Started a bit late today but between me, my dad and my bro we managed to get the engine in in less than 30 minutes but the mounting bracket for the gearbox was what caused all the problems, 5 mm off on one side so had to lengthen all the slot to accomodate and went through f*** knows how many grinding stones to get there :rofl:

 

On to the interior next, just need to lengthen the throw of the gear lever and grind out a bit more of the floor to accomodate the throw of the lever but it's in finally after 7 months and jesus does it sit low in the body, the weight it right in line with the centre of the wheels so should handle brilliantly which is what i wanted :D

 

More updates next week guys i'm going to put my feet up and watch the telly for a bit :dance: lol

 

Dad and bro: "What the f*** have we let ourselves in for?"

 

Cheers lads :D More to come!

Going to be awesome......think everyones just as excited as you!

that looks fantastic, bet it will go brill too!! so what kind of HP are you expecting from it en?

From desktop dyno it's estimating 420bhp and 490ftlb of torque (400ftlb at 2000RPM!)?

 

From talking to some guys who work with V8s they say i should be looking more likely 450-475bhp then there's the nitrous/supercharger option next year..... :rofl:

Going to be awesome......think everyones just as excited as you!

 

I know what you mean, seems ages ago since MantaV8 finished his and i was just as excited for him when he finished it and got it on the road :D

 

I just can't wait to know i have everything there to get it started up for the first it's just these lifters, rockers and pushrods i'm missing along with a fuel pressure regulator, plug, leads and a new dissy cap then i'm ready to go :hyper:

 

I really should get that second engine on ebay... :headvswal

will give ya 2k for it lol, looks fookin awesoe mate, im chuffed for ya

lol, as tempting an offer as that is i will have to decline :rofl:

 

Cheers buddy, i'm so happy its finally getting somewhere after all this waiting :D

Looking good, not long now mate.

Cheers John, how's the V8 bedding in now? :D

Oh, it's bedded in OK but have an issue with the cam timing.

Think the VTC is not man enough to advance the cams properly so all the power is below 5k rpm then falls off a cliff!

Need to lock up the VTC and time the cams in properly when I get a chance.

It's great to drive though, telepathic throttle response :D

That's the bit i'm looking forward to the most and the handling in the corners from dropping 100kg on the shell and another 8kg off the engine weight plus the engine being below the top of the tyres and sitting over the axel should make it perfect :D

Plenty of angle on that to get it in:

 

 

Gear lever came off to get it under the bulkhead but apart from that it slotted straight in without any problems!

 

 

Engine in!

 

 

 

 

Wow! That is low - are you sure the engine is not on the ground!! lol

Great work - and thanks for sharing with us - much appreciated.

Wow! That is low - are you sure the engine is not on the ground!! lol

Great work - and thanks for sharing with us - much appreciated.

 

lol, the car's lowered by 35mm too! So there's about 4.5inches between the subframe and the floor :x:

 

No speedbumps for me! :rofl:

 

The pictures really don't do it justice tbh, much more impressive in the flesh :D

From desktop dyno it's estimating 420bhp and 490ftlb of torque (400ftlb at 2000RPM!)?

 

From talking to some guys who work with V8s they say i should be looking more likely 450-475bhp then there's the nitrous/supercharger option next year..... :rofl:

 

now thats the best bit:bow:...dont you just love large capacity V8's:D

I love torquey engines, that's why i went back to an NA from a TT :D

 

I keep imagining that moment on the motorway, porsche pulls up next to me in the outside lane and i hammer it and lose him before he has chance to change down a gear :hyper: