For the Brits (and others)- World's Fastest Land Rover?

nitrolx · November 19th, 2008, 9:51 PM

Just thought I might share with you all a project we were working on. . untill he crashed it and wrecked it. .
Quite possibly the world's quickest Land Rover??

Full Chassis Series 1 landy, Clevo and glide.
Ran with a single 950HP Holley to a best of 9.20 and then we stuck a 6/71 blower on it and went 8.55 with the aspirated converter still in it, slipping pretty bad.

Engine was only a mild setup, standard Clevo block, 393 cubes, about 10.5:1, aluminium 2V heads, only ran about 8psi and made 826hp on the dyno.

Was a cool little car, definitely got the crowd talking!

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j29/nitrolx/landy/n525786932_614087_3642.jpg

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And the aftermath after the right-rear wheelstuds broke and punted the poor little thing into the wall images/smilies/sad.gif

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j29/nitrolx/landy/chad1.jpg

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DTMracer · November 20th, 2008, 10:05 AM

Didn't the army do a defender with 6 wheels and a blown Chevy V8?

Anyway, such a shame it crashed into the wall. Its an awesome looking beast.

Can I get those pictures in high-resolution to use as desktop?

NooDle · November 20th, 2008, 10:22 AM

a landy with such horsepowerage and those looks = win.

matt2000 · November 20th, 2008, 1:03 PM

That is brilliant. Shame it wasn't made with Land Rover parts though, then it wouldn't have met Mr. Wall. images/smilies/sad.gif

stevanford1 · November 20th, 2008, 1:03 PM

I remember seeing this at powercruise after it had the accident. images/smilies/sad.gif

Do you plan on fixing it or is it too far gone.

nitrolx · November 20th, 2008, 1:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevanford1

I remember seeing this at powercruise after it had the accident. images/smilies/sad.gif

Do you plan on fixing it or is it too far gone.

Nah she was a write-off unfortunately. We tore it all down to a bare chassis and it was all twisted. . to fix it would have been basically to replace it anyway, there were maybe 2 or 4 bars that could have been re-used in the cage, the chassis was junk, the front end we had to cut off to get the engine out, the rear end was bent, it completely junked the engine and gearbox, bent the tailshaft . . it was a mess. . .

We salvaged the blower, carbs, heads and manifold off the engine, as well as the bolt on stuff which is surprising that it survived, managed to save the one-off dissy we had to modify to get it to fit under the blower, saved the water pump. . and then put another Clevo together with what we saved off the old one on top and put it in this:

Has gone 8.51 so far but we're still just shaking it down.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j29/nitrolx/austin/DSC_2646editsmall.jpg

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nitrolx · November 20th, 2008, 1:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt2000

That is brilliant. Shame it wasn't made with Land Rover parts though, then it wouldn't have met Mr. Wall. images/smilies/sad.gif

Actually all the panels were genuine original Series 1 landy, as dragged out of a paddock here. . . we did a bit of research and the Landys around that area are believed to be the first imported into Australia. . to be used on the Snowy River hydro-electricity scheme.

LeVeL · November 20th, 2008, 1:36 PM

It genuinely scares me how awesome that is. Damn shame it got wrecked though... please do fix it up

NooDle · November 20th, 2008, 1:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt2000

That is brilliant. Shame it wasn't made with Land Rover parts though, then it wouldn't have met Mr. Wall. images/smilies/sad.gif

I assume you mean it would have broken down long before it had the chance to get up to any "dangerous" speed? images/smilies/tongue.gif

CraigB · November 20th, 2008, 2:39 PM

Awesome pair pf drag trucks there. I remember seeing pictures of the Land Rover in magazines, sorry to hear it's now gone...

katwalk · November 20th, 2008, 2:44 PM

poor little thing images/smilies/sad.gif

racingfan1 · November 20th, 2008, 5:09 PM

You mean, it won't buff out? images/smilies/cry.gif

Donington · November 20th, 2008, 5:42 PM

Coolest thing I've seen since a Volkswagen 181 Thing dragster I saw a while back. That got wrecked too, but has since been rebuilt, but I can't find any pictures of it!

Lupin_IV · November 20th, 2008, 6:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt2000

That is brilliant. Shame it wasn't made with Land Rover parts though, then it wouldn't have met Mr. Wall. images/smilies/sad.gif

Quote:

Originally Posted by NooDle

I assume you mean it would have broken down long before it had the chance to get up to any "dangerous" speed? images/smilies/tongue.gif

*insert obligatory electrics comment*

fbc · November 20th, 2008, 7:30 PM

Aerodynamics? Who needs aerodynamics - with the speed that thing must get it up to I imagine when the air sees it coming it just get f#ck out of the way and does what it's told. Sad to see it's not amongst us any longer.

DTMracer · November 20th, 2008, 9:09 PM

I'm trying to imagine it in black.

watto · November 20th, 2008, 9:47 PM

This is just full of win, pity it crashed though images/smilies/sad.gif

Australia. Fuck yeah!

stevanford1 · November 20th, 2008, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by watto

NSW. Fuck yeah!

Fixed.

watto · November 20th, 2008, 11:46 PM

^The guy's from Newcastle actually.

stevanford1 · November 20th, 2008, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by watto

This is just full of win, pity it crashed though images/smilies/sad.gif

New south wales. Fuck yeah!

