Started rounding up bits to assemble engine

[dazza2623]

This engine is 2.7 litre.

[locost_bryan]

Rebored +40 thou (2691cc) or +60 thou (2726cc)?

Looking good.

[dazza2623]

I cannot answer that as I have to pull it all done & get it checked.
I don't know what pistons exactly (told Toyota but not sure )
It has been bored & Alex told me that the crank was offset as well,so who knows.
I want to check compression as well to be sure.
I don't know how much the flywheel was lightened but this is easy to check as I have an original flywheel.

[locost_bryan]

Will be interesting to hear what the bore and stroke measure up at.

I was told by a P76 owner that the Marina 6 flywheel was the lightest factory flywheel that would fit the Rover/Leyland V8, and quite a few Marinas bit the dust to donate their flywheels to V8 race cars.

[dazza2623]

I don't think they have the same bolt pattern.Have to be re drilled ?

[locost_bryan]

I don't think they have the same bolt pattern.Have to be re drilled ?

Ah, yes, found this link for fitting a P76 V8 into a Range Rover, with pic of redrilled flywheel.

[dazza2623]

Yes I have seen this before,I went another way & had an adaptor made as not to weaken any components.They both work well though.

[locost_bryan]

Does the Marina 6 share the P76 V8 bolt pattern (flywheel and/or bellhousing)? Was told by a P76 guy that they did, and that the 3-speed bell fits the 4-speed (although I thought the BW 4-speed was completely different to the BW 3-speed).

[dazza2623]

Bolt pattern different between 8 & 6.
Bell housing the same bar the ears knocked off for the 6 & holes drilled in different position for 4 speed.