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| Baptist |
Posted - 01/07/2010 : 15:35:54
Am looking around and asking questions prior to Stag purchase...
If I bought one with an SD1 engine in it, am concerened that I'd have difficulty obtaining replacment exhaust parts without recourse to "one off" specialist (expensive!!!!  ) parts.
Would appreciate any thoughts from Rover engined Stag owners...
I've also heard that the SD1 engined Stags need to have brake balence and suspension systems altered..
Any thoughts on this? |
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| Stagdad |
Posted - 17/10/2010 : 16:59:07
If you still look on here ,any chance of some pics of your front brake mods?
Cheers Steve
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| jakesmig |
Posted - 27/09/2010 : 18:31:17
Hi, I've got a Stag loaded with a 3.5 Rover v8 with an LT77 5 speed box fitted. I bought a 'stock' rover v8 stag system, manifolds to tails, ( I think it came from Rimmers) and it fits and works well. Sound and performance is good for a reasonably low cost system. Suspension is presently standard and is as washy as any standard Stag, good for 'touring' and sod all else. Hopefully a polybush conversion will help but i'm toying with installing a rear anti roll bar, anyone out there got experience of same?
I have adopted front ventilated disc brakes & calipers from a Rover 25, along with the sevo & cylinder which gives good solid pedal with good feel and progressive stoping. The Rover 25 was chosen simply because it weighs about the same as a Stag and I had good results with the discs & calipers on my 16v MG Midget. Hardest part of conversion was making adaptor plate from hub to caliper & even that was a doddle. |
| RV8 STAG |
Posted - 12/08/2010 : 22:15:50
A stag with a rover engine is better than the triumph lump, doesn't sound as good. However, with the correct exhaust set up will sound better than any other v8, including TVRs.
place's will make manifolds and systems for a price but it depends on what power your engine develops.
I got hold of some old headers, got them shot blasted and ceramic coated. Then made a complete system around them. The first one was too loud, painfully so. With two bike silencers fitted made it sound fantastic. Took ages to make, bending exhaust pipe and lots of welding. It was worth the effort even though i did it in mild steel. For a company to make it to that standard would of cost over £1,000.
My car has modified over the last few years almost on a weekly bases. Lots of thing work and some don't.
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| Baptist |
Posted - 02/07/2010 : 14:08:55
Thanks for that Ash. Having browsed countless internet sites and other forums I'm determined to get something as you say, that has had the serious work done to it. I want to use it, not sit looking at it in pieces... :-)
Whilst the "tinkerability" of an SD1 might be nice I've heard too many instances of bad bodge conversions rather than those performed by people who know what they're doing.
Cheers.
Jon F |
| Ash |
Posted - 02/07/2010 : 06:36:17
If you make contact with Rimmer bros (www.rimmerbros.co.uk) and get their parts book etc for the Stag it will answer many of your questions. They stock all the manuals,spares etc (including the exhaust parts for the Rover engined cars). If you are taking a while to find a Stag try for one as original as possible (aim for one someone else has spent lots of money on),those with major modifications such as different motors are not as desirable as originals,and there is not much wrong with a well set up original. |
