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Cheers guys, forgot to follow this up TBH. So anyway. It was finally time to put it back in the hole. New rad and thermostat Fitted. On Mark Adams' recommendation, I got a new Bosch AFM for a 4.6 P38 range rover to match the new mapping...

Cheers guys. On with the rebuild. First job was to get the heads fitted with new elring composite gaskets. Torquing them up was nerve racking as there is a lot of stories on the net about the threads pulling out of the aluminium block when...

Another update for you guys. sorry for the wait, depends when I get time to put the pics in order. Anyway, big one this time :) Before I could start building, I needed to get on with de-ringing and cleaning up the old pistons so they could be...

Hi guys, thought I'd put some pictures of my V8 build here. All started with a top end tap on the 4.0ltr Thor in my Discovery 2. Turned out one of the thrust pads on the rockers had gone walkies and the corresponding valve stem had been trashed...

That’s great that you’re keeping it. You’ll have a fantastic disco!

It's not the head gasket that's failed unfortunately, the liner moved or the block cracked. It is the same cylinder that blew the head gasket out the side when I first got it. Maybe that weakened the block?

Right guys, you'll be happy to know that I just can't bring myself to strip it. Everytime I get home and see it there my heart drops. I moved it round to the strip spot and sat in it just looking at all the work that i've done, its insane! It's...

Gutted for you. It’s a great looking disco. Could you not get an engine from the likes of RP Engineering or someone who specialises is V8’s?

I have the worst possible thing happen. It started with a very slight misfire from cold start that cleared after 1 minute of idling. This happened for a few days. On one day i instantly drove off with the misfire and got an engine light. Misfire...