Just wondering would it be expensive to change the engine a drive gear in a herald to fit a rover v8. Would it be possible to get a garage to do it for under a £1000???

This would ideally need to be done by a specialist. I dont personally know anywhere that will take such a job on so try searching the net.

You'd be looking at closer to £2-2.5K, and then you've gotta buy the engine and box.

That seems a bit steap, it only an normaly aspirated engine. All it would need is the rover back axle mounting and engine and the prop shaft shotening to suit. You sure 2-2500 k???

ur looking at around 1500 to put an 2.0 in a corsa

The mounts will need altering aswell surely,and wiring. Its not going to be cheap rhys. I have no idea what the engine bay and underneath of a herald is like but it is going to be a big job. Why u ask?

Rhys could you not fabricate a sub frame mount the engine on it with axels. then the only real work is mating the engine to the gearbox unless your using the rover gearbox that if it fits in the tunnel.

this seems like a strange combo and im thinking its hotrod style.

i have told you before rhys and i will tell you again, stop being lazy and do it all yourself, iam sure tony would help you, and i can lend a hand

why not a xe or zetec running tb's? less mess then, better handling imho

I want v8 power and raw ha ha ha. Keep an eye on this space in about 4 weeks lol. What i will have then is a standard model something,, and it will be then getting altered over a period of months, would like whateva i get completed by crimbo. I am going to get something with a mot so i can drive it imediatley. Am sure automotion will be seeing me quite soon. I like this one, the whole herald front lifts up for easy work and easy conversion. This one here is a v8 http://pages.zoom.co.uk/rmad/v8herald.htm

am sure there is a engine company in wallesey who do v8 work maybe someone knows who it is off here?

why don t you sell the car and buy some thing ait more of what you want instead of spending a load of money on a jag, then selling it on like you did with the punto

I aint spent anything on the jag, and have decided on keeping it. I am quite happy with the car Ive got at the moment but the kind of car I want to have fun in wont be suitable to do 34000 miles a year in.

Rhys, all I can say is since you told me about your plans last week, I am nearing my conclusion that you are a bit insane sometimes haha.

But I love it and I hope you do this, it will certainly be something well worth seeing.

Easy access to the herald engine as it is a flip front bonnet, fixed by clasps just behind the front wheels. Plenty of engine space. Be careful working around the chrome headlight surrounds as they're £80 a piece! Rover v8

Sounds good to me

Hi peeps went out today and bought a 1967 herald with mot til october in a gud unrestored condition yipee

I guess this topic has just become interesting.....

Any Pics Mr Rhys ?

I'd suggest you buy "Retro Cars", "Retro Ford", "Classic Car" and "Practical Performance Car" magazines. 90% of the stuff in them are mechanical based.
They cover things like this, there are a couple of decent sites who deal with advanced modification like this. All the ones with the beardy types.

There is an older Ford V8 that is smaller and thinner than the Rover V8 and it'll fit in. You will have to cut away the bulkhead in most case and modify the rack with the Rover.

rover V8 is an amazing engine,with a sweet sound.get one

in grass track racing yyeeeeaaarrrrs ago i seen a few mini pick ups with v8's with chargers on pushing 440bhp and 380nm no probs. i'd say the only prob would be stopping, willwood 4pots on 285discs are approx 600notes

Volvo 240 4 pot brakes. 40 quid.

or the cav v6 288mm there very good for the money

have you any pic of these calipers? never seen em before

New ones (usually brown by now):

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The 240's also have LSD on rwd axle. Very well specced mechanically.

Fiat Coupe Turbo brakes are also very good (Brembo), and have the standard carrier attachments.