Description
Here for sale is my beloved V8. I bought this off the son of the owner of JE Developments (Rover V8 specialist John Eales)
As you can imagine with the power to weight ratio, it's an absolute beast.
I bought the car being around 60% done and since then I've invested another £8, 000 in work to get it to a 100% complete and finished and fully working Seight with of course no expense spared.
I only ever used Valvoline VR1 Racing 20w-50 which is meant to be the highest rated oil for Rover V8s. I currently have 4x 5L tubs on me which are included in the sale which alone is worth £160.
The beast was a little on the hot side so I took it to Mulfab, the completely redesigned the front end, they managed to get the rad closer to the engine, which means it could be much taller and wider, fitted a performance 48mm thick rad, fitted a high flow Davies Craig 14" High Power fan and had it relocated to the rear of the rad where it should be so the front gets clean air. Removed the oil cooler and replaced it with a oil/ coolant heat exchanger. A Davies Craig Electronic Water Pump was also fitted.
The Davies Craig Electronic Water Pump has the new revised digital control module which is the little TV screen in the cab. After throwing £2, 500 at the cooling system, it now runs at 80-85 degrees and always runs 5- 10 degrees below target temp that's set on the controller, which essentially means the car runs without the need of the fan or the waterpump spinning at full speed. I've even had the target temp bumped upto 95 degrees to help it get warm and it would run at 85. In 35 degrees it would run at target temp and not go over, so if target set to 85 it would run at 85. So the cooling system is more than efficient with headroom to spare.
I've also treated any surface rust in the rear boot bay area and front suspension area.
Also has loads of carbon fibre, such as:
Carbon wing mirrors
Carbon cycle wings
Carbon rear numberplate surround
Carbon tail light surrounds
Carbon door sills
Carbon foot sills
The ultimate star of the show is the engine from JE Developments, it produces around 330 BHP and goes as well as it sounds (especially after it's been camed. It's also colour matched to the car!
List of extra loose parts included in the sale which also total high value include:
Brand new sealed 2x Chrome exhaust covers (dotted holes)
Brand new sealed SoftBits half hood
Brand new sealed Westfield Gear knob
Door Side screens
Door Wind Deflectors
SoftBits Tunnel Bag (touring version)
Screen channel
Cycle wings in BMW Le Mans blue
Rear wheel/ tyre holder
4 tubs of Valvoline VR1 Racing oil
Rear carbon number plate
Rear open differential
Racetech oil pressure gauge
Mocal oil cooler
4x shocks
Front brake calipers
Fuel pressure regulator
BMW paint touch up kit
Filler cap
Roll bar
5x Team Dynamics wheels in BMW Carbon Black
Front lower and upper wishbones
Leather style arm rests
SPAL high power fan
Various light fittings
Many of these parts aren't even available anymore. This list doesn't include parts I've fitted to the car, just the extras loose parts included. Below is an extract from the original advertisement which contains further key information
"Here is my 1998 Seight which has been completely upgraded since I bought it in 2015.
I’ve always loved V8s (my Dad was Factory Manager at JE Engineering) and seeing the development Seight at the JE workshop meant when I decided to buy a Westfield it had to have a sorted John Eales V8 heart.
So I’ll start with the JE Developement engine in this car - it is a 4420cc V8 on 48mm down draught Dellorto carburettors, a 234 cam with Vernier timing gear and high rev lifters.
The Compression ratio is 10. 1 : 1, 44mm inlet valves 38mm exhaust. It produced 320bhp / 296ft on JE Development dyno as a fresh build, its loosened since (done 2k miles) - in short it’s delivers epic performance with all the drama and sound you would expect.
It has recently been given a new AP racing green clutch plate, cover and new release bearing fitted