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  1. 14th November 2010, 10:35 PM #81
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    Bulkhead paint and in


    Also the Disco steering column


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  2. 14th November 2010, 11:11 PM #82
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    Very impressive!

    Much better with your hands than I am..!


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  3. 15th November 2010, 09:35 AM #83
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    It looks good from a distance lol

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  4. 15th November 2010, 01:48 PM #84
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    If I may ask, what made you decide on scrapping the disco (I presume that was your red monster earlier in the thread?) and making this?
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    I really liked the disco (apart from the engine) they have the best driver position going, but there boot is just too small.

    So I ask swmbo about doing up a series again but then my mate had a stage 1 for sale (which I bought) and did it up but then thought I would bring it into the 21st centry.

    So I thought what if I put the axles from the disco into the leaf sprung so I started to split the disco (no one wanted to buy it anyway).

    When I started doing mock ups with spring mounts and such I started to run into problems as the drivers side mount was nearly on top of the pumkin but then I got the offer of the 110 chassis and the rest is history so too speak.

    Its my 6th series and not my last but I want it to be very unusual so hence the custom firewall and aftermarket aircon. It will get efi in due course but for now it will run dual carbs.

    Ive got ideas for my next project but that will be more of a comp car than a everyday driver

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    What engine was in the disco? 14CUX 3.5? or 3.9?

    Am very interested in a 3.9 to put in my rangey...I have the 3.5 EFI in the vehicle at the moment, and a 3.5 out of a Rover P5 (or something) sitting in the shed...
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    Nah my disco had a 200tdi (now in a series 3)

    Don't bother with the 3.9 you will just use more fuel for not much gain.

    I have a 10.5:1 block with I will build up once the funds are available but if you can find a 9+:1 block in a 3.5 get it (sd1 or late p6)

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    Or splash out an buy a 4.6? Am toying with the idea of that...fuel costs don't really concern me, because it's not a daily, but I am trying to keep engineering costs down. Just a standard tuned 4.6 would do me fine---that's more kilowats than a EFI 3.5 has horsepower!

    "the v8 was originally out of a rover 3500 car, its a high comp 3.5" there we go. have the engine sump to carbs.. but don't want to use it because I want to keep EFI.

    Anyway, I'll un-hijack your thread now.

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    Just rip the carbs off and put on the efi unit and wiring sorted


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  10. 22nd November 2010, 01:16 PM #90
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    Good stuff, interesting thread mate.

    In your original post you mentioned the difficulties you'd have converting a 2a. Would these difficulties have been teh same with a standard s3 (i.e. not a Stage One). I prefer the look of the standard s# grille etc but would like a V8.
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