Fitting a Rover V8 into an SE6 Scimitar...
TVR's are possibly the most accessible, ballsy, V8 sports cars going, not as refined as Porsche etc., but comparatively cheap, fast and awesome to listen to. Comparatively. In 2001 I got bored of modern cars, a TVR Chimera was still 16k + and I didn't have that kinda money (still don't) so I looked elsewhere.
The options seemed to be:
- Get a loan and buy a TVR anyway
- Buy an American car
- Build a kit car or conversion
Above: A proper engine, 8 cylinders and a fat carb on top :)
Well you already know, and its obvious, that the conversion was the way forward. Loans are daft, I didn't know enough about American cars to get a good one and kits are pricey too. I chose a Reliant Scimitar for some simple reasons:
- They're cheap
- Love them or hate them, the styling is ... distinctive
- They're rear wheel drive
- They're cheap
- They already have a V6 engine (so V8 conversion mustn't too tough right?)
- They're cheap
I got a brown one needing TLC for £350. To get roadworthy all
it needed was some new brake bits, a PAS steering rack and a polish.
It has a leather
interior in great shape, tinted windows, alloys and some other bits too.
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