I did have a little problem here....Head Vs heart!
Common sense said Rover V8...
    Enough power.
    Plenty of units.
    Ali block & therefore quite light.
    Lots of upgrade options to add some grunt.
Boys toys said American Muscle.... Chevy .... MMmmmmnnnn.

I watched the Car Is Born Video [I did not count but it must have been 12 or more times]
My sons all applied constant pressure..[you'll only do this once & might as well do what you really want]
I just had to go for the full experience   so Chevy 5.7 it had to be.

My Chevy 5.7 V8 ready for fitting, just waiting for engine mounts! [OK plus the truss I'll need after I've lifted the beast as it is HEAVY]

Well I hired the hoist and bribed my sons for some muscle and now the tub has a heart.

Engine update 16/5/01 18:30 cough, splutter ROAR. She ran and WOW what a fantastic noise.

My baby is alive and I now have a real spur to move on with the build at a greater rate.