to rebuild or not to rebuild.
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to rebuild or not to rebuild.
so my gf has a 96 disco she cut up and made a buggy..
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well now we are converting to propane.
i'm thinking why we are in there might as well rebuild instead of put the new cover,intake ect. and then have to do head gaskets, and then end up needing a rebuild later
any opinions? or advice as far as rebuilding goes? best place to get parts?
are the liners big enough to have them bored out?
others wise wouldnt putting stock pistons back in a worn out liner = less compression?
blah blah
well now we are converting to propane.
i'm thinking why we are in there might as well rebuild instead of put the new cover,intake ect. and then have to do head gaskets, and then end up needing a rebuild later
any opinions? or advice as far as rebuilding goes? best place to get parts?
are the liners big enough to have them bored out?
others wise wouldnt putting stock pistons back in a worn out liner = less compression?
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Don't believe you can bore out these liners. They are slip fitted, not cast in place. Parts from all the usual sources including Atlantic British, British Pacific, Rovers North, BP Utah, and a great many more. And there are intakes from the carb era, popular with the lads from the UK that squeeze the Rover engine into MGs and Triumphs. Lots of engine mods available. "RPi Engineering - Specialised Rover Engines" and The Wedge Shop - Fast. British. Reliable
You will have lots of interest on this site for the propane conversion, so posts lots of pix. I have worked with a lot of V8 standby generators in the past, and the ones run on bottle gas certainly had cleaner oil.
You will have lots of interest on this site for the propane conversion, so posts lots of pix. I have worked with a lot of V8 standby generators in the past, and the ones run on bottle gas certainly had cleaner oil.
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See http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...Hko5O2FrvYc-Ow - those liners look pretty thin to start with.
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The way to increase displacement on the RV8 is to increase stroke, by changing crank/pistons/rods as LR did when they moved from 4.0 to 4.6. Increase to 4.8 can be achieved by using 1964 - 67 Buick 300 crankshaft and '64 Buick 300 heads. Further increases to 5.2 can be achieved by custom crankshafts, connecting rods, and pistons. D&D fabrication is likely the best resource in the US for more info.
A standard rebuild isn't difficult. Just take it to a machine shop and tell them what you want done. Have them hot tank the block and heads, hone cylinders, re-ring pistons, valve job, check mating surfaces for flatness and resurface if necessary, replace seals, replace bearings.
A standard rebuild isn't difficult. Just take it to a machine shop and tell them what you want done. Have them hot tank the block and heads, hone cylinders, re-ring pistons, valve job, check mating surfaces for flatness and resurface if necessary, replace seals, replace bearings.
Last edited by EricTyrrell; 11-15-2012 at 09:43 AM.
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