rover v8 to renault transaxle

curtis_caddy · Post by **curtis_caddy** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:12 am

Hello all, after several google searches on the above topic, this forum kept coming up.
What i am trying to find is a parts supplier to join a rover v8 to a renault box, then the idea is to mid mount the unit in a vw t25 pick up. Will the gearbox work properly mounted to the engine this way round, not sure how they sit in the donor car, gearbox or engine to the front. Was going to mount the engine on the back of the dub box, but the engine sticks out the back, then a mate sugested a renault box and mid mounting, seems like a better idea, just need to find a supplier of parts, any help gladly recieved.

kev_the_mole · Post by **kev_the_mole** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:20 pm

Have a look on the For Sale section of the GT40s forum at www.gt40s.com.

Ian Anderson · Post by **Ian Anderson** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:25 pm

The Renault has the engine in front of the box for most of the applications but for the Alpine the engine was behind the box (Done by flipping the crown wheel)

Try some of the kit car manufacturers
Tornado Sports Cars
Parallel Designs
etc

Or Wealden Engineering
Or Chris Cole
Or Derek Bell

Chris Cole probably your best bet

Do a search on GT40s.com for his contact details

Ian

Pocket rocket · Post by **Pocket rocket** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:22 pm

It may be worth trying to contact this chap from the locostbuilders forum. (He has mated his RV8 to an Audi transaxle) http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthr ... tid=110767

curtis_caddy · Post by **curtis_caddy** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:34 am

Thanks for the replies, will follow them up,