that long arm of the law, as it does it quietly, & unspectaculatly.
Still, if you want something that goes, & handles, you can get it from a TR7/V8, with a bit of work, & for so much less money than anything else, I don't know why they are still so cheep.
The 8 has a late model injected 4.6 Range Rover V8, with a fair bit of work, but a mild cam. It puts over 280 BHP, does a quarter in 13.4 sec, but will happily potter into town, in heavy traffic.
It's a great car, & I can't imagine anything I'd rather have. The sound of that big Rover does attract a bit more attention than is really desirable, if you like having a licence.
For hoonong around town, the 7 is much better. With a bit of work it gets along quite quickly, but goes mostly unnoticed, by that long arm of the law, as it does it quietly, & unspectaculatly.
Still, if you want something that goes, & handles, you can get it from a TR7/V8, with a bit of work, & for so much less money than anything else, I don't know why they are still so cheep.
Some people have found this helpful so I will put it here
1. go to www.photobucket.com
2. create an account
3. after you create an account you will be looking at your home page
4. on the top left hand side you will see a box called add a new album
5. in here put the name of the album PistonHeads
6. then press save
7. to upload picture press browse
8. a box will open
9. in the box look at the top box t the side of it says look in
10. press the down arrow and point to where your photos are
11. after you find them
12. press the view menu button at the top right and then thumbnails
13. this will show you the pictures
14. now double click the photo you want
15. if more than one photo is to be downloaded press the next browse
16. otherwise press upload and let it load from your machine
17. now after it has downloaded left click IMG Code
18. it will say copy
19. now go to the thread you want to put your photo
20. right click and then left click paste
that’s it……
1. go to www.photobucket.com
2. create an account
3. after you create an account you will be looking at your home page
4. on the top left hand side you will see a box called add a new album
5. in here put the name of the album PistonHeads
6. then press save
7. to upload picture press browse
8. a box will open
9. in the box look at the top box t the side of it says look in
10. press the down arrow and point to where your photos are
11. after you find them
12. press the view menu button at the top right and then thumbnails
13. this will show you the pictures
14. now double click the photo you want
15. if more than one photo is to be downloaded press the next browse
16. otherwise press upload and let it load from your machine
17. now after it has downloaded left click IMG Code
18. it will say copy
19. now go to the thread you want to put your photo
20. right click and then left click paste
that’s it……
Edited by stevie_a on Saturday 31st January 12:15
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