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Just couldn't resist, has been standing for years and needs recommisioning. Fitted with chev straight 6 4.1litre but I have the original 2.25 lump. Looking forward to building the furniture, and I may leave the paintwork as is. Apparently it is called patina or shabby chic but scruffy works for me:) j
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Scotjimland
Hi.. welcome, looks like a great project.. please keep us updated with the progress , and I agree, keep the paintwork. looks great, where are you located ?

I spent 6 years in RSA 1973 - 1979
lived in Rustenburg and worked for Impala Platinum and then Jo'burg with Coca Cola..
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Now that van's got attitude! 👍😉
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Scotjimland said:
Hi.. welcome, looks like a great project.. please keep us updated with the progress , and I agree, keep the paintwork. looks great, where are you located ?

I spent 6 years in RSA 1973 - 1979
lived in Rustenburg and worked for Impala Platinum and then Jo'burg with Coca Cola..
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We are at present in Fourways but spend six months of the year in Spain starting next week
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GMJ
Looks an interesting project so I'll subscribe to this thread.(y)

That Chevvy lump is pretty bullet proof. I had the 5.0 litre version in my TVR Griffith and it went like a stabbed rat. Even better after I changed it for a modified 5.4 litre version. :)
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JanHank
Oh to be young enough to even think about such a project. Wouldn`t be my choice of course, but I`m not a rufty tufty man.
As they say on my German American RV forum, happy screwing :D
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JanHank said:
Oh to be young enough to even think about such a project. Wouldn`t be my choice of course, but I`m not a rufty tufty man.
As they say on my German American RV forum, happy screwing :D
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Young!!! I'll have you know I have 14 grandchildren, true fact
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Another thing that attracted me to this project, my dad was sales manager at Martin Walter in Folkestone and used to bring stuff like this home
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jakethepeg said:
Young!!! I'll have you know I have 14 grandchildren, true fact
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You`ll have plenty of help then, hope they`re all a chip off of Grandfather and great grandfathers block. :D
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GMJ said:
Looks an interesting project so I'll subscribe to this thread.(y)

That Chevvy lump is pretty bullet proof. I had the 5.0 litre version in my TVR Griffith and it went like a stabbed rat. Even better after I changed it for a modified 5.4 litre version. :)
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Did you have the tvr in the uk and could you get parts for the engine?
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JanHank said:
You`ll have plenty of help then, hope they`re all a chip off of Grandfather and great grandfathers block. :D
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Unfortunately no great grandchildren yet and they are spread around the globe uk, Spain, France, Japan, Australia and here in South Africa, so no help there
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I know it´s a bit early in the morning, but didn´t you say your Dad was also into this sort of thing, hence the Great Grandfather comment 😴 wakey wakey
Yes look you did.;)
jakethepeg said:
Another thing that attracted me to this project, my dad was sales manager at Martin Walter in Folkestone and used to bring stuff like this home
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jakethepeg said:
Did you have the tvr in the uk and could you get parts for the engine?
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Yes and yes.

A number of the parts were after market but still did the job. The engine went into the Rover P6 as well for a number of years so was a bit of a workhorse. It was a few years ago now mind, back in the 00's.
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