Posted by Guy on September 28, 2007, 1:58 pm
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Hey All I'm trying to find out if you can still get the adaptors to fit a P76 into a 1990 4 door rangie. What started out as just a blown head gasket is turning into a complete rebuild and I don't think its going to be able to be done cheaply. The 3.9 had done about 230000 (well thats what the speedo says) - already replaced transfer and gearbox. Yes if I had plenty of cash I would buy the 4.6 as suggested by a couple of RR workshops. I have spoken to quite a variety of people/places, basically have 3 options - rebuild current motor, buy 2nd hand late nineties 3.9 or fit P76. The P76 was rebuilt before I purchased it and has good power/torque, but has a holley and would prefer to stick with the EFI. It is in my old 2 door. Now I believe there are/were 2 different sorts of adaptors - the first just bolt through the inlet manifold into the head and the second bolt to the head first then the inlet manifold bolts to the adaptor plate. I am on the understanding that the top and bottom of the adaptors are not parallel due to the different angles between the inlet manifold and the V of the motor. Does anybody have a spare set or know who can supply them. I have spoken to Davis, Graeme Cooper, Triumph rover and several others who all are unable to assist. Then I believe there is also an adaptor to fit the ZF. So who has successfully done this? Are there going to be more issues than I'm aware of (I know the air con lines will need to be changed due to different mounting position.) Thanks for assistance. I'm based in Brisbane. Cheers Guy