Tinkering with my Vogue

Got the keys. They are in my car. Ye engine swap

stutab said:

Bought a running 3.5 efi. I am running out of time to mess about if the one that's in won't work, it needs to come back out as the crank seal has started weeping so will put the new one in and sort the other one out for the CCV trialer.

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I have a 3.5 efi and gearbox for sale mate

It's all in the rangy still so you can come see it all running nicely

cartoonhead said:

I have a 3.5 efi and gearbox for sale mate

It's all in the rangy still so you can come see it all running nicely

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Hmmmmm

What gearbox? and how much?

and the fuel tank.(if its a lower filller type)?

Why can 1 bolt cause so much stress

Putting the radius arms on, one bolt was quarter of a hole out on the front axle bolts, even after the rear bolt was in. Managed in the end and front suspension back together but still putting the brake pipes tight so need to re assess that.

Can anyone see what we did wrong with this?



Oops!!!!!

Well it's back on all 4 wheels now



Can anyone tell me how easy it would be to fit a 300 series Disco plastic fuel tank as I have been given one?

If anybody would like the trailing arms and radius arms that I have taken off then I have put them on ebay. I may end early for the right price.

Discovery and Range Rover Classic 3° cranked trailing and radios arms | eBay

A evening tinkering

Roads were quite at 8.45 tonight, can't think why

I sorted a few bits out of the rangy so I can lift the floor to get the tank in and the engine swapped.

Thought I would try and fit the Disco plastic tank.







Hmm, don't fit

Don't fit because it's a Defender tank

So the cradle and tank strap that is on its way is useless sod it, eBay buy it now £24 delivered that will do.

I am getting grief from the boss to shift the SE shell before harvest so as it was a nice sunny evening I started to strip what was left on the SE.





Not much left now, I will get the gas out at the weekend and chop it up, great way to chill out.

Shall I bring the bbq sausages 😅

Need to get some charcoal. Sounds like a plan

Bit of tidying and prep work for tomorrow. Fetched the beautiful working 3.5 which was an hour away. Who knew that a V8 could fit in the boot of a D1 with the seats up

Big push tomorrow, hopefully time to take some photos

Haha, glad you got a picture

So to take the wiper motor off the roof is in the way



And to take the roof of the wiper motor is in the way



I love the logic of Land Rover

Hard decision to make.



Propane or Acetylene to cut the shell?

Propane if yer payin, oxy acet if works payin, plasma is even better

Work paying. Acetylene ran out so switched to propane

Quite a lot done today, with a little helpful hand from Killajoules..

Firstly I finished plumbing the sink in



Then I cut the SE up.









With that done it was time to start the engine transfer









Fly wheel off to get to the leaky crank seal





Apart from a tidy up well decided to leave the replacement V8 till next week.

Such a lovely night tonight and the wife picking up the boy I had some time to tinker.

I took the starting gear, flex plate and other bit's that I don't know there name off the crank.



Then, in a moment of madness I decided to steam clean the engine

Pic's before







And with the engine over a drain I could begin



20 minutes later









And I got drowned



Nice box of shiny things on the mat when I got home so the crank seal, flywheels and clutches can go on the engines to clear a shelf in the workshop.

So clean it might as well be new... :lol:

Wait... you managed to get the allen bolts out of the crank?!?!?! What the hell did you use?