I have my bit of outdoor fun on

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Kawasaki KLF 400 :D
Need to strip down the carb as it's not running too good atm. That said, the flames from the exhaust are:cool: :eek:

BS,

Surely a 1.6 Vitara engine and a decent exhaust is a far easier option. It will mate straight to the gearbox, might even go on existing engine mounts.

AB

Never seen a V8 SJ. Have seen a V8 'thing' with an SJ body. Absolute crap IMHO, totally removes the main thing the SJ has going for it, lack of weight.

Steive...... understand the weight issue but it would give it amazing climbing capabilities.

The Virata engine is a good idea. This site does loads of goodies along with a Vitara upgrade kit but I still want the feel and outright power of a V8.

Look at the ones on the site. Quite mad.

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BS,

The weight thing shouldn't be too much of a problem, it's the actual fitting it into the engine bay, and mating it to the gearbox, and the gearbox being happy. The gearbox might be OK if the V8 is tired, but a pleasant engine's torque wont do it any favours at all.

Having seen a good 16 years of peoples idea's as to what constitutes an ideal off roader, I honestly think the Vitara engine, exhaust, and a reduction in the low range gearing, all running on nothing bigger than 215's will be far more capable and reliable, and therefore cheaper, than a V8.

Oh, and for the record, a V8 will fit into a Jimny, just:):)

cast iron SJ lump is not going to work out much heavier than an alloy Rover V8.....there'll be some serious metalwork involved though... ;)

I've also seen a coil conversion on one of the leaf-sprung SJs - looks pretty useful...

I would post a pic of my old 4.5 V8 landrover racer....but I don't know how to do it.... :(

Mail it to me and I'll post it for you.

:D

coming over... :)

I want a go :( My mate at work used to do it but he sold his 4.0 V8 landie last year and doesn't do it anymore :(

My other 4 wheel drive play thing!!:D:D....not quite as fast as the scoob though!!
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Gixerman: Tooooooooooo clean.......:D

:rolleyes:

BS

LOL...I had only had it a week when this pic was taken, glad to say it's now sports a nice shade of 'Muddy-Brown':D:D

Fair enough....No more excuses though....:D

I've been thinking about a bit of 4x4 mud fun with it being so difficult to appreciate the scoob on the road these days and with tracks being so expensive.

I've been looking for a reasonable landy for a while now.

When you going next BS?

Ian. Probably gonna go this Sunday if we can but not until about 3 O'clock. If not then then the week after.

:D

You more than welcome to come along.

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Defender....Now thats a real 4x4.

I know a guy who has a Lada Viva with a Alfa/fiat engine in it. Its bloody fast for what it is!! And with good tyres it will go through just about anything

I spent fecking ages last Sunday dragging a Lada Niva out of holes when it kept getting stuck.

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