Sandringham 6x6

[northwest]

I'm basically after a brand new 0 miles engine and be done with it.

Bothe @Tinbasherdan and I knew where there were two, still in their crates along with transmissions. Pal of mine had them along with three 110's and a number of bodies to swap as needed (field ambulance, radio truck etc.) He died and I don't think he was buried and the lot disappeared!

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Bothe @Tinbasherdan and I knew where there were two, still in their crates along with transmissions. Pal of mine had them along with three 110's and a number of bodies to swap as needed (field ambulance, radio truck etc.) He died and I don't think he was buried and the lot disappeared!

It’s worse, they were 101s not 110s!

 

[sako243]

If they were 101's then it's unlikely they'd have been 4.6s - more likely 3.5s.

@Smallfry yeah top hat liners - they did a trial hone and they got a fairly decent pattern but not perfect showing some wear so as I'm fed up of chasing vehicle niggles it's had:
- Top hat liners
- New cam bearings
- New cam
- Crank ground (some slight marks which didn't quite polish out)
- New mains
- New big ends
- New pistons (again slight wear, they'd have gone again but weren't perfect)
- Block decked after liners were pressed in
- Thoroughly flushed and cleaned

Basically everything has been refreshed on it and all new bits to go in including core plugs etc.

Hopefully doing it once and doing it right. Aside from my labour (which of course is free) it's worked out quite a bit cheaper than buying a short block via Turners. Well making them do the work.

 

[Smallfry]

If they were 101's then it's unlikely they'd have been 4.6s - more likely 3.5s.

@Smallfry yeah top hat liners - they did a trial hone and they got a fairly decent pattern but not perfect showing some wear so as I'm fed up of chasing vehicle niggles it's had:
- Top hat liners
- New cam bearings
- New cam
- Crank ground (some slight marks which didn't quite polish out)
- New mains
- New big ends
- New pistons (again slight wear, they'd have gone again but weren't perfect)
- Block decked after liners were pressed in
- Thoroughly flushed and cleaned

Basically everything has been refreshed on it and all new bits to go in including core plugs etc.

Hopefully doing it once and doing it right. Aside from my labour (which of course is free) it's worked out quite a bit cheaper than buying a short block via Turners. Well making them do the work.

Very sensible with the liners anyways. Its an expensive solution but well worth it if you want to keep the vehicle.

I have a low mileage 4.0 that I might convert to 4.6 as I have all the bits, but probably won't due to fuel consumption. I plan to use my 90 as a daily when eventually done, but I am going down the M57 route for more mpg. They have similar performance figures as the V8 anyway.

I also have a low mileage 1UZ but IMO not really suited to a LR, especially if towing. M57 will be way better in that respect because of the torque. I will either sell it, or possibly stick it in my old Rover coupe, as it will suit that much better, as the UZ is set up for a luxury car, and to get more out of it is a very, very expensive exercise. Good thing about them though, is that they are a fit and forget option, unlike a used RV8. Only problem with the standard ECU and electrics, is fragile old component plugs, and capacitors in the ECU, which I know you can deal with, whereas I can't.