Putting a Chevy Engine in my Discovery II
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Well I decided to get going with the project in which I purchased a Chevy 4.3L V8 which were only made for 2 or 3 years for the mid 90’s Caprice.
I only have 6 months a year since I live in Florida during the Winter. The displacement is close to the original Rover 4.0 and since my engine is junk. My Rover is a 1999 and was only on the road for 3 years before being stored inside. Has less than 100K and still has that new car smell.
I already worked out the electrical and computer controlled stuff like shifting, timing and other functions last fall.
I will use Chevy items such as A/C Compressor, Alternator, Starter, Fuel Injection, etc. I will use the Rovers ignition system and also fabricate its power steering and air pump to the left side of the engine.
Once mounted I want to use those Chrome plated Chevy exhaust manifolds.
Also plan to adapt the Rovers cooling system and will make this a dependable every day driver.
The first step was to remove the old engine and get some measurements. The Chevy engine which I purchased last Fall only has a few thousand miles on it so I cleaned it up real good.
No sense in overhauling a low mile engine so I simply changed a few items and painted it. Also didn’t want to work on the floor or have it swinging around on an engine crane so I made a contraption where I can easily work on the back end at bench height.
The Rover torque converter pilot shaft is a bit smaller than the back of chevy crank so I had a spacer made for installation alignment. Even though the crank, converter and spacer all move together, I don’t want the spacer sliding back on the shaft while running so I secured it with a couple of set screws with thread lock.
With holes drilled into the chevy flywheel and torque converter in place, I need some additional clearance to accommodate the Marks adapter plates I am ordering. To accomplish this you need a shorter torque converter.
Since going out and finding one looks to be a hassle, I’m having the bell housing milled a few thousandths on each end.
Will keep the info and photos coming as I progress. Any question I will be happy to answer but I may have a few myself.
The last photo shows the Chevy engine with the Rover Torque Converter installed
I only have 6 months a year since I live in Florida during the Winter. The displacement is close to the original Rover 4.0 and since my engine is junk. My Rover is a 1999 and was only on the road for 3 years before being stored inside. Has less than 100K and still has that new car smell.
I already worked out the electrical and computer controlled stuff like shifting, timing and other functions last fall.
I will use Chevy items such as A/C Compressor, Alternator, Starter, Fuel Injection, etc. I will use the Rovers ignition system and also fabricate its power steering and air pump to the left side of the engine.
Once mounted I want to use those Chrome plated Chevy exhaust manifolds.
Also plan to adapt the Rovers cooling system and will make this a dependable every day driver.
The first step was to remove the old engine and get some measurements. The Chevy engine which I purchased last Fall only has a few thousand miles on it so I cleaned it up real good.
No sense in overhauling a low mile engine so I simply changed a few items and painted it. Also didn’t want to work on the floor or have it swinging around on an engine crane so I made a contraption where I can easily work on the back end at bench height.
The Rover torque converter pilot shaft is a bit smaller than the back of chevy crank so I had a spacer made for installation alignment. Even though the crank, converter and spacer all move together, I don’t want the spacer sliding back on the shaft while running so I secured it with a couple of set screws with thread lock.
With holes drilled into the chevy flywheel and torque converter in place, I need some additional clearance to accommodate the Marks adapter plates I am ordering. To accomplish this you need a shorter torque converter.
Since going out and finding one looks to be a hassle, I’m having the bell housing milled a few thousandths on each end.
Will keep the info and photos coming as I progress. Any question I will be happy to answer but I may have a few myself.
The last photo shows the Chevy engine with the Rover Torque Converter installed
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