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Adrian Ford

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My bog standard series 3 petrol does what it says on the packet 65mph
cruising 70-75 foot down head down.Not much fun on the motorway but would
love to see a series landrover going down the fast lane 100+.

Has anybody made a super fast series landrover or is it virtually
impossible.
I know people do engine swaps and so on but would the rest of the landrover
be able to handle it.Is there someone out there with a 100mph+ series?

Adrian Ford




 
> Has anybody made a super fast series landrover or is it virtually
> impossible.
> I know people do engine swaps and so on but would the rest of the
landrover
> be able to handle it.Is there someone out there with a 100mph+ series?

When I marshalled at Snetterton there was a Tranny van with a Bennetton F1
engine which could do 170mph down the straight. Don't see why it couldn't be
done with a Series.....

Now, where's me spanner?

TonyB


 
I know a guy who has a supercharged 3.5 V8 in a yellow ser III !!!!
"Adrian Ford" <ford@adrian131.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cvqk0t$610$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> My bog standard series 3 petrol does what it says on the packet 65mph
> cruising 70-75 foot down head down.Not much fun on the motorway but would
> love to see a series landrover going down the fast lane 100+.
>
> Has anybody made a super fast series landrover or is it virtually
> impossible.
> I know people do engine swaps and so on but would the rest of the
> landrover
> be able to handle it.Is there someone out there with a 100mph+ series?
>
> Adrian Ford
>
>
>
>


 
On or around Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:50:48 -0000, "Adrian Ford"
<ford@adrian131.freeserve.co.uk> enlightened us thusly:

>My bog standard series 3 petrol does what it says on the packet 65mph
>cruising 70-75 foot down head down.Not much fun on the motorway but would
>love to see a series landrover going down the fast lane 100+.
>
>Has anybody made a super fast series landrover or is it virtually
>impossible.
>I know people do engine swaps and so on but would the rest of the landrover
>be able to handle it.Is there someone out there with a 100mph+ series?

by the time you uprate the brakes enough to be safe and probably work on the
steering and so on, you might as well buy a 90... at least you get the
decent brakes and so on already fitted.

I had (briefly) a series I 86" with a Jag 2.4 engine in it. That would
clock 60 in second, but had standard SI brakes, which meant that it was
potentially lethal.

JTX 267, in case anyone comes across it. Lovely conversion, too,
engineering-wise

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
Appearances: You don't really need make-up. Celebrate your authentic
face by frightening people in the street.
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.
 
Lucky if mine peaks out at 60 mph, don't suppose the roof rack helps.

streamline series 3 anyone ?


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes


"Adrian Ford" <ford@adrian131.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cvqk0t$610$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> My bog standard series 3 petrol does what it says on the packet 65mph
> cruising 70-75 foot down head down.Not much fun on the motorway but would
> love to see a series landrover going down the fast lane 100+.
>
> Has anybody made a super fast series landrover or is it virtually
> impossible.
> I know people do engine swaps and so on but would the rest of the
landrover
> be able to handle it.Is there someone out there with a 100mph+ series?
>
> Adrian Ford
>
>
>
>


 
Larry wrote:
> Lucky if mine peaks out at 60 mph, don't suppose the roof rack helps.
>
> streamline series 3 anyone ?
>
>
Haev to be a hybrid, sIII body on a coiler chassis, and a nice fat V8, a
Turner or somesuch would do the job :0) That way it would have some
chance of stopping and stuff. Personally, I get all misty over the idea
of a 4.2S in my 110, but I need to finish a few things first, then sell
one of the kids to pay for it!

`Mark
 
Adrian Ford wrote:

<snip>
> Has anybody made a super fast series landrover or is it virtually
> impossible.
> I know people do engine swaps and so on but would the rest of the
> landrover be able to handle it.

Apart from the brakes the suspension is dicky. I drove a turboed Game (An oz
SIII SWB with fancy tires) and the thing started doing a series of bounds
when off the clock.

--

regards

jc

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sanity of the author is not guaranteed

EMAIL - jcamp@pacific.net and news@perentie.net are not valid email
addresses. news2x at perentie is valid for a while.
 
