TVR Rover variant in a Cerbie

[ianfirmstone]

Anyone ever heard of anyone doing this? is it impossible? Or have I completely missed the point and about to become very unpopular very quickly. ;-)

[joospeed]

I thought I heard that TVR ran an early cerbie development hack with RV8 power .. or maybe I just dreamed that? ..

[victormeldrew]

Its been mooted before - not a bad idea if you have a Cerb minus engine and a Rover engine to hand I suspect. There has to be some degree of commonality with the Chimaera after all.

Probably the LS1 would be a better bet though.

[plotloss]

I thought it was impossible?

They are both completely different sizes and different V angle though arent they?

It also says on the TVR website (well used to) that the AJP8 made up a structural part of the car, so if the RV8 is a different size surely the car will lose some of its structural rigidity?

Matt.

[johnmckenzie]

joospeed said: I thought I heard that TVR ran an early cerbie development hack with RV8 power .. or maybe I just dreamed that? ..

I think you are right Joolz - I remember the original Cerbera development - only 2 inches longer wheelbase over the Chimaera instead of the production 10 inches, faired in headlights under perspex and tap panels on the doors to open. I believe that got fitted with a 5 litre rover lump eventually for development work

Regards

John

[apache]

plotloss said: I thought it was impossible?

They are both completely different sizes and different V angle though arent they?

It also says on the TVR website (well used to) that the AJP8 made up a structural part of the car, so if the RV8 is a different size surely the car will lose some of its structural rigidity?

Matt.

thats interesting, what about the anti vibration mounts, if the engine is part of the structure it will have to be bolted to it surely?

(edited to add not calling you Shirley)

[andytk]

I'm sure I read somewhere that the AJP8 is fited to the car from the underside. Ie. to get the engine out for a rebuild or something they simply unbolt it and jack up the car leaving the engine on the ground.

Am I now dreaming???
Somebody please back me up on this.

Andy

>> Edited by andytk on Monday 17th February 16:22

[squirrelz]

Joolz, perhaps the next time you have a Griff and a Cerb in you could swap the engines over to see

[dannylt]

You're dreaming - engine comes out the top in the usual manner.

[tvrslag]

Guys

Unfortunately lets face it people have fitted oversized engines including the Rover V8 to some pretty unlikely things in the past (minis, motorbikes, robin reliants?!) and its going to continue. The only thing stopping poeple is cash and ingenuity. If somebody has the cash and the drive to get this done then there is no reason why a Rover V8 couldn't go under a cerbie bonnet, after all, they squeezed in a V12?!

[clarky5150]

Hmm, Loads of work, time and knuckle banging to replace a compact, brutally powerful and semi reliable engine for a heavy, dated, less powerful but slightly more reliable engine.

Im sure ive got a Volvo diesel lump somewhere if anyone wants to go the full hog!!

....Just kidding boys, ill go and get mi flameproof undies on! ;-)