I have a rover 3.5 ali V8 hanging off the back of my custom made vw buggy if you are interested in knowing more drop me a line...

You can't just leave it at that, you gotta post pics at least

so I dont have to sell you the adapter now !

this is SHOW & TELL, so show and tell

Ok I give Doug Sweetman a yell I think he can tell you were to get a adapter from there is a guy down canningvale way that has one and I think doug has his name or knows where he is .
From being told by other that have done this you are better to run a Kombi auto
these boxes will take the Hp a bit better than the manual ,this is a better set up in the sand as well .My mates race car has a V8 toyota quad cam with a ford three speed auto its good in the sand ,should you require a kombi auto I have one thats not been in a race car nore been hamerd is has all the bands and clutch plates replaced send me a U2U if you wish to know more .I know most dont wish to fork out some $ for shit box buggys .I seen some v8 buggys in the sand and 70% of them with the gear box split spewing oil over our great land !

O.K GOES LIKE THIS. still need an adaptor as i am planing a new project. do you have contact details for this fella? sorry cant post pics yet but if you are in perth i would be happy to show you. it is currently running a kombi auto but i would prefer a manual but may have to consider keeping the auto. need good rear. (hopefully disc) brakes as the standard kombi brakes dont like stopping it. it runs about 220+ hp and with sprint car tyres you have to try and stop it from flipping. the hardest part of the conversion is sourcing an adaptor and mounting a rad where it will keep cool. i am using a 4 core rad with twin thermos and when the going get tough it still gets hot. the 3.5 is very light and the best ones are the older p6b rovers but using the vanderplas heads and fuel injection but be prepared to use alot of fuel.aslo need 5-4 stud adaptors- any idea where i can get these?. also esential when converting that you have a good sump guard as they love draging the bum on take off. what else can i say- it makes bush driving lots of fun but a little scary when you hit about 180k's and try to slow down on gravel....

i am tring to send U2U to all but not sure if they are getting sent- sorry but building a car is easier than working a computer....

we had 5ltr rover motors in our buggy ( mates ) the rad was as follows about 1300mmx 800mm 4 core twin fans header tank with a air bleed at the top .

I think you need to have a look at my mates car be for you go to far he does rads for a living so he can sort that out for you as well
you have this going by the sounds of things ?seagull
O forget the manual box you are wasting your time !

FOR SALE
2lt Kombi Gearbox
Albins gears
1st - 3.3:1
2nd - 2.07:1
3rd - 1.5:1
4th - 1.04:1
Albins super diff
Porsche drive flanges, new Albins pinion nut
all new bearings and gaskets


coupled to strong 3.5ltr Rover V8
Puck clutch, extractors and hot dogs, electronic ignition

2 x 20 3/4" Porsche spline drive shafts, 3" of spline each end


Price Gearbox $2,000
Motor $800
Drive Shafts $200
Take the lot $2700
Contact:
Peter Sibson
03 5623 5049
a/h 03 5625 2371

could you give us some more specs on the motor.
thanks
wacked1

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