Today was a reasonably productive day! Measured preload and fitted shims on the V8, preload is now 0.040", smack bang between the required 0.020" -> 0.060". Fitted new vacuum hose from servo to inlet manifold (still waiting on that). Fitted new fuel pump into tank and sorted out some fuel...

While I wait for payday to collect the inlet manifold from the engineers... Lots of sanding... Etch primer... :cool:

Left hand main bearing decided it wanted to not part with the shaft. Had to take it to friendly engineering place to remove it. I'm now waiting on a replacement right hand main bearing. The parts supplier I used supplied a very noisy bearing (BRAND NEW!) and it didn't have the groove for the...

Driving around a RRC and having the noise of a 200TDi under the bonnet is a strange experience. Agricultural is one way of putting it!!! LT77, watch out for that 1st->2nd gear change, worn boxes will be clunky on this change IIRC.

And this chassis is better than the current one? :eek:

Got that engine fitted yet? :p

The 9.75:1 CR engines were in SD1s. The RRC high CR is 9.35:1, with low CR being 8.13:1. You can check your engine, itll be stamped with the engine number that's found where the oil dip stick enters the block. I just fail to see how fitting a modified flapper ECU and a jag air flow meter...

That's a very funny position to take... Older Land-Rover door locks are like toffee... :rolleyes:

Missing two cylinders and totally the wrong shape... :confused::confused::confused:

I agree - if after power yes, its easier and cheaper to throw in a 4.6 and do things with that. But if you're like me then for some strange reason I just like the 3.5 and am not concerned about all out power so am happy to do with what I can with a 3.5.

Because you can get 250bhp from a boosted 3.5. :D Why? because you can Why did you supercharge your 4.6? Because you could? ;)

Got the crank back today... If you hold the left hand main bearing in you hand and shake it then it sounds like a babys rattle! No wonder the bike was vibrating! :eek: Parts ordered for the rebuild. Gotta get cleaning everything before that arrives and before it can go back together. My...

What welder do you have? :confused:

I demand pictures! :D

Thanks! It wasn't clean for very long. In fact I need to give it a once over with the pressure washer. Went out with a friend in his *gasp* Jeep Wrangler (Nice 4.0L straight six though!!! :D) and hasn't been washed since. :o Although... its all fun and games until you have to do this: On...

No idea what the result of posting this will be. Surely there are like minded people about? :o With my RRC undergoing surgery it obviously can't get me anywhere! So I've had this for a while now but this is Members Vehicles and there's a other non Land-Rover topic on this board so I don't want...

:mad::mad::mad: :rolleyes:

Only the 3.5L V8s were fitted with Flapper EFI from the factory. ;) You do get some 3.5Ls fitted with hotwire though so watch out! :)

Being a 3.9 it would be hotwire. Who the hell would fit flapper injection to a 3.9!!!

In that case a 4.0 with top hat liners sounds like the answer. Get a 4.0, rebuild it with top hat liners (or find one thats already been done!) and drop it in with megasquirt. Is that not an option for you?