Discussion
Thought I'd put these up as I've been playing with my new toy camera. Well done John, it looks like a well put together piece of kit.
[pic]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/te51cle/TVRZ06DriversSide.jpg[/pic]
[pic]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/te51cle/TVRZ06RegPlate.jpg[/pic]
[pic]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/te51cle/TVRZ06EngineBay.jpg[/pic]
[pic]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/te51cle/TVRZ06DriversSide.jpg[/pic]
[pic]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/te51cle/TVRZ06RegPlate.jpg[/pic]
[pic]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/te51cle/TVRZ06EngineBay.jpg[/pic]
Although it makes sense the heart says no . . .Think that's one of my favorite cars... ever.
I was lucky enough to go over with the local TVR bunch inc. John to LeMans, other than the Sagaris (close call too) John's car was easily my favorite.
I seem to remember if the beer wasn't making me hear things that the whole conversion cost over £13,000 with an awful lot of time from John and his dad.
I also belive he sold the original 500 engine that helped pay for the new one.
To the chap asking if he can do burn outs... YES!
I was lucky enough to go over with the local TVR bunch inc. John to LeMans, other than the Sagaris (close call too) John's car was easily my favorite.
I seem to remember if the beer wasn't making me hear things that the whole conversion cost over £13,000 with an awful lot of time from John and his dad.
I also belive he sold the original 500 engine that helped pay for the new one.
To the chap asking if he can do burn outs... YES!
angrys3owner said:
I seem to remember if the beer wasn't making me hear things that the whole conversion cost over £13,000 with an awful lot of time from John and his dad.
Funny that, I was guestimating 10k, plus the box for a conversion so at least I was in the ball park
There are quite a few hidden extra's to consider which John will have had to overcome for his project. Boosted.
Thats a great conversion, something all TVRs should have really. Looks very neatly done, and I bet goes rather well.
As a TVR fan, I can't understand why there is such a big deal about having TVR make their own engines, when they are so unreliable. It's nice, but not necessary. Wouldn't you rather drive your car, than look at it bleeding your wallet dry in the wrokshop?
Anyway, TVRs were still desireable when they had Rover power. As were Bristols, Range Rovers & Land Rovers, Morgans, Gordon Keeble, Facel Vegas, DeTomasos, Saleen S7s, AC Cobras and countless others - all great cars whilst using American V8 engines.
It's only so that TVR owners who see the Rover powered cars as too kit-car-ish can make themselves feel better about owning a TVR because their car has a "proper" manufacturer built engine, like the Prancing Donkey. A "proper" engine that costs a fortune to service, is not very reliable, and doesn't make as much power as a Chevy, like the Prancing Donkey.
As a TVR fan, I can't understand why there is such a big deal about having TVR make their own engines, when they are so unreliable. It's nice, but not necessary. Wouldn't you rather drive your car, than look at it bleeding your wallet dry in the wrokshop?
Anyway, TVRs were still desireable when they had Rover power. As were Bristols, Range Rovers & Land Rovers, Morgans, Gordon Keeble, Facel Vegas, DeTomasos, Saleen S7s, AC Cobras and countless others - all great cars whilst using American V8 engines.
It's only so that TVR owners who see the Rover powered cars as too kit-car-ish can make themselves feel better about owning a TVR because their car has a "proper" manufacturer built engine, like the Prancing Donkey. A "proper" engine that costs a fortune to service, is not very reliable, and doesn't make as much power as a Chevy, like the Prancing Donkey.
JenkinsComp said:
I can't understand why there is such a big deal about having TVR make their own engines, when they are so unreliable. It's nice, but not necessary. Wouldn't you rather drive your car, than look at it bleeding your wallet dry in the wrokshop?
Ditto. Why spend all that money on development, testing & overcoming the latest rules/regs & red tape (emissions, etc) when they could just buy proven & reliable V8's direct from GM? It'd bound to keep the costs down, making the cars cheaper or more profitable, plus there's a whole host of aftermarket tuning goodies for the owners to play with. Purchasers could even specify what engine they wanted, whether it be normally aspirated, injected, blown, a base 350, a stroker, 502ci, etc.
A Brit sports car fitted with a yank V8, wasn't that done by somebody with some success in the past?
:L81 said:
A Brit sports car fitted with a yank V8, wasn't that done by somebody with some success in the past?
It's being done at the moment.....I read a review in Evo mag this month for the new Marcos which has LS1 / will have LS2 engine in a less than 1200kg coupe
Looks a bit like a Daytona Cobra from the side, Aston DB7 Zagato from the back and a TVR T350 from the front.
There's a review of it here on PH.
www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=47&i=11335
Costs are seen as about £50K which is comparable with a new vette.......
"Tony Stelliga (the new owner of Marcos) is a British sports car fanatic with a Tuscan 'S' amongst his collection. He loves it and admires what TVR has achieved, yet recognises that the company has moved away from the Griffiths and Chimaeras that did so much to establish TVR. He feels that by offering a clean, understated, two-seater convertible with searing performance in the spirit of cars like Griffith, but with reliability (hence the proven Chevy V8)"
With a Chevy V8 in, the TVR will be associated with Marcos imo . . . I don't think they want that . . .
>> Edited by dinkel on Wednesday 3rd August 12:15
With a Chevy V8 in, the TVR will be associated with Marcos imo . . . I don't think they want that . . .
>> Edited by dinkel on Wednesday 3rd August 12:15
malc350 said:mine was alot more than that as it had all ancillaries which GM crate engine does not and is not from GM but a private shop that we worked a deal with.
As seen at last night's Fairmile meet. Impressive and nicely done conversion.
Couldn't believe how cheap these engines are in the states ($7500 from GM, owner of the TVR spent $5500 - wow!)
Wonder if there's a Z06 going around with a TVR lump now...
Thanks for all nice feed back - only just got round to the Vette forum - Sorry.
Just finished write up for Pete - mailed with some more pics.
Boosted LS1 said:
angrys3owner said:
I seem to remember if the beer wasn't making me hear things that the whole conversion cost over £13,000 with an awful lot of time from John and his dad.
Funny that, I was guestimating 10k, plus the box for a conversion so at least I was in the ball park
Boosted.
Mike - ya I was planning on doing for well under 10 and it would have been without the SS exhaust and headers (I could have cobbled the existing one to work - well half of it) and not used the TKO.
But I really wanted to show just what can be done, and it is all the better for it. Also I did use a new LS6 and not a new or even second hand LS1 which woul have dropped it by a really good chunk again - and for any TVRists out there - you have a TVR engine and (if you go the whole hog) a t5 gearbox as well which offset a heck of alot of the cost.
Ooh - and my father an I fitted it and did all the huge amount of research on it as well (which was at no cost to us - apart from sh*t loads of time).
Dinkel - ALL TVR's should have an LS Small block option!
And Ted is testing it tonite for a PH writeup....
>> Edited by jellison on Tuesday 9th August 16:29
Gassing Station | Corvettes | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff