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Started rounding up bits to assemble engine

Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 12:35 pm
by dazza2623
This engine is 2.7 litre.

Re: Started rounding up bits to assemble engine

Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 12:32 am
by locost_bryan
Rebored +40 thou (2691cc) or +60 thou (2726cc)?

Looking good. :thumbup:

Re: Started rounding up bits to assemble engine

Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:58 am
by 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.

Re: Started rounding up bits to assemble engine

Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 4:24 am
by 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. :cry:

Re: Started rounding up bits to assemble engine

Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 10:51 am
by dazza2623
I don't think they have the same bolt pattern.Have to be re drilled ?

Re: Started rounding up bits to assemble engine

Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 1:17 am
by locost_bryan
dazza2623 wrote: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.

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Re: Started rounding up bits to assemble engine

Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 10:24 am
by 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.

Re: Started rounding up bits to assemble engine

Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 12:24 am
by 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).

Re: Started rounding up bits to assemble engine

Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 4:42 am
by 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.