"Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull" (RamblinRover) 05/03/2014 at 21:28 • Filed to: None

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It occurred to me that instead of taking an American truck engine and putting it in a Brit sports car, I'm taking British engine, making it sports car, and putting it in American truck. Er, what the FUCK is wrong with me? Plus: parts from more than one *kind* of Britcar. I think the gods of car are going to smite me.

Diesel > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 05/03/2014 at 21:29

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It better be a small pickup. Ranger or S10.

mr_gofast > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 05/03/2014 at 21:30

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sooo a brit motor in a us body?? sounds different..however what are you putting into the truck? if its a 2.x liter cosworth you may want to rethink that idea :)

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Diesel 05/03/2014 at 21:31

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Lighter. Falcon Ranchero - about 2400lb. Which isn't to say a Jag V12-swapped F-150 wouldn't be hilarious.

Your boy, BJR > Diesel 05/03/2014 at 21:31

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Triumph TR2 4 banger in a '73 Ford F300 crew cab

Diesel > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 05/03/2014 at 21:32

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That sounds awesome.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > mr_gofast 05/03/2014 at 21:32

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Rover 4.2 -> Falcon Ranchero. Weighs the same as the original engine, 3x the power. Because the aluminums - all of them.

Blondude > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 05/03/2014 at 21:33

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You are the Anti-Cobra.

Diesel > Your boy, BJR 05/03/2014 at 21:33

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I'll have whatever your on.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Diesel 05/03/2014 at 21:34

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The F-150 or what I'm actually doing? Either way, yes, but I can't escape the feeling there's something horribly wrong. Against the laws of nature.

mr_gofast > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 05/03/2014 at 21:35

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http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/this-insane-pe… chevy s10 and firetruck v12??

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Blondude 05/03/2014 at 21:35

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Pretty much. Exactly the lines along which I'm thinking - hence me expecting a smite for my hubris. Like I'm trying to break the laws of reality.

Diesel > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 05/03/2014 at 21:36

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Both. I wouldn't mind a V12 swapped into an old Fiero. If there's even room enough for it. Maybe stretch it myself like the Venom GT.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > mr_gofast 05/03/2014 at 21:37

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See, that at least knows it's a mutant. I'm not sure my project does.

Your boy, BJR > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 05/03/2014 at 21:43

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RAW ETHER AND SEVERAL KING COBRA 40S

mr_gofast > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 05/03/2014 at 21:44

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lol would you drive that s10?

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > mr_gofast 05/03/2014 at 21:44

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Only on a golf course. Drunk.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Your boy, BJR 05/03/2014 at 21:47

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There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge. I'm already at irresponsible and depraved, and don't need to be helpless, so I'll hold off on the ether. For now.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 05/03/2014 at 23:12

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So you're basically making one of these?

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 05/03/2014 at 23:37

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Very close, really. Comes out a bit like a mash up of the p76 and an XL/xk ute, though it's all American market bits and not oz ones. It has more than a whiff of oz about it, that's for certain - I've named it Oswald as an allusion to that. I then realized the unfortunate coincidence in name/ model year to another Oswald (63: Kennedy, etc.), but I'm not changing it.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 05/04/2014 at 07:01

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Mind. Blown. P76 Ute.

I really wish BL had a better crack at the Australian market. The P6 was very popular there, and the P76 was shaping up to be a reasonable seller before trouble back in the UK started impacting the colonies.

Bah. BL should be used in the dictionary to exemplify 'missed opportunities'.