Rover V8 rockers on and first turn
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.พ. 2020
- I keep forgetting Ive got a beautiful, fully machined but half built 4.6 litre Rover V8 engine to sort out for my P6. As its cold out I thought I should crack on and get it done!
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Buy the wife a dishwasher. They double up as parts washers. ( When she is out)
"Why am I washing up when there's an engine to rebuild?"
Uttered by all men right before getting murdered/castrated/divorced.
hahahahaha so true...
Your road test revues are getting better with each car but Put all your efforts into this build ...a 4.6 p6 is what got me subscribed
Great show Matt
Its getting there, and once its running there are more plans to keep on improving it
Brilliant video.. I love your approach/attitude to an engine rebuild.. I'm subscribed now and will be watching eagerly for each next instalment from now on. Thanks Matt.
Great progress Matt. That big engine is starting to look really good. (Hope you didn't get into too much trouble for leaving the washing up!) Thanks for the update.
Can't wait for it to be running and hear that lovely v8 burble.
Hi Matt,it's looking good,the first turn and the tappets are going up and down,I will stay tuned for the next video.
I absolutely live for these videos, been itching to watch it all day but work work work
Thanks, great to hear that!
Worked at both Acocks Green and Solihull plants where the V8 was built, the marks on the rocker shaft are two nicks on the end of the shaft
What a Hugh chunk of engine , looking forward to hearing it roar when fitted to the car.
Me too!
Awesome work Matt. Really enjoying watching this series. Can't wait to see the car back on the road! One thing, you can get step up adapters for sockets. I have a nice 6 piece set from Draper. Also, you need to get yourself an angle guage to fit your torque wrench. Luckily my Teng wrench has one built in. Came in very handy when I replaced my head last year.😎
Normal soak the tappets in oil before fitting so they are pre primed
You didn't do the lifter pre-load. Mine needed shimming on one bank.
Im thinking that as its the original rockers and pushrods its going to be fairly close but will have to check it.
@@furiousdriving Many variables. Simple enough to check.
Checking preloads is absolutely essential as you put non OEM lifters too.
Well done sir 👍
Good work. Must be very satisfying to get that done. Had to laugh at the milk carton drama though...that's the sort of thing I'd do 🤣
that was annoying! but not as much as realising Id cleaned the wrong ones..
On the subject of 'grit'.I've had to rebuild engines in worse situations. Spotless ,well equipped shops are ideal but if you can get a compressor and blow the crank-case thoroughly you may save a bit of scoring of soft bearings here and there.Flushing oil is also a good move after a short run.It'll be fine, Someone way in the future may get to strip it again and see a few scores and scratches.
Yes, Ill be dong a couple of break in oil flushes but although its not ideal its been bagged in a clean plastic bag every time I stop so it has stayed pretty clean thankfully
You can get step up drive adapters ie 3/8 too 1/2 inch. Ps get an elderbrock manifold and 350 holley vacume secondary
I need them!
@@furiousdriving look on fleabay
**TOP TIP** Get yourself a plastic cat litter tray from Home Bargains (other Supermarket's are available) for about £3.00. They're ideal for cleaning engine parts in them as they're a good size. Perhaps not as cheap an old milk carton, but a good workshop addition ;)
I went around one of those stores looking for something like that in the garden department, couldnt find one!
@@furiousdriving The pet food and toy isle is your best bet.....even though I too think cats should be kept in the garden ;)
Amazing what you can do in less than ideal circumstances. Congrats and how exciting for you. Did I miss something? If you put on the carbies that are set up for the smaller engine, won't it run horribly lean? Maybe I've got the theory wrong. I'd love to know. I recently repaired the diff from my Austin on the kitchen bench, but I gave myself permission to do it :-)) Cheers
The SU's can be tuned to give enough to run OK but not to its full potential - probably for them best as this engine can make too much power for the gearbox and diff! Id be in far too much trouble if I was caught with an engine in the kitchen!
You can get step up socket adaptors.
Apologies if I’ve missed an earlier video, but what did that 4.6 lump come out of?
Cant wait to hear it running!
Greetings from the Wirral.
It came from a P38 Range Rover, bought the best and safest way - unseen from ebay!
Hi what needles did you use to jet the 4.6 ? I'm converting from a 3.5 on SUs and going to use the SUs on the 4.6 ?
Ive still got the original needles, Im just using them to get it going then will upgrade
You can step up as well as down, with ratchet adapters.
Just do an ebay search for 1/4" 3/8" 1/2" socket converter set.
Excellent I also need a set and asked myself the same question haha.
public service broadcasting!
I think you should definitely go for the twin SUs for now, since you already have them. The best engine is the one you can drive ;)
Later on you also have the alternative of the OEM Buick 215 intake, which takes a 2 barrel carburetor. Cheaper than the Offenhauser route and you could get a bit more out of it than the SUs
My thoughts exactly! If I can bolt something on and have it working now thats better than waiting and doing nothing!
One of the all time great engines! What's it going into when it's done?
