15-06-2013, 10:38 PM
Right, this may just be a daft pie in the sky idea but I've been wanting an epic project for a while so here goes...
I've been offered a pretty clean Vauxhall Victor FE with a cracked head very cheap. I've been thinking for a while about dropping an XUD in a classic to have a nippy retro ride that runs on veg for everyday use. I'm thinking possibly a 2.1 on an LDV Pilot box, connected to the Vauxhall axle with a custom propshaft. I know obviously ill have to sort a lot of other issues such as mounts, gear linkage etc, but a few questions...
Would the Pilot gearbox just mount up to any XUD?
Is it known to handle power well?
Any idea of rough dimensions?
Has anyone done this before so I can steal all their ideas?
Feel free to laugh
I've been offered a pretty clean Vauxhall Victor FE with a cracked head very cheap. I've been thinking for a while about dropping an XUD in a classic to have a nippy retro ride that runs on veg for everyday use. I'm thinking possibly a 2.1 on an LDV Pilot box, connected to the Vauxhall axle with a custom propshaft. I know obviously ill have to sort a lot of other issues such as mounts, gear linkage etc, but a few questions...
Would the Pilot gearbox just mount up to any XUD?
Is it known to handle power well?
Any idea of rough dimensions?
Has anyone done this before so I can steal all their ideas?
Feel free to laugh
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