Show Us Your Motors!

Jonnycoupe · 7 Oct 2015 at 22:16

crinkleshoes said:
Just because UK people have an obsession with TINY engines doesn't make 3l big

6l+ = do you own an oil refinery or just your family?
5-6l = intriguing
4-5l = big
3-4l = normal
2-3l = trying to keep up but needs to save some £££
1.4-2l = painful
<1.4l = kill me, kill me now

(Exceptions given to lightweight sports cars)

Depends on where you take the average

That stuff isn't just Pritt Stick you're sniffing?

Blackhawk47 · 8 Oct 2015 at 10:02

Jonnycoupe said:
That stuff isn't just Pritt Stick you're sniffing?

Classic crinkleshoes post that one.

Helios1234 · 8 Oct 2015 at 10:28

Had my car detailed last weekend and also had to replace my alloys so got some Rota Blitz last month:

steve_c · 8 Oct 2015 at 11:59

2000 Ram AC Replica:

teenwolf · 8 Oct 2015 at 12:02

AC is awesome.
well done

jbh110tdi · 8 Oct 2015 at 12:06

as above the AC replica is superb looking. glad to see its got a v8 in it as well.
did you build it yourself?

there's one local to me that has a 2.0 pinto in it!! that is just so wrong..

steve_c · 8 Oct 2015 at 12:09

teenwolf said:
AC is awesome.
well done

Thank you

jbh110tdi said:
as above the AC replica is superb looking. glad to see its got a v8 in it as well.
did you build it yourself?

there's one local to me that has a 2.0 pinto in it!! that is just so wrong..

I'm neither practical enough to build one nor successful enough to own an original!

This one has a Chevy small block 350 V8 (5.8) at around 350 bhp.

Great fun to drive but a bit of a handful...

Blackhawk47 · 8 Oct 2015 at 12:36

I wouldn't think twice about owning a AC replica over an original. Sure the original is amazing, if you could afford one. But with the replica you can get 95% the same experience for like 10% of the price that a original costs.

Looks like a good build.

steve_c · 8 Oct 2015 at 12:42

Blackhawk47 said:
I wouldn't think twice about owning a AC replica over an original. Sure the original is amazing, if you could afford one. But with the replica you can get 95% the same experience for like 10% of the price that a original costs.

Looks like a good build.

Those were my thoughts when I was thinking about buying one.

I test drove a couple of 7 - 8l Ford big blocks and they were absolutely terrifying. Not great for everyday driving.

This one seemed like a very clean build with a fairly sober engine setup.

Off to see someone at Customville tomorrow who thinks that we can get it up to about 420bhp while still maintaining streetability and compatibility with the existing gearbox / running gear.

GinG · 8 Oct 2015 at 13:33

Helios the MX5 looks great with them alloys. Just needs lowering a tad and will look perfect!

Helios1234 · 8 Oct 2015 at 13:49

GinG said:
Helios the MX5 looks great with them alloys. Just needs lowering a tad and will look perfect!

Thanks! Yeah, I've been contemplating that.

phatboy · 8 Oct 2015 at 13:59

Blackhawk47 said:
I wouldn't think twice about owning a AC replica over an original. Sure the original is amazing, if you could afford one. But with the replica you can get 95% the same experience for like 10% of the price that a original costs.

Looks like a good build.

That AC rep looks really really nice

good work

Father in law has a crendon automotive replica which I believe is based off the original blueprints. Guy who runs biz is bit of a mad professor but amazing at what he does.

I know its " show us YOUR motors" but will try get some pics up

He has managed to get a proper side olier v8 for and its been dyno'd at 550+ before it was bedded in. Genuinely terrifying speed and sounds unreal

steve_c · 8 Oct 2015 at 14:05

phatboy said:
That AC rep looks really really nice good work

Father in law has a crendon automotive replica which I believe is based off the original blueprints. Guy who runs biz is bit of a mad professor but amazing at what he does.

