For any further reference.
Have discovered that 80'' 2ltr blocks/engines were dark blue. Lightblue/turquoise blocks were for Army engines.
Cheers
RF
Hi guys
Finally getting to the engine. Have walked past it and touched it, stroked it and patted it for months now while GB and Xfer case are away and I fixed my front swivel error (Shims and leaks :0( ) OK!
On with it, first observation is that where it still exists the block is painted a dark blue (Navy perhaps) not the Turquoise that I expected and have seen on S1s everywhere. Is the dark blue an original colour, or would it be a repaint?? If it is a LR dark blue, what would the colour be?
Alterntively the original turquoise synthetic or cellulose has degenerated to the dark blue??
Cheers
RF
For any further reference.
Have discovered that 80'' 2ltr blocks/engines were dark blue. Lightblue/turquoise blocks were for Army engines.
Cheers
RF
This is the original light blue colour from my 1954 2.0l siamese bore 86".
Chris
2014 D4 TDV6
1954 86"
1963 2A Forward Control (getting the full treatment, Isuzu 4JH1, MYY5T, LT230, Toyota Axles, extended cab ++)
1980 Stage 1 v8 (gone)
That blue appears to have a tint of Hammerfin (?) iridescence in it. ???????
Are you some sort of LR Weirdo?Have walked past it and touched it, stroked it and patted it for months now
The closest colour you will get to it is GM Blue available from Supercheap & the likes in a pressure pack can of engine enamel .IMAG0854.jpg
James Taylor's book lists them as blue/grey.
Not sure how accurate these colours are (plus difficult to tell on a computer screen).
Land Rover Paint - Engine Archives - Paintman
If it was CKD did the engines get delivered painted or were they painted here ? I would think they came already painted but CKD vehicles can have differences to UK assembled.
Colin
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
'58 Series II (sold)
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C
Did 80" models have a 2L motor?
Terry
80 109" 2.6 P ex Army GS, saved from the scrappie.
95 300tdi 130 Single cab tray.
2010 Guzzi 750
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
'58 Series II (sold)
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C
Pics of the (colour) block Rick?
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'93 V8 Rossi
'97 to '07. sold.
'01 V8 D2
'06 to 10. written off.
'03 4.6 V8 HSE D2a with Tornado ECM
'10 to '21
'16.5 RRS SDV8
'21 to Infinity and Beyond!
1988 Isuzu Bus. V10 15L NA Diesel
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