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Don't know if you have seen Practical Performance Car mag. It's run by a couple of blokes who used to work on Practical Classics. It's full of cars with weird & wonderful engine swaps. In past editions they have had a Mini with a Rover V8 mounted transverse keeping front wheel drive mated to a Princess box, Nissan 200ZX engine in a Mazda RX7, Beetle fitted with a Subaru turbo charged engine.......the list goes on.
The editor, Will, has a MK1 Capri with a small block V8 (I got to drive this once....it's a beast), Kevin has loads of cars, some standard, some modded. One he is working on now is a Volvo P1800 that he is fitting with a 5 cylinder turbo charged Volvo engine.
Not long ago they signed up a guy on to the staff who has a Rover SD1 & he's fitting.......wait for it..........a 27 LTR METEOR ENGINE !!!!! He has made he's own fuel injection using 24 injectors!
The mag is full of information on engine swaps & upgrades (building your own fuel injection using parts from the scrap yard, how to convert to dry sump, details on the Megasquit,etc). For all us petrol head's it's a great read.
The editor, Will, has a MK1 Capri with a small block V8 (I got to drive this once....it's a beast), Kevin has loads of cars, some standard, some modded. One he is working on now is a Volvo P1800 that he is fitting with a 5 cylinder turbo charged Volvo engine.
Not long ago they signed up a guy on to the staff who has a Rover SD1 & he's fitting.......wait for it..........a 27 LTR METEOR ENGINE !!!!! He has made he's own fuel injection using 24 injectors!
The mag is full of information on engine swaps & upgrades (building your own fuel injection using parts from the scrap yard, how to convert to dry sump, details on the Megasquit,etc). For all us petrol head's it's a great read.
Mx5 fitted with a V8 lexus engine http://bulletcars.com/news/archive/20030515_explosiveMixture.php
I've built a couple of specials in the past, cossie turbo capri, cossie 24v capri and xr4x4, and my favorite a rover v8 powered MK1 capri.
i have also converted a couple of 4 cylinder capris to power steering and done the usuall suspension and brake upgrades (self sourced and adapted!)One of the last ones I did was featured in Performance Ford magazine, cant remember when, it had a base model KA on the front cover, the capri JLX 45V was in very bright orange.
I'm planning another V8 Capri Mk1, if i can find a suitable car to start with
i have also converted a couple of 4 cylinder capris to power steering and done the usuall suspension and brake upgrades (self sourced and adapted!)One of the last ones I did was featured in Performance Ford magazine, cant remember when, it had a base model KA on the front cover, the capri JLX 45V was in very bright orange.
I'm planning another V8 Capri Mk1, if i can find a suitable car to start with
You might be interested in this web site;
http://britishv8.org/swaps/index.htm
Entitled;
"HOW TO STUFF A SMALL BLOCK V8 INTO A SMALL BRITISH SPORTS CAR"
http://britishv8.org/swaps/index.htm
Entitled;
"HOW TO STUFF A SMALL BLOCK V8 INTO A SMALL BRITISH SPORTS CAR"
BLOW PW said:
In past editions they have had a Mini with a Rover V8 mounted transverse keeping front wheel drive mated to a Princess box
My car!
http://members.aol.com/v8mini/engine.jpg
I agree, great mag.
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