Thread: Engine replacement RRS Supercharged

The D3/ RRS chassis is incredibly strong, bear in mind that the body is basically a monocoque as well.

I wish they built the rest of it as well as they did the chassis....

Take the opportunity of the body being off to change anything else that wears out, suspension bushes / wishbones etc. My local main dealer does the body off job all the time, the TDV8's are renowned for needing the body off to do lots of jobs to the engine as it's so tightly packaged. Turbo changes & manifold gasket changes are a case in point, they're a regular body off job over here.

I'm having all 4 lower wishbones changed on mine in the next couple of weeks, they're afairly hefty unit but cheap as chips to replace, doesn't make financial sense to change the bushes when the whole arm is only a few £'s more.

I see several trucks delivering the D4 / RRS chassis' to Solihull on my way to / from work every week, each truck has 24 chassis on it, they look pretty damned strong to me, although I would say they're not very well protected. The surface rust on mine is fairly widespread.

Regrettably I was unable to get back to the workshop until lunch time yesterday and, by then, Brad had the body back on. All I could do was help him with the last of the engine bay refit and fitting the front end and lights. So there are very few additional pix.

I'll continue putting up those I did take the day before.

takes about 3-4 hrs to get it off, and a good 4 to get it back on,, need to blead brakes ect,,

cant say wev ever had the body of a tdv8 tho, they seem prity well sorted here, wev had more bodys of d4s then d3s tho,

Originally Posted by PhilipA

OK as long as you have an 6+ metre high ceiling.
They must have employed some old mark11 Jag designers by pulling them out of the nursing home.
Regards Philip A

Originally Posted by PAT303

A 6+ metre high ceiling is easier to get than a pair of triple jointed elbo's. Pat

A tree, a snatch block, and a winch. The monocoque body shouldn't flex too much, and a couple of snatch straps lashed underneath should hold & balance it all quite well.

If towing a trailer, just slide some tubular steel bars underneath, and you can always pull them out and build an A frame for roadside repairs.

How much does the body (minus chassis & running gear) weigh? Maybe 4 hefty guys could grab a wheel arch each!

Originally Posted by Michael2

How much does the body (minus chassis & running gear) weigh? Maybe 4 hefty guys could grab a wheel arch each!

To me, the D3/4 does not look much like a Series model any longer.

I think about the only commonality between a Series body which 4 guys could carry around, and the D3/4 is the aluminum pressing and the name on the bonnet.

I am certain that the BMW body design team thought they were building a unit body vehicle and the guys in England figured it was a heavy duty Defender. When the two teams finally met, I think they found that there was more than just a communications concern.

Speaking of communications, then there was the contribution from the Air Bus electronics teams as that is what the wrist thick wiring bundles remind me of.

No, four guys, not, and the tree had best be Ironwood.

Ron,

Is that at the KLR workshop? I heard in passing that they were changing a Range Rover engine.

Matt.

Hey Ron B,

Did you actually mean that it only took an hour to get the body off, or did me and some other folks mis-read your intent.

Stig0000 is adament that it takes 3 - 4 to get the body off.



Cheers,

Kev.