Carledo's Way
Carledo's Way
This is what I do for fun!!! I guess it takes all sorts! Here is my 1974 Triumph Toledo with 20seh engine, Carlton sump, fan, and (massively lightened!) flywheel and an Omega's 5 speed gearbox. First (and only so far) outing at Long Marston Dragway gave me a slightly disappointing 16.85 @79 but winter plans include a Courtnaysport head, fast road cam and remapped ecu so there may be some power over 4500rpm then!!! Steve
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Thats cool! Good work on fitting the engine. Although i will say don't bother wasting your money on them upgrade parts just fit a C20xe instead, much better and quicker engine and it will bolt straight in now you have allready done the work to get that engine in.
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OMG bet that shocks a few chavved up saxos...
Free Parking is a bonus, leaving my Cav in a carbon dust filled carpark is not.....
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Prefer that over a shaxo any day. Good project.
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I would go c20let instead as turbodan said you have done the work, that would wind vxr,s and st boysTurboDan wrote:Thats cool! Good work on fitting the engine. Although i will say don't bother wasting your money on them upgrade parts just fit a C20xe instead, much better and quicker engine and it will bolt straight in now you have allready done the work to get that engine in.
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Great project, bet that was 'fun' to sort out I like the way (apart from the wheels) it looks stock.
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very nice but agree with the majority , xe it, they really start to sing after 4500
now running a swedish vauxhall...
the old cav vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYC4wHjqAhw
the new saab vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-K5L6UDGFk
the old cav vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYC4wHjqAhw
the new saab vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-K5L6UDGFk
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The simple truth is that I built it with an 8v engine because I had one lying around doing nothing at the time! Believe it or not, the whole car on the road (but not including road tax) owes me just shy of £600! This is a major consideration when you have 4 teenagers still living at home! Yes i'd sorta like a redtop but a) they're expensive to buy and rebuild b) they've all been thrashed stupid and c) I'd have to have a bespoke 4 branch manifold made for it as there's no rwd app for the c20xe - very expensive!
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That is very cool
Are they MGF alloys? I much prefer the 8valve lumps you don't really hear story's of them being killed!
Are they MGF alloys? I much prefer the 8valve lumps you don't really hear story's of them being killed!
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Yes the alloys are MGF Good ol' MG/rover still usin the 3 3/4" pcd metro hubs after all these years! Stevejimmy wrote:That is very cool
Are they MGF alloys? I much prefer the 8valve lumps you don't really hear story's of them being killed!
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Proper old skool motor with a hint of newer!! Love it... remember 'em as a kid!!
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Seeing one of these certainly takes me back a few years to my childhood, the wheels you have chosen complement the car well and adds that contemporary edge to a classic car, thanks for the pictures and the trip down memory lane.Carledo wrote:This is what I do for fun!!! I guess it takes all sorts! Here is my 1974 Triumph Toledo with 20seh engine, Carlton sump, fan, and (massively lightened!) flywheel and an Omega's 5 speed gearbox. First (and only so far) outing at Long Marston Dragway gave me a slightly disappointing 16.85 @79 but winter plans include a Courtnaysport head, fast road cam and remapped ecu so there may be some power over 4500rpm then!!! Steve