Monster Stags anyone??

chodjinn · Post by **chodjinn** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:36 pm

http://www.tuscanspeedeight.co.uk/index.html

found this on pistonheads while looking at a silly TVR Speed Eight (yes that's right!)

bak2burbles · Post by **bak2burbles** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:48 pm

yuk!! dont know what you guys think, it might be quick but its soooooo
damn ugly! sacrilege springs to mind.

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:59 pm

I agree - by the time all those mods have been made, it's a bit of a mongrel.

That engine in a standard looking Stag would be something very different!

(can't quite understand why the web site is (TVR) Tuscan though??)

Chris.

5000SE · Post by **5000SE** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:11 pm

I've modified a few cars in my time, but I couldnt' abuse a Stag like that. It's just wrong!

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:02 pm

Its quick. But looks like a junkyard dog.

ian.stewart · Post by **ian.stewart** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:12 pm

5000SE wrote:I've modified a few cars in my time, but I couldnt' abuse a Stag like that. It's just wrong!

The Car has been around like that for probably 25 years, used to race in ModSports, ok the car has evolve, and is probably far faster than it ever was as a Modsport racer, I think we raced against it when there was not enough Modsporte or Special Saloons for a decent race, and it was slow then,
I saw it again at bromley for the first time in years with the RV8 fitted spouting on how quick it used to be and how quich it is today

HairbearTE · Post by **HairbearTE** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:33 pm

Where's the guy on here who was building an AJP engined toledo? that was a lovely project.

winkle · Post by **winkle** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:12 am

Theres a guy who lives near me called Phil on piston heads, building an AJP Dolly Sprint, if thats the one you mean hairbear?

Steve

Lewis · Post by **Lewis** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:52 pm

That was Phil - indeed - I've got the Stag powertrain from that very same car sitting in the garage - alas, the AJP project wasn't to be and despite being nigh on the point of running, was cancelled, stripped out and the rolling shell sold.

Reputedly got a 280BHP XE in it now!

HairbearTE · Post by **HairbearTE** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:09 pm

Lewis wrote:That was Phil - indeed - I've got the Stag powertrain from that very same car sitting in the garage - alas, the AJP project wasn't to be and despite being nigh on the point of running, was cancelled, stripped out and the rolling shell sold.

Reputedly got a 280BHP XE in it now!

I'm gutted to hear that, but it was an ambitious project and those engines weren't the most reliable on the street. Could have caused a few expensive headaches down the road.