On or around Sun, 27 Feb 2005 01:30:40 +0000, Mark <me@privacy.net>
enlightened us thusly:

>Larry wrote:
>> Lucky if mine peaks out at 60 mph, don't suppose the roof rack helps.
>>
>> streamline series 3 anyone ?
>>
>>
>Haev to be a hybrid, sIII body on a coiler chassis, and a nice fat V8, a
>Turner or somesuch would do the job :0) That way it would have some
>chance of stopping and stuff. Personally, I get all misty over the idea
>of a 4.2S in my 110, but I need to finish a few things first, then sell
>one of the kids to pay for it!

you could put discs on the series front axle, and 11" drums on the back, and
a big servo, if it didn't already have one. parabolics, good quality
dampers, and some fast road tyres, it'd be OK.

trouble is, doing all that costs more than buying a decent 90.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"Nessun maggior dolore che ricordarsi del tempo felice nella miseria"
- Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321) from Divina Commedia 'Inferno'
 
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:50:48 -0000, "Adrian Ford"
<ford@adrian131.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>My bog standard series 3 petrol does what it says on the packet 65mph
>cruising 70-75 foot down head down.Not much fun on the motorway but would
>love to see a series landrover going down the fast lane 100+.
>
>Has anybody made a super fast series landrover or is it virtually
>impossible.
>I know people do engine swaps and so on but would the rest of the landrover
>be able to handle it.Is there someone out there with a 100mph+ series?

It shouldnt be hard to make one go over 100, but i wouldnt like to be
in it unless work had been done on the steering and brakes too.

My mate managed to get his up into the 90's once. That was a slightly
tired 2.25 with a different cam, a different inlet manifold and carb
and a non standard exhaust.
In his series 2 the speedo only goes up to 70. If you get it past that
the needle keeps going until it hits the stop under zero :)


 

"Tom Woods" <tomarse_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> It shouldnt be hard to make one go over 100, but i wouldnt like to be
> in it unless work had been done on the steering and brakes too.
>
I'd be more worried about the speed rating and condition of the tyres
myself..... I've experienced a high-speed (85/90mph)blowout in a
relatively high performance car (Jag XJC) that has a considerably lower c of
g, I wouldn't like to do the same in a 4x4, in fact I am 100% positive a 4x4
would have rolled. Several times.
Badger.


 
On or around Sun, 27 Feb 2005 17:03:50 +0000 (UTC), "Badger"
<brianhattonnospammers@beeeteeeinnit.com> enlightened us thusly:

>
>"Tom Woods" <tomarse_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:toe321t27jobjleqg3dnlcriet30gj62qi@4ax.com...
>>
>> It shouldnt be hard to make one go over 100, but i wouldnt like to be
>> in it unless work had been done on the steering and brakes too.
>>
>I'd be more worried about the speed rating and condition of the tyres
>myself..... I've experienced a high-speed (85/90mph)blowout in a
>relatively high performance car (Jag XJC) that has a considerably lower c of
>g, I wouldn't like to do the same in a 4x4, in fact I am 100% positive a 4x4
>would have rolled. Several times.

you'd need fast road tyres, for certainty. I'd be inclined to some nice 18"
wheels with decent road tyres - RaRo wheels should fit and be available with
suitable stud spacing.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
Too Busy: Your mind is like a motorway. Sometimes it can be jammed by
too much traffic. Avoid the jams by never using your mind on a
Bank Holiday weekend.
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.
 
Here you go, one superfast series 3 109

http://www.shabbir.com/pictures/mbpictures/mb12landrover.jpg


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes


"Adrian Ford" <ford@adrian131.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cvqk0t$610$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> My bog standard series 3 petrol does what it says on the packet 65mph
> cruising 70-75 foot down head down.Not much fun on the motorway but would
> love to see a series landrover going down the fast lane 100+.
>
> Has anybody made a super fast series landrover or is it virtually
> impossible.
> I know people do engine swaps and so on but would the rest of the
landrover
> be able to handle it.Is there someone out there with a 100mph+ series?
>
> Adrian Ford
>
>
>
>


 

"Larry" <NDA@larry-arnold.com> wrote in message
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> Here you go, one superfast series 3 109
>
> http://www.shabbir.com/pictures/mbpictures/mb12landrover.jpg
>
>
> --
Could get one of them and put it in the glove box of my Peugeot 806 then it
will be super fast..
Some times when in the series 3 on motorways you wish you could just put
your foot down and stick 2's up at some impatient gits as you fly
past.......Or even be able to accelerate away from lorries playing chicken
with your back door..
Cheapest option teaching the kids to throw turd bombs out of the windows.
AF



