Land Rover Project: Sexy Back: Love is in the Eye of the beholder.

[sawtooth4x4]

The new engine for the Range Rover is getting cleaned up and some love. New turbo diesel 6.5 liter.

 

[Bart]

Hope this one works for you.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Just going to tear this one down and reseal it. Paint it, new injectors and rebuild a spare mechanical injection pump. Then I'll turn up the pump a quarter turn. I'm going to have to go junkyard shopping for a larger radiator, intercooler and oil cooler. Then build the engine mounts.It shouldn't take too long hopefully. I hope to have it done next month.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

After hours and hours of cleaning and resealing this thing. Fixing the smashed oil pan. It's almost ready to go in. Just need to replace the rear main seal.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Turbo is installed. Heat wrap is installed. First time doing it. Luckily no one will really see it. Test fit coming soon.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Frame plated. Done. Next fabricate engine mounts

 

[sawtooth4x4]

The engine is almost ready to go in. Just waiting on some parts to show up

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Rebuilt the injection pump. Not as hard as I thought. A bit un-nerving. But it's all back together and ready to be installed.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Tomorrow we test fit. Part of my oil cooler parts and my engine mounts.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Motor mounts are in.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Engine test fit

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Engine is bolted into my mounts. Might be able to fire it up tomorrow or next week.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Well got a lot hooked up yesterday. Mostly electrical. So not a lot to show. Injection pump is wired, cold start advance, glow plugs done starter wired (just need to hook the battery wire up. Still need to rewire the alternator and move the winch wires to the other battery. I've got to much crap hooked to one battery.

Also hooked up the fuel lines. But I'm going to relocate the fuel filter. And add a second filter with a fuel water separator.

Bought two gallons of oil and an oil filter.

I bought a hummer water proof oil dipstick and tube. The tube showed up. Just waiting on the dipstick. Once I get that I'll be almost done.

Radiator is installed. Transmission cooler lines hooked up. Need to rework the lower radiator hose a little. Upper hose is installed.

I need to build a little bracket for my alternator because it's a cs144 (140 amp) alternator. And my alternator won't fit in the stock position.

Then bolt up the transmission. I might try to get a hummer water proof dipstick as well. Since all the breather lines for the transmission and transfercase are run to the snorkle.

Pictures showing some of the tight clearance and stuff that is finished.

 

[I Lean]

I bought a hummer water proof oil dipstick and tube. The tube showed up. Just waiting on the dipstick.

I'm confused by this statement, followed by this one:

I might try to get a hummer water proof dipstick as well.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

I got a waterproof hummer oil dipstick and dipstick tube.

Looking at getting the waterproof transmission dipstick and tube as well.

 

[Gravy]

I had to reread that as well, but got it the second time.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Yeah writing your update on your phone is a pain. I like uploading my pictures from my phone, so that's why I usually do it that way.

I had to reread that as well, but got it the second time.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Fired it up today. Wow, its a lot quieter than the old engine. Video coming soon. Need to adjust the idle, its way to high. Doesn't smoke, just needs to given 10 seconds of glow plugs. The old engine needed starting fluid almost all the time. But I think the rebuilt injection pump really helps it.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Video

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Built a bracket for the larger than stock alternator. Getting g closer now.