Posted by Bradtot on August 11, 2009, 11:57 pm, in reply to "Re: Its alive!!!"
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Hello Peter I could not be bothered making shims so I ordered and waited $55.00 Later they were here 3 different sizes so I could pick what I wanted that was best measurement. What space... its already filled with the old one...well no not yet but My wife is sorta happy its gone.Dont worry I will find some other part to put in its place. Comp ratio...well 9.35 is what I was told the pistons were as they were genuine 3.9 with only a slight dish out of them 94mm from memory and with the tin gaskets and the heads skimmed by not much 10thou and I can still read the engine number on the block so there wasn't much off that . I hope its all still ok. Yes I have seen the one on ebay I am watching it ..but with low k's ...what will I do with it? I have my sons rangie coming back with a suspected cracked block/slipped liner as its using water and overheating...but not all the time. he has got sick of it and has bought a 99 disco diesel so I am left to get the rangie going and to sell it..this one has the performance industries 4.2 stroker kit in it so I am very reluctant to get rid of it. I may find a second hand motor and fit that to sell it off and that will leave me the insides to perhaps fit in the motor I just pulled out of mine?...we shall see. I also own a rover 820si that I repaired some time ago that is also coming back and the wife wants me to get rid of that as well . It had a head gasket problem but I fixed that and my son was driving it as a spare until we got the rangie sorted but he got cold feet and bought the disco. The820 has only done 109k and was being sent to the crushers . I rescued it and fixed it as all new parts and recon head were in the boot. It cost me nothing except the tow to my house. it looks like a Jag from the front.. google it and u will see, and its british racing green as well! Another long post....... Borg warner ..if search AULRO on my name u should see the posts and writeup I did about it, Honestly they are dead easy to pull apart I still have 2.5 units here in various states of disrepair, chain, visc unit is really all u need to replace to have a quiet not clunky transfer case. In saying that I am toying up the idea of fitting the 95 disco zf auto box and lt230 transfer case I bought of ebay with a low 76k on it..or so I was told. I got it from NSW and had it shipped over here at a total cost of $900.00 nobody else did bid on it so I got it and it really does look new. That will be another project in the future. I have also bought one of those TM2 engine alarms from e bay 149 delivered and I will be fitting that soon I got it with the oil alarm as well and an external relay output. I also received today from Paddocks in the UK the polybush kit...incredible what u get. That was $110.00 to buy plus $120 for freight . It was here in a week! so I got to fit that as well. One day I will have some time for myself.... but here is a link to our club forum where I have posted some pics of the motor so u can see the colour http://www.lrocwa.org.au/forum/cgi-bin/YaBB.cgi?board=news;action=display;num=1249820769;start=0#0 Brad --Previous Message-- : Good onya Brad . : : Wouldn`t expect any less though . : : Importing shims from the UK , WA really is : an affluent state , down here we have to : make our own . : : What are you going to use the space in the : spare room for ? : : What comp ratio do you have ? 9.35 plus how : much ? : : I don`t mind Sky Blue as an exterior colour : almost bought an 83 as such when we got the : 85 but as an engine colour i`d have to see : it . : : Have you seen the one on Ebay like yours ( : colour ) got 100k km on it with papers , : make a good parts car for ya . : : Good to see you do have the capacity for : long posts too . : : While your here could you direct me to where : your infomation is on the BW transfers , i`m : sure i read and saw pics but don`t remember : and can`t find where . Think our 94 has a : whine in the Front diff but it may be the in : BW , so need to do a bit of learning . : : Cheers : Peter : : : : --Previous Message-- : Well after many years I have finally removed : my new motor from my Games room/spare room : and its gone into my 89 Rangie. : This motor was originally intended to go : into my 82 4 door that I thought would die : but after some 525000kms when I sold it, it : was and is still going now with its new : owner. My current Rangie 89 has 379000k on : the clock and even though the original motor : was not noisy or had problems it was lacking : power on the hills and towing a small camper : I really felt it on the back poor old 3.5 : I now have a high compression 3.9 with a : stage 2 cam pc216 heads shaved block decked : roller timing gears tin head gaskets and : lifter preload set with shims I bought from : Rimmer bros in the UK. : This motor started life as a 3.5 and was : modified with new liners and brand new : original 3.9 pistons to be made as a 3.9. : I have been working on this on my own for : the last 2 months on the weekends removing : the old and fitting the new. : I did have problems getting the bolts from : the flywheel off as they are locktighted : from the factory and I rounded one off even : with the correct tool and had to drill it : out. : Tonight it all came to fruition when I : started it 2 cranks and it was off as quiet : as a mouse and so so smooth no clacking at : all. : I did get the oil pressure up before I : fitted the rocker covers and intake manifold : with a special tool I had made to go into a : drill and then onto the pump drive so I : could watch the oil drip from the rockers : therefore making sure I had oil up there : before I started it. : so far it hasn't got hotter than it should : and just sounds so good. : I do have a steering pump problem as I have : lots of movement in all directions so I need : a new one of those and also a new viscous : fan( I will get an xd/f ford one new) : I am just so happy that all my hard work has : paid off and no leaks yet that I can see. I : now just have to run it in for a while...oh : and I painted the outside of the block and : heads SKY BLUE with the rockers left as grey : and the timing cover grey and all the sump : bolts individually hand painted black : : Catchas later : Brad : : :