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Hi, I haven't posted on here for a while but having started a rebuild of my 3.5 i have a question. I've got some new HC pistons and and I've noticed that they have their gudgeon pins offset by about 1.5mm. I thought it was only the 4.2's that had this and that it was only 0.5mm. Has anyone...

Is there any reason why I would have a condenser connected to the coil when I've got electronic ignition? There was one connected to my 3.5 and also one in the wiring loom on the 3.9 hotwire I've got in the garage. I thought they were only required if the dizzy had points.

When I stripped my engine down I forgot to take a note of the position and orientation or the real crank oil seal. I fitted it yesterday so that the rear surface is flush with the engine block. Does that sound about right? Also, I assume it has the flat surface racing out to the back. Again...

I'm planning to move the SU carbs from my 3.5 to the interim 3.9 which I'm rebuilding (I know the arguments for keeping EFI but for now I'd like to stick with carbs). The only problem that I can see at the moment is connecting the heater matrix pipe to the water pump (the pipe which runs...

I'm currently doing by first engine rebuild on a 3.9 with an interim block. I though I'd check for bore wear by inserting the pistons upside down and seeing if there was any sideways movement. There was a small amount in one direction but a noticeable amount more in the other direction which I...

Thought I'd write a quick intro as I've just registered with this forum. I bought a low mileage 110 V8 a couple of years ago and have been doing a rolling restoration since then (first job was to change the colour as it was an ex council vehicle and had been painted a very tasteful combination...