November 19th, 2008, 9:51 PM	#1
nitrolx Joined: Dec 4th, 2007 Last Online: December 25th, 2008 Location: Newcastle, NSW, Australia Age: 25 Posts: 5 Car: Holden Torana Rep Power: 0	For the Brits (and others)- World's Fastest Land Rover? Just thought I might share with you all a project we were working on. . untill he crashed it and wrecked it. . Quite possibly the world's quickest Land Rover?? Full Chassis Series 1 landy, Clevo and glide. Ran with a single 950HP Holley to a best of 9.20 and then we stuck a 6/71 blower on it and went 8.55 with the aspirated converter still in it, slipping pretty bad. Engine was only a mild setup, standard Clevo block, 393 cubes, about 10.5:1, aluminium 2V heads, only ran about 8psi and made 826hp on the dyno. Was a cool little car, definitely got the crowd talking! And the aftermath after the right-rear wheelstuds broke and punted the poor little thing into the wall

November 20th, 2008, 10:22 AM	#3
NooDle Ik ben niet alleen lekker met kaas! Joined: Jul 20th, 2005 Last Online: 11:54 AM Location: Belgium Age: 27 Posts: 4,749 Car: Opel Astra 2.2 DTI Rep Power: 61	a landy with such horsepowerage and those looks = win. __________________ Me thinks we be boned!

November 20th, 2008, 1:03 PM	#4
matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 3:52 PM Location: Market Harborough, UK Age: 19 Posts: 4,710 Car: 1977 Land Rover Series III LFS Status: Rep Power: 72	That is brilliant. Shame it wasn't made with Land Rover parts though, then it wouldn't have met Mr. Wall. __________________ "When confronted with cyclists or dinosaurs, remain perfectly still until they loose interest and leave." - AiR

November 20th, 2008, 1:03 PM	#5
stevanford1 Joined: Jan 10th, 2007 Last Online: 1:31 PM Location: Sydney Australia Age: 21 Posts: 1,655 Car: 1988 Nissan Pintara Rep Power: 41	I remember seeing this at powercruise after it had the accident. Do you plan on fixing it or is it too far gone. __________________ THE FLAT EARTH SOCIETY "Deprogramming the masses since 1547" "Jean Todt's system will never succeed, not even with Michael Schumacher" - Niki Lauda, 1995

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LeVeL Joined: Jun 16th, 2007 Last Online: 3:42 PM Location: MA Age: 21 Posts: 1,854 Car: CG5/F23A1 Rep Power: 42	It genuinely scares me how awesome that is. Damn shame it got wrecked though... please do fix it up __________________ space-saver sig: . . . flickr . . . . . . . . . . . GetLeVeLed.org + UMass Motorsport . . .

November 20th, 2008, 10:05 AM	#2
DTMracer Joined: Oct 6th, 2007 Last Online: May 9th, 2009 Posts: 1,490 Car: 1988 Mini Cooper, 1998 MB E55 AMG Rep Power: 12	Didn't the army do a defender with 6 wheels and a blown Chevy V8? Anyway, such a shame it crashed into the wall. Its an awesome looking beast. Can I get those pictures in high-resolution to use as desktop?

November 20th, 2008, 2:39 PM	#10
CraigB Joined: Feb 14th, 2007 Last Online: 4:58 AM Location: Asbury, Missouri, USA Age: 28 Posts: 774 Car: 1994 Legend L • 1984 Mustang SVO • 1999 Ranger Rep Power: 18	Awesome pair pf drag trucks there. I remember seeing pictures of the Land Rover in magazines, sorry to hear it's now gone... __________________

November 20th, 2008, 2:44 PM	#11
katwalk Not A Dude Joined: Apr 1st, 2008 Last Online: 3:36 PM Location: USA Age: 19 Posts: 2,143 Car: 2003 volkswagen beetle Cabriolet Rep Power: 64	poor little thing __________________

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racingfan1 Joined: Feb 13th, 2007 Last Online: 7:17 AM Location: Hendersonville, TN USA Age: 22 Posts: 687 Rep Power: 19	You mean, it won't buff out?

November 20th, 2008, 5:42 PM	#13
Donington Joined: Jan 26th, 2007 Last Online: 5:03 AM Location: Watsda Point, Englandshire Posts: 3,465 Car: Looking for a new one. Rep Power: 81	Coolest thing I've seen since a Volkswagen 181 Thing dragster I saw a while back. That got wrecked too, but has since been rebuilt, but I can't find any pictures of it! __________________ Casual Sax: Breakfast of Champions. R.I.P John Freeman.

November 20th, 2008, 7:30 PM	#15
fbc Mantastic! Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: 5:38 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 33 Posts: 11,395 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 99	Aerodynamics? Who needs aerodynamics - with the speed that thing must get it up to I imagine when the air sees it coming it just get f#ck out of the way and does what it's told. Sad to see it's not amongst us any longer. __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com

November 20th, 2008, 9:09 PM	#16
DTMracer Joined: Oct 6th, 2007 Last Online: May 9th, 2009 Posts: 1,490 Car: 1988 Mini Cooper, 1998 MB E55 AMG Rep Power: 12	I'm trying to imagine it in black.

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watto Unloved and lacking a title Joined: Jun 13th, 2005 Last Online: 2:58 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 24 Posts: 5,607 Car: MY06 Impreza 2.0R Hatch Rep Power: 62	This is just full of win, pity it crashed though Australia. Fuck yeah!

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watto Unloved and lacking a title Joined: Jun 13th, 2005 Last Online: 2:58 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 24 Posts: 5,607 Car: MY06 Impreza 2.0R Hatch Rep Power: 62	^The guy's from Newcastle actually.

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