Dexta powered by a Perkins V8 engine!

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:55 am

Found this Dexta in the Internet:

Click here.

Post by **Brian** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:08 pm

That is obscene Stefan

Like seein an old friend growing an extra head!

Post by **Oscar** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:32 pm

Man, man, man. The things some folks do. Have you seen that exhaust? That's wide enough for me to crawl through!

The gearbox and rear axle of a Dexta weren't built to withstand that much power. It's useless.

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:48 pm

Oscar and Brian,

you're absolutely right ... but, it will make a good show to park her in front of an ice cream parlour on a nice summer evening to impress the ladys

JC · Post by JC » Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:42 pm

I'm not against hotrodding, but I'd like this one a lot better if they had done a neater job.

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:13 am

I'm sorry, but that to my mind is an absolute waste of a Dexta. Everything behind that behemoth engine is about to become trash. There is absolutely no way the power in that engine can be utilised, making the whole process of installing it a waste of time. What's next ? Wings and a periscope on a classic Porsche ?
I may sound like a slave to form and function, but jeez louise

, why ?...why on earth would you do that ? Someone has too much money & too much time on their hands me thinks.

kiwiland dexta · Post by **kiwiland dexta** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:46 pm

funny how people like doing this kind of thing, round here are those who dress up their shiny 4WD Japanese utes with a snorkel as if they actually take them off-road. Always fancied sticking a snorkel on the side of a Mazda MX5 for a bit of satire!

Kiwi Kev · Post by **Kiwi Kev** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:24 am

Guys
I agree with JC, about it looking a bit rough.
Now, if they had put that engine in a Major, and made a better job of it, and had it all in propertion. Wow.
You are all correct about it not being practical, but in the right location, would be good advertising.
Kiwi Kev

Post by **Brian** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:40 am

I've said it before but the coolest hotrod based on a Major was the one I saw at the Rai Show in Amsterdam in the 1980's.

A Major fitted with a Rolls Royce Merlin from either a Spitfire or Lancaster. Only problem was it did not have a Live Clutch.

Kiwi Kev · Post by **Kiwi Kev** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:05 am

Brian
Probably just as well it did'nt have a live clutch.
Kiwi Kev

JC · Post by JC » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:15 am

I saw a Merlin ( or maybe it was an Allison) V-12 in an International pickup. It didn't have a clutch at all. The driver would start it when he wanted to move and shut it off when he wanted to stop!