[wangie46]

thought i would share a pic of where i am at the mo

 

[Dr_evil]

N'aaaaw its only ickle

 

[wangie46]

N'aaaaw its only ickle

nowhere near as mad as your build mate but im happy

 

[Dr_evil]

You carbing it or going for MS ?

Also looks very far back in the engine bay ?

 

[wangie46]

You carbing it or going for MS ?

Also looks very far back in the engine bay ?

going with megasquirt, still got plenty to do, engine has been fully rebuilt over the winter by myself and my little 5 year old lad( he's learning well )

ive put a manual v8 box in and kept trany in same place as was originally a 2.5 n/a doozel

 

[Dr_evil]

going with megasquirt, still got plenty to do, engine has been fully rebuilt over the winter by myself and my little 5 year old lad( he's learning well )

Cool, should make the 90 interesting


You used a top hat block or just standard ?


Ahh right, LT95 then ? Or LT77 with short housing ?

 

[fanatic]

a v8 beast

 

[wangie46]

Cool, should make the 90 interesting


You used a top hat block or just standard ?


Ahh right, LT95 then ? Or LT77 with short housing ?

converted a disco lt77s to defender speck with long v8 bellhousing, block is standard 4.0 but i preasure tested it before rebuilding

 

[wangie46]

a v8 beast

just could not bear with the 200tdi conversion i did first any more, and had to have 8 pistons

 

[v8discoian]

I hope you pressure tested it hot as the cracks will not show up cold?

Sorry don't want to be negative just sharing my experience.

Looks like it will be a nice build.

Interesting to see the megasquirt, thinking of going down this route myself sometime on my Disco.

 

[wangie46]

I hope you pressure tested it hot as the cracks will not show up cold?

Sorry don't want to be negative just sharing my experience.

Looks like it will be a nice build.

Interesting to see the megasquirt, thinking of going down this route myself sometime on my Disco.

Cheers mate, pressure tested with boiling hot water in block at 70psi so should be all good, had new mains, big ends, reground crank, rings, cam, lifters, trimming gear, arp head studs, Conrod bolts, and a little bit of porting work to heads and inlet manifold, should be starting the ms install soon, looking forward to hearing it come to life

 

[v8discoian]

Cool

Sounds like a really nice project.

 

[zen]

Cheers mate, pressure tested with boiling hot water in block at 70psi so should be all good, had new mains, big ends, reground crank, rings, cam, lifters, trimming gear, arp head studs, Conrod bolts, and a little bit of porting work to heads and inlet manifold, should be starting the ms install soon, looking forward to hearing it come to life

go for ms3x..you wont regrete it! (have i spelt that right??)

 

[wangie46]

go for ms3x..you wont regrete it! (have i spelt that right??)

Still Looking into which ms to go for, got some work to get done first before I get onto ms, got one of pressbrakes rear cross members to fit and also got to repair the outriggers, sort egg sauce oil lines and plumbing, do reckon ms3 with full sequential is worth the extra cost

 

[MayorQuimby]

no no no no no.. you dont need ms3 or even ms2 for a rover v8. ms1 is more than good enough for an archaic 60's engine. dont waste your money. go ms1. its all you need.

 

[zen]

its the extra goodies it provides,,mal light, lauch control etc...and with tinkering..(cam sensor) full sequential injection..