Thread: Can anyone identify this tapping noise?

Originally Posted by Eric SDV6SE

If there's still any in Oz, the SCV6 petrol would be the G.O. I love the RRS V8 supercharged, can get an early model one for around 20-25k now. I just don't like the RRS body shape.

Can we shoe horn the SCV8 into a D4.....now that would be some car....

That would be a good mod - and yes it will fit. No known difference in the engine bay.

Buy a V8 D4 and a SCV8 RRS and you could change over motors and ECU’s, a few wiring mods, and still end up with 2 running cars - an SCV8 D4 for me and a decent V8 RRS for the misses.

You probably don’t even need to remove the motors, just remove the SC, manifolds, some accessories and swap ECU’s.

So to help distract Ted and hijack this thread….

My TDV8 D3 plan centre’s around buying the same year TDV8 RRS that is licensed and running, with similar KM’s.

Get access to a garage ideally with 2 car hoists.

Bodies off both.

Engines and transmission out to be swapped over.

Wiring harness and ECU’s removed, RRS harness extended to go into the D3, and the D3 wiring harness just rolled up to go into the RRS.

Brake upgrade and wheel package upgrade for the D3. Although could swap these between the RRS and D3 as well.

New free flowing exhaust for both plus maybe a few other tweaks along the way.

Drive out with a double permagrin (and two capable and great cars).

Somewhere along the lines would need to sort out the engineering approvals etc……although in my youth I had plenty of V8’s licensed as a 6 cylinder……(of course didn’t have insurance back then either).

Originally Posted by ted2910

Nice! yeah they sound great!

This is mine, pity its only a 2.7, or was!!Attachment 176290Attachment 176291
Looking at the receipts, looks like its had two Tranny rebuilds also Black lemon??!

That actually looks too good to part it out.

If your intent is to keep long term then either new motor (Jefferson Ford in Melbourne sell new Territory 2.7 for $11,400 or as you found TRS sell new long motor from $9,900), or find a similar age RRS but perhaps not looking as good for the engine and then harvest the rest for parts. Some cars can be worth more parted out.

Even tracking down a low km Territory with the 2.7 and parting this out is a good option. After the engine swap, could even rebuild the current engine to put back into the Territory and then resell.

Your current engine is technically still rebuildable, the car looks great, and you would like to think the transmission has been sorted.

I have no idea if they are legit, I've never even dealt with them, but some time ago I came across a business called "Grant Walker parts".

Might be worth a call.

Cheers
James

Originally Posted by shack

I have no idea if they are legit, I've never even dealt with them, but some time ago I came across a business called "Grant Walker parts".

Might be worth a call.

Cheers
James

Thanks James,

Yes I spoke to those guys, they have a used engine with 115,000k's on it for $7000. The new one i was looking
at from Triumph Rover Spares had been sold and the can't get new ones anymore so looks like I'm going to have
to go that way. Watching Outback Discovery's videos on youtube you just don't know what your going to get
with a second hand engine! It now has me thinking if a rebuild is the way to go?

I guess I'll join the club...

My 3.0L D4 : Video

I have rang around a few Indi's here in Perth and was told to expect between 15 and 20k for a rebuild.
Others aren't interested... Apparently some workshops have been burnt recently with failed rebuilds.

I'm in the process of pulling the engine out now to confirm. Not sure what my steps will be following that...

Originally Posted by martinfrench

I guess I'll join the club...

My 3.0L D4 : Video

I have rang around a few Indi's here in Perth and was told to expect between 15 and 20k for a rebuild.
Others aren't interested... Apparently some workshops have been burnt recently with failed rebuilds.

I'm in the process of pulling the engine out now to confirm. Not sure what my steps will be following that...

Did you talk to Darren at Aztech 4x4 (DazzaTD5 on this forum)?

Originally Posted by DiscoDB

Did you talk to Darren at Aztech 4x4 (DazzaTD5 on this forum)?

Yeah I have had a good chat with him.
He doesn’t rebuild them. I understood that it was due to a lack of parts and too much risk.

Once I’ve got the bottom end off I’ll assess the damage and see what my options are…

There are a few rebuild kits online but I’m unsure of quality etc.

-Martin