 
Adrian Ford wrote:
> "Larry" <NDA@larry-arnold.com> wrote in message
> news:38em35F5mksjmU1@individual.net...
>
>>Here you go, one superfast series 3 109
>>
>>http://www.shabbir.com/pictures/mbpictures/mb12landrover.jpg
>>
>>
>>--
>
> Could get one of them and put it in the glove box of my Peugeot 806 then it
> will be super fast..
> Some times when in the series 3 on motorways you wish you could just put
> your foot down and stick 2's up at some impatient gits as you fly
> past.......Or even be able to accelerate away from lorries playing chicken
> with your back door..
> Cheapest option teaching the kids to throw turd bombs out of the windows.
> AF
>
>
>

20 year old V8 110 is good in this respect. You can potter along the
inside lane when it suits you and then indicate and suprise people as
you fly past them. Ok, "fly past" might not be accurate, but over
80mph anyway...

--
Regards,
Danny

http://www.gaggia-espresso.com (a purely hobby site)
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Gold blend)
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Danny wrote:
> Adrian Ford wrote:
>
>> "Larry" <NDA@larry-arnold.com> wrote in message
>> news:38em35F5mksjmU1@individual.net...
>>
>>> Here you go, one superfast series 3 109
>>>
>>> http://www.shabbir.com/pictures/mbpictures/mb12landrover.jpg
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>
>>
>> Could get one of them and put it in the glove box of my Peugeot 806
>> then it
>> will be super fast..
>> Some times when in the series 3 on motorways you wish you could just put
>> your foot down and stick 2's up at some impatient gits as you fly
>> past.......Or even be able to accelerate away from lorries playing
>> chicken
>> with your back door..
>> Cheapest option teaching the kids to throw turd bombs out of the windows.
>> AF
>>
>>
>>
>
> 20 year old V8 110 is good in this respect. You can potter along the
> inside lane when it suits you and then indicate and suprise people as
> you fly past them. Ok, "fly past" might not be accurate, but over 80mph
> anyway...
>
:0) If you do a complete rebuild on one, including carbs and air system,
it takes you to about 95 :0) But it isn't nice unless you put shiny new
suspension on it, and new brakes. Then you get a huge grin when people
look surprised at an 'old' landy leaving them choking on petrol vapour
and pride :0)

`Mark
 
Mark wrote:

> :0) If you do a complete rebuild on one, including carbs and air system,
> it takes you to about 95 :0) But it isn't nice unless you put shiny new
> suspension on it, and new brakes. Then you get a huge grin when people
> look surprised at an 'old' landy leaving them choking on petrol vapour
> and pride :0)
>
> `Mark

Since it's my main vehicle I've never wanted to thrash it to the
limit, so I've no idea how fast mine would go. 80mph is achievable
without feeling it's at the limit...


--
Regards,
Danny

http://www.gaggia-espresso.com (a purely hobby site)
http://www.dannyscoffee.com (UK advert for my mobile espresso service)
http://www.malabargold.co.uk (UK/European online ordering for Malabar
Gold blend)
swap Z for above characters in email address to reply

 

> Has anybody made a super fast series landrover or is it virtually
> impossible.
> I know people do engine swaps and so on but would the rest of the
landrover
> be able to handle it.Is there someone out there with a 100mph+ series?
>

My stage one V8 went off the end of the clock after I fitted a new cam and
SU carbs. Those door tops really start to flap at that sport of speed !


 
100" 220bhp V8 '68 leafer. Lightened,balanced,excess weight removed(truckcab, no doorlocks,heater fan or sound-deadening) - clocked at oiro 120mph (speedo pointed at the"m" in "Smiths". Friend had '58 280bhp swb w/RRdiffs but he broke engine. So he got 300+bhp ex-Pilgrim Sumo 'modified' engine...
Once got tailgated by a "Beemer" as I was only doing 50mph. So after he passed, I tailgated him (trialling experience is really handy - you can drive REEEEEly close to things w/o hitting them ;)) at a distance of four feet until we hit 110mph. Then I flashed him. And he remembered a prior appointment in an adjacent field...
The key isn't on a ring and I always sh*t before driving for minimum weight.... ;)
 
> Has anybody made a super fast series landrover or is it virtually
> impossible.
> I know people do engine swaps and so on but would the rest of the
> landrover
> be able to handle it.Is there someone out there with a 100mph+ series?

Well, there is Marko's 2.0 litre Rover T16 turbo engined S3 88"...
http://www.cosic.org.uk/YVC 788K/phase3.htm

Martin
--
1988 90 Td5 Converted NAS Replica
www.web-rover.co.uk


 
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