Putting a chev 350 in a rangie, documenting it all!
Hay all,
Well I'm in the middle of putting a 350 chev into a rangie 1986 Efi.
The cars already got front and rear maxis 35inch simex centipedes etc ec.
The old 3.5 was using and blowing oil and dying, we got one last trip out of it but it used 8 litres of oil in 3 days. So the next thing to do was to find a new engine. The 3.5 as rally an option, but we did think about going 4.7 this would fix it. A 4.6 RR as too expensive, so a 350 or similar was the option!! POWER! We found a really good crate motor, and a adaptor so phone calls were made, the roverare ha a running 350 in a disco, sooooo this seemed the best way. It needed a really good tidy up but the price was ok and it Ran and it was already in a rangie/disco.
So went a picked it all up. The old engine and drive train came out and the new new engine and auto trans installed.
I've got pics of this was well, and I'll post them shorty. I'll try to put as much details as I am to help anyone else thinking about it.
Sorting out the fuel system, we had to convert the old Efi tank to carb set up. So welded up 10 mm (3/8), stainless pipe to the original base plate and welded up the hole where the wiring used to go to the fuel pump.
Ok, the tank is installed,
I,m using 10mm (3/8) fuel line which has been feed into heater hose to protect it for 4wd duty. I was going to use the original fuel lines but they are only 6mm. A bit too small.
The motor is not a weapon by any means but we are going to show it a bit of love for more power.
I've fed the fuel line through the chassis so it's protected as much as possible.
The next thing to do it plumb it to the mech fuel pump. We went the mech fuel pump just in case we roll it, the engine might stop and therefore no more fuel.
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