one week to get this done!!

Petrol

Specn...
•5,552 cc 5.6 liters V 8 front engine with 98.0 mm bore, 92.0 mm stroke, 9.8 compression ratio, double overhead cam and four valves per cylinder VK56DE
•Unleaded fuel 87
•Fuel consumption: EPA 08 urban (mpg): 12, country/highway (mpg): 17, combined (mpg): 14, 5.1, 7.2, 6.0, 14, 20 and 17
•Multi-point injection fuel system
•28.0 gallon main unleaded fuel tank 23.3
•Power: 236 kW , 317 HP SAE @ 5,200 rpm; 385 ft lb , 522 Nm @ 3,600 rpm

The Mad Hat Man said:

Petrol

Specn...
•5,552 cc 5.6 liters V 8 front engine with 98.0 mm bore, 92.0 mm stroke, 9.8 compression ratio, double overhead cam and four valves per cylinder VK56DE
•Unleaded fuel 87
•Fuel consumption: EPA 08 urban (mpg): 12, country/highway (mpg): 17, combined (mpg): 14, 5.1, 7.2, 6.0, 14, 20 and 17
•Multi-point injection fuel system
•28.0 gallon main unleaded fuel tank 23.3
•Power: 236 kW , 317 HP SAE @ 5,200 rpm; 385 ft lb , 522 Nm @ 3,600 rpm

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Would need good breaks then..

thats less power than from my early 90's bmw 4.0

I guess they have more emissions crap now lol

Zen , really what is the point of going non original with the engine in this one too?

cos i keeping her

re that engine..its held back loads..aftermarket ecu and add 100hp
thats before supercharger

started the underside today..





4 layers of paint!!!!

I think we're somewhat over the 1 week target you originally set yourself here...

2 weeks later!! lol

yep..boss wouldnt give me the week off he had promised..still better this way cos atleast its getting done and not costing me time off work money....and infact only done 2 days full work on her..so kinda on schedual..

lol, well if your keeping it at least go p76 v8 so it looks and fits original but has 285 ftlbs as standard.

that looks like one of the 41/2 inch wire brush attachments work, I still have white finger from it lol but they work well where they fit.

Lucky he is letting you keep it in the workshop- is that a concession for no holiday?

A suffix C gearbox then mate? To be expected at that age.

PS when you sent the rear hoop/wiper down put the rest of the overdrive bits in too. Thanks mate.

zen said:

yep..boss wouldnt give me the week off he had promised..still better this way cos atleast its getting done and not costing me time off work money....and infact only done 2 days full work on her..so kinda on schedual..

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so if you supercharge it Zen will that push out 500bhp?

its a suffix a gearbox..number 3980...suffix a upto 5000 odd...though not original one i guess.

I am a bit worried you dont have enough gloves

heres some more....





oh dear!!

oi thats my rear hoop ya bastard!

no..its your top of the rear hoop..sides is mine..

Looks one hell of a job. Wish you the best of luck with it. Cannot wait to see how she turns out.

Have you decided on a power plant yet?

6.2 yank, judging from the post I saw earlier!

more pics

opps the back and roof fell off







rear xmember in tomorrow and goal post in and o/s rear sorted all after work i hope...??

got ill..exhaustion..??so didnt do much this evening..but still o/s rear done and xmember out






more work here!!!

thats not fair, mine didnt come with boot floor sides