BROWNYS MK2 V8

[hitman]

some top graft goin in there pal

[BROWNYS V6]

some top graft goin in there pal

tell me about it done some more

welded this bit on inside of door pillar first,had to have a bit of banging wiv me hammer as you do,heard a donk and chink chink thought what was that, looked down inside of door post to find a bunch of keys fished em out wiv me telescopic magnet, one set of van keys result as i did'nt have any
then carried on welding


taking forever but hey ho i'll get there

[bikemad]

wish i could fabricate and weld like that would take on projects like that. good work mate can,t wait to see it finished

[transitgeoff]

just looked at this nice work going on here

[malta transit]

Impresive work

[conrod]

not an update on progress as such but have decided to run an auto gearbox on my rover v8 so i been shopping on fleebay an got this

ive been watching a couple of boxes but they all to far away,so the search continues
and i spent my dinner hour removing most of the bits i have collected from the back of the van so i can spend some evenings over the next few weeks doing some welding

If you are planning to run an auto, try to find a ZF4HP22 from a Daf/LDV 400 V8 van. It is a 4 speed overdrive box (0.73:1 top) so you can run a normal ratio diff and still get relaxed cruising in top. Good strong box,cable speedo, no electronics either, just might take some looking to find one. Don't buy one from a Landrover /Rangerover, you cannot convert it to 2wd. I had a V8 Daf 400 with one of these boxes, it was a very nice piece, better than the 5 speed manual I have now.
Conrad

[BROWNYS V6]

cheers for the comments guys it does help to keep you motivated
been looking for a borg warner 35 or 65 on the gearbox front but 4 speed auto sounds

[madmark]

paul she is comeing on well mate keep at it

[Neil]

35 or 65 is ample and cheap as chips to repair

[BROWNYS V6]

done a bit more tonight








its taking forever to get this corner done, but im getting there
been modding the bonnet tonite aswell pics tomorrow

[transitandy]

nice work

[Muttley]

Brilliant work!!

[BROWNYS V6]

done some more

doing away wiv fresh air vents cos thats where rollcage gonna go

did'nt have any bent bits of rollcage tube so offered up a sierra strut brace instead

modded bonnet



this is another paint job maybe

[AlanN]

Love what you have been doing, admire you dedication on rebuilding the pillar and scuttle

[deankdx]

i like where this is going.
great work on the rust so far.
Dad had a Leland V8 in his Mk1 transit years ago(Australian 4.4 P76 V8 motor similar to the rover)

these projects like yours have almost convinced me to buy a welder and fix the rust myself in mine.