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Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:42 pm**

Has anyone got a drawing of the rear of a RV8 showing the dimension layout for the bellhousing bolts and dowels etc.

Thanks
Denis

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2011 8:35 pm**

I've got a few blocks in the shed Denis.
would you like me to do a rubbing of one or tap out a gasket and stick it in the post ??

Perry

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:02 pm**

Thanks for the offer Perry,

Like you I have a few spare blocks and as a last resort will do your idea of a rubbing.

I was hoping for an engineering drawing so that I can punch the numbers into a digitally controlled milling machine.

Thanks
Denis

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:56 pm**

I think there is already somebody with the co-ordinates, elliot or jfs55? possibly

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:40 am**

Sorry not me

i think Paul Garton might have them
http://www.whengparts.com/

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:04 am**

What about Ralph who was making that mental Metro with a transverse rear mounted V8 and mated it to a Rover FWD gearbox

He also has the necessary machines and watercut stuff to cut them out

Ian

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:13 am**

Ian Anderson wrote:What about Ralph who was making that mental Metro with a transverse rear mounted V8 and mated it to a Rover FWD gearbox

He also has the necessary machines and watercut stuff to cut them out

Ian

I remember seeing a Mini like that. Good for spinning the wheels, but not much else.

Posted: **Sat Dec 24, 2011 1:59 pm**

I remember seeing a Mini like that. Good for spinning the wheels, but not much else.
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Depends how it´s done. My good friend has stuffed one RV8 into a Clubman, still transverse fwd and eveything fits under the std bonnet. And it drives just like a Mini, apart from a slightly better performance. :lol: 

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:29 pm**

I don't know if it's of any help, but I have a loose RV8 bellhousing in the garage and would be happy to draw around the outline and mark the bolt holes for you? Not exactly an engineer's drawing but let me know if you want.

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:55 pm**

I have a work in progress drawing from when I was going to convert a Rover V8 to Ford MT75 gearbox.

It's been stuck on my online files for years and you can download it from here

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/rs2300/rover%20to%20mt75.dwg

If you don't have AutoCad you can download this free software that works a treat.

http://www.3ds.com/products/draftsight/ ... -software/

Original sizes came from a guy on here called 'integerspin' if I remember correctly.

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:08 pm**

Hi Mark,
Thanks for the drawings.
I'm not too clever with Autocad, so struggling with getting dims from the drawings,

Any pointers would be very helpful.

Regards Denis

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:38 pm**

Hi Mark,

I have managed to get some dims to show on the cad drawing but when checked against the actual bellhousing they are way off.

The dims on the drawing show the belhousing about 40mm wider than it really is.

Am I doing something wrong?

Can't find Integerspin anywhere.

Regards Denis

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:18 pm**

I dropped it into ProCad+ here and used the dimension finder. That gave the distance between the two bottom holes as 391.91mm. If this is correct (don't think it is) I could easily do the rest. But I prefer DXF files.

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:38 pm**

DaveEFI wrote:I dropped it into ProCad+ here and used the dimension finder. That gave the distance between the two bottom holes as 391.91mm. If this is correct (don't think it is) I could easily do the rest. But I prefer DXF files.

Thanks for your reply.

The actual tape measure distance from the dowel holes to the crank centre is 184mm.
That dimension on the drawing is over 200mm ??? so I am confused
ooops!
Just tried again and got the same 391.91 as you did to bottom holes.
Tape measure also the same.

So all is well now.
Not sure what I did before.

Thanks for your help.

Regards Denis

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2012 7:23 pm**

I never got to check the Rover sizes, sorry

Intergerspin was on the old V8 forum and I can't find the archive now

From what I have measured on the drawing

Right hand dowel is x+184.85 y 0

Left hand dowel is x-171.64 y+70.44

Ralph85 who posts here would be worth a PM

cheers

Mark

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RV8 bellhousing bolt pattern.

RV8 bellhousing bolt pattern.