master of disguise????
Posted: 14 Mar 2008 17:49
by gaz
this looks like a pair of meaty exhaust pipes for a sprint engine and its
badged up as a TR8 hmmm........ i wonder if it is a sprint engine or v8 could be a cheap one if it is....[:D]
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/triumph-tr7_W0QQi ... dZViewItem
sorry if anybody is watching this to do last minuite bid but i guess you all like me check feebay out on regular basis
It rides again
Posted: 14 Mar 2008 18:33
by TR Tony
Interesting - you can see it's badged as a TR8 in one of the photos, & I see what you mean about the exhausts! Shame he didn't put in a picture of the engine bay.
Holes in the sills look bad news. And no windscreen ........
Sorry to say it but could be good for parts I guess.
Tony
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Posted: 16 Mar 2008 07:15
by busheytrader
The shaky underbody shot appears to show 2 x tubular manifolds exiting the engine bay on opposite sides, so V8 I presume?
I've always been a sucker for 4 x exhaust pipes sticking out the back like this one. In the 70's the wealthy family down the end of my road had a V12 E type which they used as a run around / shopping car. It had 4 pipes out the back - amazing when you're a teenager. Looking back I think it was made from one or two pressings that formed 4 tubes which bolted on to the 2 pipes running under the boot.
S & S offered a twin system many years ago with both rear boxes having 2 x exit pipes. I almost went for it but settled for the single pipe instead.
Not all 4 x pipes float my boat now. For almost 5 years I commuted into Central London by motorbike. BMW M3 drivers almost wiped me out several times with their ducking & diving in heavy traffic. Rant over. Apologies if I've included one of us unfairly in a stereotype.
Cheers,
Adam
TR7 V8 DHC Jaguar Solent Blue. 9.35cr Range Rover V8, Holley 390cfm, JWR Dual Port, 214 Cam, Lumention, Tubular Manifolds, Single Pipe Exh, 3.08 Rear, 200lb Spax & Solid Bushes, Anti- Dive, Granada Vented Discs & Calipers, AllyCat 5 Spokes. No Door Stickers.
Posted: 16 Mar 2008 12:16
by Underdog
I've been contemplating the dual pipe tips on mine. Late model Corvettes have em & they look neat IMO. Sounds like a good price for you guys over there if indeed it has a V8. Someone with a solid TR7 looking to do a V8 could get all the parts.
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80 TR8 Persian Aqua
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