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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3781   
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A 5 or 600 Holley with a cam, a bit of headwork & some pipes would work wonders for that engine.
"Nothing like a V8", as we say in Aussie, good luck with your "re-power", I shall be watching your progress with interest, & guarantee that upon the first drive with 8 cylinders, an unpreventable smile will appear upon your face! Pickles. |
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19th Oct 2021 9:43pm |
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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 502  
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Another weekend, another update
Finished up the block cleaning and installed new core plugs:  Click image to enlarge Then put the crankshaft in with new shells and rear seal, all installed with assembly lube. Then the arduous task of cleaning up the pistons, installing the new rings and big end bearings before spending half an hour per cylinder cursing profusely at those poxy piston ring compressors 
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Next up: the camshaft. Quite surprised the valves even opened on the old cam looking at the state of the lobes
Click image to enlarge Setting the timing - ridiculously easy on these engines, I assumed I must be missing something Click image to enlarge Finally, spent some time cleaning up the sump and giving it a quick lick of paint. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Looking to get the timing cover and mating faces cleaned up this week, then get the sump on and can start thinking about the top end. Matt. '89 90 CSW with a 3.5 V8 conversion (WIP) - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic46809.html |
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25th Oct 2021 7:41pm |
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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 502
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Another long overdue update...
Engine refurb is complete bar the Edelbrock carb and manifold which I have but still need to fit. Spent a little while tarting up the rocker covers: Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Attention then turned to the old chassis/running gear - I've gone down a bit of an unorthodox rebuild route simply because of space/current living arrangements which means I started with a double axle amputation as below: Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Which I've since stripped and rebuilt, many hours with a wire wheel but no real issues: Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge My new Shielder V8 chassis has also arrived recently, great service again from them Click image to enlarge Also some shine new bits from Ashcroft - a new R380 and LT230 with a V8 bellhousing, not a cheap trip 
Click image to enlarge The plan now is to get this all home, bolt my shiny new axles to my shiny new chassis (once painted) and then chuck the engine and gearbox on for a full rolling chassis. Then just the simple task of transposing the bodywork from one chassis to the other... 
Also need to figure out all the ancillaries/requirements to finish off the V8 conversion, I'm aiming for a completely factory V8 setup so hopefully it should just all be 'off-the-shelf' parts for things like alternator bracket etc. Lots of work ahead but dialling up the heat on this project to hopefully have it back on the road for end of July ish  Matt.
'89 90 CSW with a 3.5 V8 conversion (WIP) - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic46809.html |
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20th May 2022 9:16am |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3667 
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Nice work!
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20th May 2022 1:27pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7903 
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Very nice, great work! James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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20th May 2022 5:46pm |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3404  
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Thumbs up from me too
Love seeing an old 90 being rejuvenated  1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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20th May 2022 6:34pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10731 
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Thanks for the update, a lot of work done there and at this rate, July is looking good
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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20th May 2022 7:22pm |
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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 502
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Big update
Lots of progress in the last 2 weeks
Got the engine and axles back to HQ: Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Painted the new galv chassis with Buzzweld GIO, and tarted up the various suspension/steering arms, new bushes pressed in: Click image to enlarge Then on went the front and rear axle assemblies, all reasonably easy when you've got full open access around the chassis. Had the usual fight with the bushes on the front shock absorber though, horrible things 
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Then bolted the clutch on and mated the transmission up to the engine, ready to drop into the chassis. Which is when the fun began  Lifted it in but with the gearbox mounts engaged in the holes, the engine mounts were roughly 2" short
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Bit of research I found that the 4cyl/200tdi transmission mounts I was using cause the transfer box to sit 2" further back and I needed the 300tdi/V8/Td5 gearbox crossmember with integrated gearbox mount points. Managed to get hold of the bits I need, swapped em out and problem solved
Click image to enlarge Then spent some time finishing up bits of the engine: oil pump, valley gasket, rocker cover gaskets, inlet manifold and then showed up the Edelbrock carb to see how it's looking: Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Still got the axle brake lines to do but began making a bracket for the rear axle pipework: Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge In for a trial fit then painting: Click image to enlarge Plenty more tinkering to do but next big job to tackle is painting the new galvanised bulkhead and installing that, then attention can turn to wiring looms, finishing brake/clutch lines, fuel systems etc Still targeting mid/late July completion! Matt.
'89 90 CSW with a 3.5 V8 conversion (WIP) - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic46809.html |
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27th May 2022 7:30pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5138
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great work there
i was wondering how you were getting on with your build Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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28th May 2022 5:00am |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3667
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28th May 2022 6:41am |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3404
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That is looking very nice
1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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28th May 2022 6:57am |
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| familymad Member Since: 13 Dec 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 3479  
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Good work fella 1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI 1995 90 300TDI |
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29th May 2022 1:21pm |
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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 502
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Cheers all
More progress this week, got the new galvanised bulkhead painted with a primer coat and then arles blue over the top - nothing fancy, just using a compressor sprayer gun but the finish looks pretty good. Gave the wolfs a new coat of hammerite and put some part-worn Cooper mud terrains on - they're maybe a little bigger/wider than I really want but got them from a family member who was after a more road-friendly setup and I can always swap them at another time if they're too much. Anyway, out into the sun for a few pics now it's a proper rolling chassis
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Suddenly mid-july completion is looking quite plausible Matt.
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1st Jun 2022 7:27pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Arles blue and white Wolfs - what's not to like?
Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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