Reply to "George, tell us about your motor..."

> Dan, you probably already know this.
> But if you have any trouble finding performance parts for the Rover v8 there
> are plenty of specialists in the UK. I live quite near two of them and have
> dealt with a third.

Thanks. I think I've got all the parts I'll need lined up. I wouldn't mind
a good fuel injection manifold but I need something that matches the larger
ports of the ported Buick 300 aluminum heads I'm using. The parts list
looks something like this:

ported 1964 Buick 300 aluminum heads
Buick V6 Stage 1 tulip head valves
adjustable roller rocker set-up (new shafts, Harland Sharp rocker arms)
Rover 4.0L cross-bolted block (align-bored to take to Buick 300 bearings)
Buick 300 crankshaft
Rover/Buick forged rods with ARP bolts or Eagle 5700SS rods (have both)
aluminum flywheel
gear reduction mini-starter
TR8 oil pan and scraper
Wilpower single plane intake with injector bosses (on order from Australia)
large tube TR8 headers and dual exhaust

Should be just under 300 cubes (294 to 296) and 300 lbs. The only major
bits missing are the pistons (likely to be Wiseco custom forged in the 10:1
compression range). I've got both Crower 50232 and 50233 cams on hand but
I plan on working up some custom cam specs. I'll start out with a carb but
would like to go with a fuel injection set-up eventually. It would be
relatively easy to use a Rover 3.9L injection manifold set-up (which I also
have) but the ports are too small. Lanocha Racing here in the States makes
an interesting intake that looks better for high performance and fits under
a sloping TR8 hood but they apparently can't be bothered to answer email
and don't list a phone number.

Required Pantera content: Once the aluminum V8 for the Pantera is done, I
can get started on the aluminum V8 for the Triumph.

Dan Jones