A Rover P6, should be awesome!
@@furiousdriving That will be a sweet ride! We had those over here in Canada. Just before the next model came out, there were some P6 body 3500 V8s here. It was bad ass in red with hood scoops (3scoops if I remember) and V8 emblem (and sound). I subscribe to you and eagerly await the completion
Will the 3.5 fuel system feed the 4.6 with enough juice to get full power? I know the cost of the control box is a rather hard hit but it would almost certainly be worth it in the long run.
It'll work well enough to drive, and drive better than it did before. I like the idea of the big carbs, or an aftermarket self contained EFI system - Id hate to spend a packet getting an ECU for this and finding the EFI didnt work!
Yay!18kay!
Yay,! its been longer coming than I thought but ow on to 20k!
I'd be tempted to just sell the Merc W123 as is and use the funds to repair the Alfa. And whilst it's being welded, use the time to finish the V8 build. Can't wait to see it in the car and hear it running. There's few sounds quite so good as a nicely tuned Rover V8.👍
The Merc was meant to be a one week flip but now its become a challenge! I really want to see it move under its own power...They'll all get done soon
Extremely brave, trying to guess how to do it. If it was me I’d get experts like RPI Engineering to do it in half the time.
The engineering shop that machined it have built a to of V8s and gave lots of good help and advice, and Ive never built a V8 before, only 4 cylinders so wanted to have a go at one
How do you know when FD is skint?
Rover v8 video!
Don't leave it so long next time... can't wait to hear it. What about a Weber conversion?
You know FD is skint if the day ends in a Y😂
Edd China eat yer heart out! You clearly like a challenge (and enjoy contributing to the coffers of your local service station with that thirsty beast), looking forward to the "will it run?" video 👍
Definitely worth going with the carbs I think, the cost and the hassle of setting up the ECU and inevitable issues isn't really worth it imo.
Its agro I dont want!
Cough cough, Dishwasher Cough cough!
I agree, they wash engine parts brilliantly
When tightening rocker shafts I'd start at the centre and work out Good video
Oh sir, can I have a go when it is ready?
You'll need to be patient for this one!
@@furiousdriving, I shall be very patient, sir!
Organised chaos 😊 Not all car youtube channels have the luxury of space ! 👍
I wouldn't go as far as organised...
@@furiousdriving The main thing is you know were everything is .... well mostly 😕 👍
@@moran68 You'd be amazed. I just filmed genuine surprise when I found the water pump in the next instalment! Hope the camera was running..
@@furiousdriving I hope you did film it , I've said this before filming ,talking to the camera and fixing cars all at the same time is a very time consuming process so losing or misplacing parts is easily done . Well done on finding the water pump !😊👍
Look on island 4x4 for parts or any other land rover website
Thanks, this is a RR engine as well
@@furiousdriving from a p38 if a 4.6 be careful they drop liners unless youv had it top hatted
What car is having the 4.6?
1973 Rover P6, was a 3.5 (3500) - you can just see its tail lights in the corner of the video
Building a rover V8 in slav squat
its not that warm
So, you have a spare 3500cc V8. What you need now is something rear wheel drive with a fairly big engine bay and a knackered engine. I'm thinking Morris Marina. A V8 Marina would be highly amusing.
I could always go in the MB...……….
@@delukxy Heresy!
But does it have a tea shelf?🤣🤣🤣
No, you fill it with 6 litres of 10w40 tea and use a straw!
I would say go fuel injection it will make your life so much easier and the car that much more usuable and the range rover fuel injection is very easy to work on nothing like the mechanical ones
Just to add in the 17 odd years of p38 ownership and 170k miles the injection went wrong only once and that was just some sticky injectors because the car sat for a while
As its the GEMS EFI its harder to get going without the loom and ECU from the donor car, its one of those awkward systems! There is a kit to make it work but its over a grand for the box and as I havnt seen my EFI running on a car I dont know if it actually works!
@@furiousdriving that's fair enough I'm wondering wether you could possibly get land rover gems efi ECU instead of a control box and as I said they hardly ever go wrong one of few things that dont go wrong on the p38 😂
One true British engine… uhmmm… GM origins…Still one great piece of motoring history.
Hi! Liking the channel. Regarding the handed rocker assemblies; the indication/marker is a vertical line across the face of the rocker shaft (where the split pin is located). I've also just finished rebuilding my 3.9 if you look on my channel I think episode 45 covers rockers! Also the official rover v8 overhaul workbook (which covers this and more!) is available here! drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw3py52SnLfWVlVTNElnckxvZ28/view?usp=sharing Apologies if any of that is suck eggs I found the documentation immensely helpful!
Do you ever take your son to scouts or you always to busy taking kids to activities takes so much of your time I dont do it as much now my kids are teenagers now all they want to do is look at the phone cant wait too see the rover driveing again
She does Scouts, I do another club, its out regular split of duties! Ive helped out with scouts on odd occasions, I dont mind but its often too early for me to finish work
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