I’m making some good progress here getting on with the engine build during my lunch breaks, and quite honestly it’s a lot more fun than crawling around on the floor doing bodywork right now, so onto the top end. I…
My epic delivery of engine goodies from RPI Engineering has arrived, so on with the build today. Next job is to fit the uprated Piper 270 camshaft – this should give a nice futher boost in power, whilst retaining everyday…
New year, new… main bearing shells. The genuine Land Rover bearings arrived, so I didn’t waste any time in finding out if they solved my problem with the crankshaft clearance. A visual comparison with the aftermarket ones didn’t show any…
So, now I’m happily settled into the new garage it’s time to get back to work. I can’t quite bring myself to get stuck into that rusty rear arch and make a mess of the place yet, so I decided…
It’s been a few months since my last update, and unfortunately my project is still on hold a little bit longer whilst I await my new garage build and get it all set up, but in the meantime I’m going…
So, here’s a little job I wasn’t really expecting to be doing. As I mentioned in an update to my engine trial fitting post, I had made a bit of a rookie mistake in understanding the different crankshaft noses found…
Following on from my last post on the gearbox crossmember changes, here is a quick write-up on the other important job in this area – increasing the height of the front of the transmission tunnel to accept the taller R380…
I’ve started working through the list of jobs I made for myself after trial fitting the engine. The biggest of these by far is the changes needed to the transmission tunnel to accept the taller R380 gearbox, and I’ve already…
Another break from bodywork required today, so I thought I’d have some fun with the V8 to give me some much-needed motivation. I’ve spent months stockpiling parts for the engine build, but so far haven’t actually checked that everything fits…
I’ve been making some good progress on the bodywork over the last few days, but fitting the offside rear wing has just taken me a full weekend of painting and welding, and it’s still not yet completely welded up –…