Rover V8

[Merlin]

i fitted a 4.4 in a mitzy L 300 van and that thing used to pull harder than a dorm fulla school boys 

[BlackBedford]

G'day

Many years ago I went for a ride in a Mazda Bongo van with a mid mounted Rover V8. It was a total sleeper machine with vinyl bench seat, 12" widened rims and a fake business logo on the side. It was a very fast, scary ride as a passenger with nothing to hold onto, no head rest and no engine cover. Ball of fun!

[68holden]

ive seen my life flash before my eyes as a passenger in a alpha sud with a mid mount 302 windsor very fast little unit

[booga]

hey chris, i think my father in law has some panels floating round if you wanted to restore the old thing? depends on hw much time you've got i suppose.

nice car for their time true, and yes a small air dam or flutes fixes the prob.  so simple to. most people gave up on them. also i have heard in the wind that they were built ( really just slapped together) by holden and there was plenty of wrong done e.g plastic left on the door windows when they were fitted, then just trim the plastic... windows dropping left right and centre.  many more too but owning one you prob not just read on the history but found out first hand too.

my father in law still has his as a daily driver. not the straitest around but no rust and goes ok. could go on forever so have fun..

Ben

[BlackBedford]

i think my father in law has some panels floating round if you wanted to restore the old thing? depends on hw much time you've got i suppose.

G'day
Thanks but the P76 I have is well and truly dead.
After recently purchasing a Commodore VS and VX and realising what a nightmare they are to own and maintain, the P76 was a LOT better to own than either of them. Looking at the Commodore forums there a LOT more common faults with modern GMH cars than there was with the P76.

Regards

[booga]

simplicity is the key.

[andrew_oc42]

Wow, that's crazy, i was about to ask this question!

I've 2 p6b rovers (running well) although im considering using one of the engines out of one of them in my bedford camper..

Considering I've got 2 full rovers, It shouldn't be too hard to do a conversion.

How would it perform compared to the stock 202?

Thanks!

[obsession]

Work mate has a Rover V8 he wants rid of, its the aussie version from the Leyland P76, I would appeciate any feedback on the pros or cons of mounting this motor in the beddie campa for every day use and more importantly for towiing a 21 foot dual axle caravan long distances  ....  please ?

Howard Kirk ran one of these motors in his bedford at ravenswood it used to put commodores and falcons to shame regular run times 13s to low 12s
he had a supra box behind it , yes its true and Im not the only one on this forum to witness the time cards either  and then would tow his caravan all around oz