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Sep 16th, 2020, 13:29 | #1701 | |
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What a fine car that might have been had they held their nerve. A missed opportunity, I think. Pleased that you're continuing to enjoy the R.B.; do you think you'll ever run out of things to do?! Regards, John.
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I'll try to find that thread - it has never made sense to me to have such a condensation trap in the back box - which probably doesn't get hot enough to boil off the water vapour if the car is used for short journeys (as I suspect the RB may have been - 108,000 miles in 40 years). Many manufacturers seem to design the back box like that though; do you think having a hole (however deliberately placed) in the exhaust would be legal (not that the RB is liable for MoT tests any more)? I'll see what sort of tailpipe the new back box comes with. If it is the S type I'll certainly try that out first. As Dave suggests I'll hang on to the L shaped one (with the twin tail attached) - access under the back of the 244 is so good it would only take 10 minutes to swap them at some time later to compare them. Alan |
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What an interesting story - looking at the RB's engine bay I can imagine a V8 (particularly an OHV one like the Rover/Buick) would have fitted pretty well and would have pushed the car along quite nicely. Will I ever run out of jobs to do on the RB? I doubt it; there will probably still be a few on the list to be included in the eulogy at my cremation! :-) PS. Now there is a mischievous thought: a Rover V8 conversion for the RB's 50th birthday! Last edited by Othen; Sep 16th, 2020 at 13:58. |
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A popular "mod" was to drill a small hole at the lowest point of the box to allow water to drain out but fit a stainless steel self-tapper immediately prior to taking the car for its MoT test; this made the system gas-tight for the tester but could be quickly undone once you had the new ticket in your hand.
As for V8 sounds, one set per bank, exiting under the front doors a la AC/Shelby Cobra... And 4 48IDAs on the intake side to boot.
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Hmmmm, let me think - 4-speed AW71 conversion for the RBs 40th, an extra 4 cylinders in the form of a V8 for its 50th? That sounds like a good, progressive plan!
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Another FD showed up that had a Chevy 327 cu in V8 with an Edelbrock riser manifold and a BIG Holley 4-barrel petrol pump fitted but I can't find a decent photograph of that one. (I'll keep looking though as I'm sure I photographed it...)
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Back to the Victor/Ventora range, the slant-4 we got in the UK was a peach of an engine, heard rumours it started life as a Chevy V8 diesel but they got rid of 4 cylinders and the Devils Fuel from it and created smaller cylinders to give us the 1800 and 2300. I always wanted to redress the balance and fit a Rover V8 in the one i had but it never happened.
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Apologies Alan for the slight hijack as this is really for Loki :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindustan_Contessa Isuzu 1.8 powered VX-copy ^^^^^ Just wondered if you'd come across any at Billing at all?
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