The V8 Lives!

[Guest jetskijase]

After a full day fitting the rv8 and type 9 gearbox saturday, (cheers steve and rich for coming over to help )

 

i rigged it all up for a test run before plumbing it all in etc.

 

well.......i didnt expect it to fire on the first turn!! i s£$t myself and turned it off pronto!!.

 

so after calming down and with a huge grin on my face i started it up again and gave it a bit of throttle! awesome noise!!!!!!!! just the manifolds on at the moment but it just sounded like a monster!!

 

so off to carry one with the plumbing etc!

 

cheers

Jase.

[steve in stockport]

Good effort Jase, bet you've got an aching face from all the grinning now

 

It was good to work out in the sunshine instead of being stuck in a dark garage for a change

now get cracking and get it finished for Stoneleigh

[Shaft]

Too much information Jase!!

 

I'm missing a V8 already and your NOT helping!! lol.

 

 

Seriously though mate, cracking effort with the engine.

It looked fantastic in your last pics, a credit too you Jase.

 

Nick.

[Guest jetskijase]

cheers chaps!.

 

pics on there way!! just resizing.

[Guest jetskijase]

some pics of the weekend. like steve said it was great to work outside in the sunshine! we were tempted to just do a bbq and sunbath!!

[Guest jetskijase]

just going in!

[Guest Tim Norman]

Welcome to the "Club"! There isn't a sound like it. Was out in mine on Saturday picking some bits up for the upgrade to injection. I can hardly hear the engine when cruising, but as soon as the loud pedal hits the carpet....................................................................... . The horizon has all on staying in front! And then, the vacuum secondaries open! Will the type 9 take the torque? If "Shaft" had anything to do with that engine then it won't be standard.

[Guest Paul Morgan]

Well done Jase and welcome too the club. The sound is just the first smile, just wait until your first drive

 

Paul

[Longboarder]

Don't forget to put oil in the gearbox!

 

Nigel

[Guest jetskijase]

nigel, its on my cupboard!! fill gearbox! amongst other lists of things left to do!!

 

Tim, yes i'am using the the block crank and cam from shaft, which i have a sneaky suspicion it isnt standard! says rs 262 scribed in the end, maybe a real steel 262 viper hurricane cam ???????

i will just have to see about the type 9, but the yellow v8 bazwaz? was running a type 9 for ages, but i will start saving for a bgh upgrade box, was nice to keep the prop mounts etc the same.

 

oh ..and no dumping the clutch at the lights!!

 

cheers!!

jase.

 

off to garage again for a quick start!!!

[Swan Jnr]

nice to see it in. tight fit in there isnt it?