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2nd Feb 10 at 08:39   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Awesome car, always wanted one for giggles.

WRLFC !

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Nice one davey! I remember SVM's at an RR day, sounded immense!
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Originally posted by Robin
Yep, sump had to be clearanced but that was it tbh.


Sweet I remember someone fitting one to a carlton (same floorpan) and they were faffing about with the steering for ages.
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Quickly took some better pictures in my lunch break..



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Originally posted by SVM 286
I'd be interested to see if someone could do a cheaper conversion.

The car utilizes Rover and Ford ECUs so Dreadnought had to come up with a way of getting everything to communicate correctly. There is an extra loom they install and it's about a week's work from them for it to be a turn key conversion. .


Have you got any details on the ECU?


No Dave.

You'd probably be able to get part numbers from someone on X-Power forums though. There's some good knowledge on there.

The Dreadnought folks are registered on there and so is at least one of the development team from Longbridge.
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I doubt Dreadnought will tell me anything without me handing over copious amounts of cash! lol
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Love these.... i worked for Rover/MG for 3 years until the company i worked fo went bust when Rover did

Drove one of these while i was there and they are awesome. Never seen one on the road tho.
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Really isnt pretty



How is a V8 not pretty? It's even got a little horsey.
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It hasnt got the big gay plastic covers that people expect on engines these days
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Do like these, but hate the build quality



They're rather nicely screwed together actually Rich.
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Nice one davey! I remember SVM's at an RR day, sounded immense!


That one was actually my Dad's Fro.

Mine is in mothballs.
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It hasnt got the big gay plastic covers that people expect on engines these days


Now they DO, look terrible.
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Did you put the SE wheels on Dave or were they on it when you bought it?
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Originally posted by fro-dizzle
Nice one davey! I remember SVM's at an RR day, sounded immense!


That one was actually my Dad's Fro.

Mine is in mothballs.


I think i remember that being said actually, sounded awesome either way!
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Those pipes do make a hell of a difference.
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Did you put the SE wheels on Dave or were they on it when you bought it?


It came with the Apex's.. Freshly re-furbed too! The previous owner was asking if he knocked £500 off the price if he could keep the wheels... No way!
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Originally posted by Rich H
Do like these, but hate the build quality



They're rather nicely screwed together actually Rich.



Have to say I'm pleasantly supprised as the build quality! Theres a little bit of wind noise in the cabin at high speed but other than that its a very solid car!
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Martin Hadland has a Touring. He's changed the mirrors to the MK I shape (they are more tear drop shaped) and says that it reduces the high speed wind noise.
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Ah ok, I retract that statement then They obviously made a decent effort with this one then!

The ZR, ZS and TF's I've worked on are all horrendous - pieces falling off, rattling, very loose etc at 30K miles etc
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Originally posted by SVM 286

Mine is in mothballs.


Isn't everything you own?
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SVM: So how come yours is off the road?

[Edited on 02-02-2010 by DaveyLC]
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SVM: So how come yours is off the road?

[Edited on 02-02-2010 by DaveyLC]


iirc something went through the condensor and fan, i think
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I thought it related to doing 130 through a speed carmera trap whilst waving?
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I thought it related to doing 130 through a speed carmera trap whilst waving?


no it is actully fully broken, "we" also broke the black ZT whilst giving it ultimate death on a NSRA tunnel run
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He does have the touch of death

OT: Very nice Davey needs ragging around an industrial estate

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