Thread: Rebuilding a Rover V8

Hey Khos... Are you asleep again.. Any news on the heads yet

We made it back ok. Took about about 6 hrs and the trailer still erupted at 93 kmh on the Mitsu



Tony

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

Hey Khos... Are you asleep again.. Any news on the heads yet

We made it back ok. Took about about 6 hrs and the trailer still erupted at 93 kmh on the Mitsu



Tony

Hey Mate , sleep again at 09:00 pm

glad you guys made it safely , ....

so pushing the Rangie forward on the Trailer didn't really help I take it ?.


Re: Heads , Bruce called yesterday and some of the springs don't quite have the poundage required ie i think he said they require 75 psi but they only had 60-65 ,so a new set of springs are going in , some of the valve guides need replacing ,so a new set of valve guides also being put in . so there is work in progress....

Khos, The bolts are meant to be lubricated when torqued down, and failure to do this causes the friction to peel off some material.
If you dip each bolt about 2-3MM in the Holden sealant that I recommended you buy before insertion and torquing , this will not reoccur.
BD seems to be doing a thorough job on the heads.
Regards Philip A

when "Rangier Rover" was here on Monday , i asked "how we could retract the Extractors
on the Passenger side"? , so Tony Loosen'ed the Engine mount Nuts from underneath & we
placed a Block of wood under the Sump and with help of a Bottle jack resting on another Block
of wood on the ground , we managed to Jack the Motor up , he then took off the engine
"mounting brackets" completely , and retract them , so then this gave us enough clearance
to pull up the Passenger side extractors. Thanks Tony

I'm contemplating on wheather I should send my extractors away for "Ceramic Coating" ? I believe
"ceramic coating" is done inside and outside of pipe work, is this correct ?




Tony had a Look at both of the Engine mounts , and noticed both were "buggered".

Part of the engine mount pictured below has been burnt due to excessive heat from extractors
so I will have to wrap them in heat resistant material on fabricate some sort of
"heat shield" so hopefully this doesn't happen again.

one on other side the rubber's just cracked , will I need to replace it ? I have anyway.
their only $20.0 each


So after ordering 2 brand new ones , they arrived today along with my new head bolts and washers ,
so I replaced both engine mounts I've been giving close attention to things that are possibly
going to give me grief later on and replace them while I have room.

so Far everything else is in order , the steering Rubber Joint just before the steering box is
also cracked , I will post a Pic of it tomorrow and if anyone reckons it needs replacing I will do so.

Originally Posted by Disco_owner

when "Rangier Rover" was here on Monday , i asked "how we could retract the Extractors
on the Passenger side"? , so Tony Loosen'ed the Engine mount Nuts from underneath & we
placed a Block of wood under the Sump and with help of a Bottle jack resting on another Block
of wood on the ground , we managed to Jack the Motor up , he then took off the engine
"mounting brackets" completely , and retract them , so then this gave us enough clearance
to pull up the Passenger side extractors. Thanks Tony

I'm contemplating on wheather I should send my extractors away for "Ceramic Coating" ? I believe
"ceramic coating" is done inside and outside of pipe work, is this correct ?




Tony had a Look at both of the Engine mounts , and noticed both were "buggered".

Part of the engine mount pictured below has been burnt due to excessive heat from extractors
so I will have to wrap them in heat resistant material on fabricate some sort of
"heat shield" so hopefully this doesn't happen again.

one on other side the rubber's just cracked , will I need to replace it ? I have anyway.
their only $20.0 each


So after ordering 2 brand new ones , they arrived today along with my new head bolts and washers ,
so I replaced both engine mounts I've been giving close attention to things that are possibly
going to give me grief later on and replace them while I have room.

so Far everything else is in order , the steering Rubber Joint just before the steering box is
also cracked , I will post a Pic of it tomorrow and if anyone reckons it needs replacing I will do so.

About time for some progress They look worse in the pic then in real life Must have been the change in altitude that day
Have you pulled the rest of the exhast off yet? I was to knakerd from heat beer and a few op rums the night before to do it

That rangie is in fair shape other than that D1 tail shaft in it

I took the 90 model from Rutherglen for a run and when I hit 120 kmh the windscreen caved in But runs very well Air con doesn't work Has done compressor seal
I havn't had a look at the D1 here for LHS light etc yet sorry

Tony

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

About time for some progress They look worse in the pic then in real life Must have been the change in altitude that day

i know, haven't been doing much to Rangie lately , been waiting for parts from BMI

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

Have you pulled the rest of the exhast off yet?

Yep , the rest of Zorst is out

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

I was to knakerd from heat beer and a few op rums the night before to do it

Doesn't that Sound Familiar?

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

That rangie is in fair shape other than that D1 tail shaft in it

That 's an easy fix I'll change it to a Proper uni joint Tail shaft , I have one sitting in the garage rebuilt by "hardy Spicer".

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

I took the 90 model from Rutherglen for a run and when I hit 120 kmh the windscreen caved in But runs very well Air con doesn't work Has done compressor seal

Damn , and to know that you wanted all the good bits of A/C for your Project vehicle

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

I havn't had a look at the D1 here for LHS light etc yet sorry Tony

That's cool Mate , all I need is 2 Plastic Clip Holders for the back of the D1 LHS light and I'm sorted , re: the Crack it' not that Bad , so it's still usable

nice Loong secondarys on those extractors--

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

nice Loong secondarys on those extractors--

thanks Pedro, the "Genie Extractors" came with the Rangie when bought I wanna send them away for "ceramic coating" to extend their LongevityRust will eventually put a Hole thru them and it's too big of a job to get them back off again