The V8 Owners Forum -

Hi folks, i am now in possesion of a 4.0 hc tvr engine to transplant into my mk1 cortina, i will be running an offy manifold and holley carb. What fast road cam do you recomend, its supposed to have 9.8 to 1 comp, and i really dont want a lot of work just to replace the 70k mile camshaft for somethi...

You had just put the v8 in it, if i remember right you went on the cruise and it got a little hot sitting in all the traffic, i think you had an advert for all the stock running gear that came out of it. At that time it was the first mk1 i had seen fitted with a twin plenum injection motor, lovely.

Welcome from me 2, always good 2 c another rover powered tina, my advice is ditch the steering box setup and make sure u have a good suspension setup on the rear. Hi i remember talking to you some years ago at the nasc nats at herts, always liked your car, we had my missus light blue four door with...

Again thanks for the replys, food for thought. I used to have a 71 p6b auto in corsica blue with black leather, loved it, always promised myself a 3500s one day, cheers . Simon.

Thanks for the welcome guys, and you have confirmed what i have been told about the later Rover blocks. What would you suggest as a good starting point as far as a doner Rv8 is concerned?.

Hi all, new member currently collecting parts to rebuild my pre air flow mk1 Cortina thats fitted with a Rover v8 and bw auto box from an sd1. The car was built years ago and came to me robbed of parts, needs welding, but will be a nice car once finished i reacon, its still running on the steering b...