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Club Arnage => So You Think You Know About Le Mans => Topic started by: nickliv on March 01, 2007, 11:50:24 pm

Title: What's this out of?
Post by: nickliv on March 01, 2007, 11:50:24 pm

A similar engine, or a derivative of did race at LM.


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Title: Re: What's this out of?
Post by: Lorry on March 02, 2007, 12:00:34 am

It looks a touch Vauxhall Astra XE, but that never raced at LM - VWGTI?

Title: Re: What's this out of?
Post by: Andy Zarse on March 02, 2007, 02:27:35 pm

Very short piston skirt (oo-er missus) and obviously a 4valve head but somehow the materials look a bit old fashioned. It's got an 8 stamped under the gudgeon pin.

How about a Cossy DFV? Out of a Lola T70 or Rondeau maybe?

Title: Re: What's this out of?
Post by: nickliv on March 02, 2007, 05:22:56 pm

It is indeed from a DFV. Late 70's, early 80's. My old man bought them to put into an engine he was building for his MK2, but never got round to it. I liberated it and it's now a paperweight.

I am looking for the rest of the engine to come up on Ebay with a £10 buy it now...

Wel done Mr Zarse

Title: Re: What's this out of?
Post by: Steve Pyro on March 02, 2007, 06:27:08 pm

The piston has Cosworth cast into the underside of the crown.