I know its " show us YOUR motors" but will try get some pics up

He has managed to get a proper side olier v8 for and its been dyno'd at 550+ before it was bedded in. Genuinely terrifying speed and sounds unreal

I test drove a 7.9 litre stroked side oiler and it was absolutely breathtaking.

Not being practical and a little worried about future work / problems, I opted to go for an engine which is a little more manageable and easy to find parts for!

I'm sure that after a year or so, I may feel a little braver.

Would love to see photos if you can get them.

Cheers

Conscript · 8 Oct 2015 at 14:06

Helios1234 said:
Thanks! Yeah, I've been contemplating that.

Make sure you do a lot of research before you do. I had my Mk3 lowered and whilst it made the car look great and handle fantastically on a decent flat road, I found it a bit compromised on bumpier back roads and got annoyed having to plan my routes avoiding roads with speed cushions :/ Grip was astounding though.

Also, the wheels look great as does the paintwork. Lovely

jbh110tdi · 8 Oct 2015 at 14:08

steve_c said:
Those were my thoughts when I was thinking about buying one.

I test drove a couple of 7 - 8l Ford big blocks and they were absolutely terrifying. Not great for everyday driving.

This one seemed like a very clean build with a fairly sober engine setup.

Off to see someone at Customville tomorrow who thinks that we can get it up to about 420bhp while still maintaining streetability and compatibility with the existing gearbox / running gear.

our family are no strangers to some of the american V8's we've all had our fair share of them during the years. My sister is the only one that still has one. she has an Oldsmobile cutlass 442 sport that has about 400bhp as standard. it was used as my wedding car a few years back.

my dad had some interesting stuff when I was growing up and when I was at primary school folk in my class were being picked up in mk4 cortinas, mini's and stuff like that. My dad used to turn up in Mach1 mustangs and Plymouth fury's and all sorts of stuff like that. it was great... you could here him coming when you were still sitting in the class room

Helios1234 · 8 Oct 2015 at 14:14

Conscript said:
Make sure you do a lot of research before you do. I had my Mk3 lowered and whilst it made the car look great and handle fantastically on a decent flat road, I found it a bit compromised on bumpier back roads and got annoyed having to plan my routes avoiding roads with speed cushions :/ Grip was astounding though.

Also, the wheels look great as does the paintwork. Lovely

Thanks

. Everytime I have thought about lowering the car and researched into it, I've seen 100s of comments on how the car handles better and looks better but every so often, I read a comment mentioning the compromised ride quality and I'm put off. It doesn't help that the roads I take to work are somewhat bumpy. Winter is not gonna help...

Joe T · 8 Oct 2015 at 15:57

Cobra replica is nice, and a solid choice of engine. To be fair, most the of replicas are actually better cars than the original, so it's a win-win.

Clarkey · 8 Oct 2015 at 17:20

Isn't the gear lever really far back?

Conscript · 8 Oct 2015 at 17:57

Helios1234 said:
Thanks . Everytime I have thought about lowering the car and researched into it, I've seen 100s of comments on how the car handles better and looks better but every so often, I read a comment mentioning the compromised ride quality and I'm put off. It doesn't help that the roads I take to work are somewhat bumpy. Winter is not gonna help...

It wouldn't have been a problem for me if mine had been a weekend only car, but as a daily drive it got a little tiresome on the way to work. Depends what you're willing to put up with though. Oh, and that's not to say my experience applies to all lowered setups, so don't let me put you off too much.

Siliconslave · 8 Oct 2015 at 19:06

Helios1234 said:
Thanks . Everytime I have thought about lowering the car and researched into it, I've seen 100s of comments on how the car handles better and looks better but every so often, I read a comment mentioning the compromised ride quality and I'm put off. It doesn't help that the roads I take to work are somewhat bumpy. Winter is not gonna help...

Aren't there some springs for the 3/3.5 which were the original mazda sport ones, but they had to jack it up for some safety thing - thus they came in as an optional extra... supposed to be better but not overly crashy etc.