Chris I had the first road going V8 Xtreme. I fitted a standard Rover Bell housing with a SD1 gearbox and linkage. There were 2 main modifications to the chassis which were a small box cut in to the driver side foot well behind the clutch pedal. This was to clear the starter motor mounting in the bell housing. The second mod was on the seam at the back of the engine bay. It is the horizontal one between the pedal box and battery, the lip was cut off and welded flush above transmission tunnel. The other major mod was to replace the standard water pump with an electric one because it wouldn't clear the front suspension cross member. QSC did the chassis work for me so they should have drawings. Finally at the back end I replaced the standard 2.0 Petrol diff with one from a Diesel Sierra with a lower ratio. This meant I was running about 2800 RPM at 70 MPH.
As regards fitting the engine, I found it easier to fit the gearbox first and then fit the engine and offer it up in the engine bay. Not ideal, but the trying to guide the gearbox back and lift it clear of the mounting was near impossible. Go for it, you know you want to. :-) Regards Chris Fairlie -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Young Sent: 21 November 2011 18:08 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Xtreme fuel leak solved - but could be a concern for other owners... cool - just trying to guage if the ratio would match what i have. I believe there are quite a few available. I am still toying with the idea of sticking a V8 into my xtreme.. (I have a v8 in the garage that is meant to be a runner that i got cheaply. i took my pinto out last winter and tried to shoehorn the rover v8 in with a type 9 bell housing.. didn't fit! the bell housing needed to sink into the car more and thus why quantum say you can get the chassis modded.) thanks for the info. On 21 November 2011 16:30, Doug <[email protected]> wrote: > One 3.62 LSD to another 3.62 LSD, both bolt on shafts from XR4x4s. > Old one clearly a bit past its best, and off to the metal recyclers! > Concur with wet weather tail slides, but fantastic in the dry. > Standard Type 9 box, and mildly tuned Pinto 2.0 inj - 130bhp? > > Doug > > On Nov 21, 8:15 am, Chris Young <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Which Diff did you switch to using? mine is also pretty noisy and I >> have been wondering about a LSD ? what is the difference like? >> >> cheers >> >> Chris >> >> On 21 November 2011 07:51, Doug <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > My replacement was bought along with some other stuff from Quantum. >> > It's still listed on the Xtreme Spare Parts site (http:// >> >www.quantumcars.co.uk/products/fuel/) as J459 at £7.75. >> > Having driven the car this weekend, it seems I still have a smell >> >on left hand bends, although it is less apparent than before. >> >Could be because the fuel level is now a bit lower though. >> > My next attempt to fit it will involve taking the tub off again, >> >removing the filler cap from the body and attaching it back to the >> >filler pipe and breather, then unstrapping the tank and tipping it >> >down. Should be easier than tipping the car up! >> >> > On a more positive note, the replacement LSD is much quieter than >> > the old one. >> >> > I'll let you know what it was... and hoping for dry weather to >> > continue. >> >> > Doug >> >> > On Nov 19, 12:01 pm, Ian Harrison <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> This is interesting as mine smells if I leave it in the garage with the tank too full. I assumed it was the degraded rubber filler pipe, but it may be the same thing. >> >> >> Can you get the seals new? If so where from and what's the part number? >> >> Ian >> >> >> On 19 Nov 2011, at 09:21, nigelp <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > Thanks. Mine has started to smell this year after left hand >> >> > bends so was going to remove the tub during the winter >> >> > hibernation to investigate. 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