Rear engine TR7

[Chunk]

I would suggest that is a "heavily modified" TR7 body shell.
Both vehicles.
Would need a special rear subframe, or chassis rails.
Not easy, so quite rare.

1979 TR7V8 FHC 3.9 Litre.
280bhp and 13.31 secs standing quarter.
19 years of tinkering and tuning......So far!

[Sondar]

Mid engine cars are great for weight distribution, but it aint so crash hot for working on the engine!

Chunk, I know what you mean about the MGF - I did exactly that when I had one a few years ago. Mind you, I think it was my fault for keeping the tyres too long; when the tread was deeper, those Goodyear F1's had pretty amazing grip in the wet.

Sondar

[PeterTR7V8]

I'm going to sound like a sour puss but when you modify a car that much you create a prototype & it ceases to be what you started out with. My TR7 is a multiple organ recipient so I wouldn't want to start a fight over it but I don't think you could call any rear-engined car a TR7 given the extent of modification it would need.

Why not just put a TR7 body kit on a Tatra [}:)]

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Is 'meat & 2 veg' appropriate rhyming slang for the TR7?

[FI Spyder]

If you mid-engine a TR7 with the seats so close to the rear wheels you would want to use transverse 4 with it slightly ahead of rear axle and the gas tank in front for fairly equal weight ditribution otherwise it would be like driving a Volkswagon Beetle. Lots of traction in the snow but not much grip/weight on the front (which was a good thing when I got no breaking on ice in first snow storm in Calgary so I easily hopped the curb onto the centre boulevard so as to not to hit the car in front). A mid engine TR7 is awefully close to a X1/9 isn't it? (Saw mint one a few weeks ago, first in 20 years.)

TR7 Spider - 1978 Spifire - 1976 Spitfire - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra

[Ferris]

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Ooooooo, that's harsh! Funny too.

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It's true! Bob IS my uncle!

Kevin Anderson
(2)1980 TR7 DHC
1990 Jaguar XJ40

[Chunk]

I agree with Peter. It would be a one off prototype feasibility study.
It might have started as a TR7 floor pan, as seen in Mr.Clancy's DVD,
at one of the factorys. The engine could be dropped in from above and then mountings fabricated.
One of many prototypes from British Leyland.
Usually the cost of production would end the project.
Cheers
Phil (Ex SU/BL/Austin Rover/Rover Technician)

1979 TR7V8 FHC 3.9 Litre.
280bhp and 13.31 secs standing quarter.
19 years of tinkering and tuning......So far!

[Rich in Vancouver]

The off-road mid-engine TR7 shown was known as "Strange Rover" It was built on a Range Rover chassis and was mid engined using a Rover V8 for power. One silly feature was having air horns mounted in the headlight pods which sounded when the pods were raised. It was used on forest rallies in the 80's and apparently sounded very impressive in the woods on a night stage! It was featured in Cars and Car Conversions way back when.

Cheers,
Rich

BTW: What you really need is a Ferrari 308 power unit. That would liven up a TR7![:D]

1975 TR7 ACL764U

[Chris Turner]

I am waiting to hear from the son of the chap who built the car, hopefully he will let me know the full spec.

www.triumphtr.co.uk
TR8 FHC
TR7 Sprint

[Chunk]

Paul W, have you put your engine in the boot yet?
When i said get a Porsche, i meant it would be easier to buy a Porsche.
And look at the picture of the Strange Rover above.
It seems to be in a ditch. mmmmmm.
Would be good for drag racing though, engine weight over driven wheels.
Cheers
Phil

1979 TR7V8 FHC 3.9 Litre.
280bhp and 13.31 secs standing quarter.
19 years of tinkering and tuning......So far!

[Rich in Vancouver]

I don't think that off-road excursions are that uncommon in rallying. On one rally I was on a competitor found it is possible to roll a car end over end at 15MPH. [:0]

Cheers,
Rich

BTW: We ran a rear-engined car and found it to be a lot of fun on loose surfaces. Mind you it didn't have quite the power of Strange Rover...It was just a Skoda 135i

1975 TR7 ACL764U

[Chris Turner]

I now know that the original owner built three. They were powered by the Rover 3.5 litre V8 and used Chevrolet Corvair transaxles. The engine was mid mounted with the rear engined transaxle turned round. The idea came from the Rover BS mid engined coupe as displayed at Gaydon.

www.triumphtr.co.uk
TR8 FHC
TR7 Sprint