my model A pickem up truck

[Semi Hemi]

here's a picc of my money pit,daimler hemi v8 and a f**king piece of s**t borg warner slush box.
originally built with a alfa twincam motor in it but i got embaressed driving it so i shopped round for a v8 to stick in it,the only motor i could find short enough was the daimler,it came in around 5" shorter than the rover so off i went..first engine i bought got home and stripped had junk bores and corroded heads,off again to my next motor,pulled the heads off and great condition bores too,sripped it to re shell and ring and the crank had picked up on one journal...so re grind new rings bolt the box on and drive..well allmost,3 box's later and,well thats another story..


next winter im going to have the valve guides machined to accept seals(they used a pint of oil every 600 miles from new!!)and maybe a blower..

[ged]

Hi Semi Hemi,

Looks cool mate!!

Regards Ged

[Semi Hemi]

Hi Semi Hemi,

Looks cool mate!!

Regards Ged

thanks fella..

[gelmonkey]

Way cool man
Love it.
P

[Cavman]

That looks the nuts! or maybe just nuts! wish i could've found guys with motors like that when I lived in Leics! (my home county) Good work fella.
James

[john 215]

Hi,

Love it

You got to go a long way to beat the look of Hemi Engine esp a English one
I remenber watching Russ Carpenter running his Daimler powered rail up The Pod years ago, got amazing amounts of HP out of that.

Cheers John

[JSF55]

Way cool hot rod the daimler goes way back in drag racing ...
http://www.ukdrn.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=87

[Semi Hemi]

Hi,

Love it

You got to go a long way to beat the look of Hemi Engine esp a English one
I remenber watching Russ Carpenter running his Daimler powered rail up The Pod years ago, got amazing amounts of HP out of that.

Cheers John

yeah i've read up on russ's motor 1500 bhp...now if i could just sqeeze 300 out of mine on pump gas....hmmm

[Semi Hemi]

Way cool hot rod the daimler goes way back in drag racing ...
http://www.ukdrn.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=87

very interesting reading,its a loverly looking motor and when mine was running good it pulled like a train and screamed like a banshee..its missing a bit now but will be sorted this week.
he's getting it together again,time for a re mortgage..
http://www.russcarpenterracing.co.uk/

[DaveEFI]

here's a picc of my money pit,daimler hemi v8 and a f**king piece of s**t borg warner slush box.
originally built with a alfa twincam motor in it but i got embaressed driving it so i shopped round for a v8 to stick in it,the only motor i could find short enough was the daimler,it came in around 5" shorter than the rover so off i went..first engine i bought got home and stripped had junk bores and corroded heads,off again to my next motor,pulled the heads off and great condition bores too,sripped it to re shell and ring and the crank had picked up on one journal...so re grind new rings bolt the box on and drive..well allmost,3 box's later and,well thats another story..

The B-W 35 is ok for an engine with this torque. After all, it was used with the RV8. But there are so many versions you need to make sure you use one to the correct spec. And if overhauling a failed one, always have the TC professionally cleaned, or fit a new one.

[Semi Hemi]

here's a picc of my money pit,daimler hemi v8 and a f**king piece of s**t borg warner slush box.
originally built with a alfa twincam motor in it but i got embaressed driving it so i shopped round for a v8 to stick in it,the only motor i could find short enough was the daimler,it came in around 5" shorter than the rover so off i went..first engine i bought got home and stripped had junk bores and corroded heads,off again to my next motor,pulled the heads off and great condition bores too,sripped it to re shell and ring and the crank had picked up on one journal...so re grind new rings bolt the box on and drive..well allmost,3 box's later and,well thats another story..

The B-W 35 is ok for an engine with this torque. After all, it was used with the RV8. But there are so many versions you need to make sure you use one to the correct spec. And if overhauling a failed one, always have the TC professionally cleaned, or fit a new one.

yeah i guess thats the correct way of going about things,i dont know if you can still get new converters?? anyways im hoping to get through this season as is then throw more money at it,mostly gearbox..i've just bought a electronic ign for it,recived it today with matching coil fitted it and nothing..bugger all wouldnt even spark..put the points back on and fired up and ran great..why i bother ill never know!!