Cars we wish we still had..
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Gerry
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Correct. They used the Rover V8 a direct copy of the small Buick alloy engine. I seem to remember the Buick was a couple of Ci smaller; 216 springs to mind.
The Rover version was the UK Hot Rodders choice for decades until they became rare and expensive to rebuild. Almost always needed lifters, rocker shafts etc. A set of hydraulic lifters for one was the cost of a good weekend away. The advent of 'cheap' crate motors from the USA took over.
The Rover version was the UK Hot Rodders choice for decades until they became rare and expensive to rebuild. Almost always needed lifters, rocker shafts etc. A set of hydraulic lifters for one was the cost of a good weekend away. The advent of 'cheap' crate motors from the USA took over.
fletcherson
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You can but a crate engine for the cost of rebuilding one now... parts and machine costs have risen...
Jim B
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The reason I went with a crate motor exactly. Looked at my cost to build vs crate cost......=money I could spend on other stuff. Like spark plug wires, fittings, bolts, hoses, clamps, and all of the stuff you don't think of when putting one of these together.
Well . . . couldn't afford a new one; bought this one in 1978 for 3 grand. It needed new bearings and a little electrical work. It was a nice, rust-free, never crashed car. I sold it a couple years later for $4,500 to an airline pilot who did a total restoration on it. And I thought I made a killing!
Island Girl
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Well . . . couldn't afford a new one; bought this one in 1978 for 3 grand. It needed new bearings and a little electrical work. It was a nice, rust-free, never crashed car. I sold it a couple years later for $4,500 to an airline pilot who did a total restoration on it. And I thought I made a killing!
Spanky, . . . the Prince of Darkness himself made those electrics . . . . . there's NO such thing as "a little electrical work" on anything British . . .
old round fart
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The brits drink warm beer because Lucas makes their refrigerators.
old round fart
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It was in jest Gerry. I had several MGB’s and loved them. But the electrics were not their strong suit! Lol
fletcherson
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If you have ever tried to pull a head off of one, you will view them in a different light... been there! Steel studs through aluminum...Well . . . couldn't afford a new one; bought this one in 1978 for 3 grand. It needed new bearings and a little electrical work. It was a nice, rust-free, never crashed car. I sold it a couple years later for $4,500 to an airline pilot who did a total restoration on it. And I thought I made a killing!
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