Engine conversion

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

My red SIIB had the Hemi engine and they cut a 1" scallop out the rear of the front cross member. Probably so they could get the fan belt on and off. This was a vehicle built for a Rover 6 cyl and the Holden red sixes fit straight in without any mods.

The bonneted control SIII that the kit in the yard came from was a Rover 6 cyl as well and it had the front cross-member modifications you usually see on a 4 cyl chassis with a Holden engine.

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Couple of years ago I saw a Range Rover at the auctions with a 265 installed. Looked very neat and professional. Had a Quadrajet and extractors, sounded crisp. Makes good sense, 25% increase in capacity, not a lot more weight particularly with the heavy iron inlet and exhaust manifolds gone, as the hemi used thinwall iron casting technology, and with a bit of tuning an easy 250 tractable street horsepower, or 300+ if you want to go the whole hog. And a bonus in Qld, six cylinder registration.