[ROVERNET - UK] Oft Repeated Questions

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Perhaps I missed some of this thread...Is it about fitting a Rover 3500 
into a Satg engine bay? I've seen it done twice:
The first time badly...with a big hole cut in the bonnet/hood to allow 
the air cleaners to poke thru.
The second time brilliantly....A Range rover sump was used as this 
is/was apparently shallower. It was a twin carb model and the inlet 
manifold had been cut, shortened and rewelded and I believe some engine 
mounts custome made or at least adapter plates made up. The engine sat 
in the bay beautifully.

Mike     820 Vitesse     Norwich

Steven Dibdin wrote:

> Sorry my typo, should have read:
>
> "Some people maintain it was Triumph
> engineers being pig headed and insisting that a Rover V8 would >NOT< 
> fit (Not
> true). "
>
>
>> From: Paul Smith <Paul.Smith at auroraenergy.com.au>
>> Reply-To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>> To: "'rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com'" <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
>> Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] Oft Repeated Questions
>> Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:26:33 +1100
>>
>> er someone in Aust made one fit, haven't seen it to verify what was
>> involved.
>>
>> PVS
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com
>> [mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com]On Behalf Of Steven Dibdin
>> Sent: Thursday, 16 March 2006 8:20 am
>> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>> Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] Oft Repeated Questions
>>
>>
>> The Stag V8 is an interesting thing. It was underdeveloped at 
>> release, but
>> later models were pretty good and the 'new millennium' cylinder heads 
>> helped
>>
>> address a lot of the remaining issues.
>>
>> As a side line, the Stag engine was designed as part of the fractured
>> management of BL in the seventies. Some people maintain it was Triumph
>> engineers being pig headed and insisting that a Rover V8 would fit (Not
>> true). But I believe Spen King said in an interview published in
>> [ http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/ ] reckoned that it was because the 
>> Rover V8
>>
>> plant had reached manufacturing capacity and they wanted a younger 
>> design.
>>
>> I know I'm going to sound like a heretic by saying this; but a well tune
>> Triumph V8 is a very nice sounding lump.
>>
>> Going there a bit, should be working right now.....
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> StevenD
>>
>>
>>
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