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I really rate YRM's stuff, nice thick metal and it's zinc-coated too! Their rear cross member was beautiful

My Series 3 has the bulkhead removed, I fabbed up a piece of box-section and ran this across further back, I also put a roll-over bar in place just behind the bulkhead removal bar. You will also run into issues with the normal fuel filler location on a SWB series, I re-routed mine to mimic the defender setup.

If only I had waited a year my life would have been so much easier!

Deff soldered but good to know I can probably just unsolder and re-attach in the required location. I would guess it was done for neatness, I don't think many SGI systems were installed to the classic, seems more of a solution for the P38 upwards. Nice that I can share this with the SGI system too, might make it a bit better on LPG too

Cheers Bowie, I appreciate the older oil pump isn't as good as the later but it can't be that bad surely? It is indeed going to be more of a street machine than a mud plugger, although I like to think of it more a grand tourer The AG system on the whole is very good, it gives a slight flat-spot on initial acceleration but it came from a 4.6 engine and it's currently on my late serpentine 3.9. The wiring of the AG system does present some complication, it's quite heavily integrated to the hotwire loom and the current setup doesn't run a lambda sensor. I can see this is going to present some issues for me on the wiring side! I have a spare hotwire loom with lambda connectors fitted, so perhaps I should be looking to wire up with that loom, or even just create a whole new one for the MS/AG Sgi marriage?

I posted up a thread in the Range Rover forum a while back asking for ideas around building something to make the CSK "quicker" and If all goes to plan this weekend I should be collecting a 4.6 Rover bottom end. I'm posting here for a bit of guidance on what to do with it, my plans are as follows; New bearings in the block. New Camshaft (I don't know what so suggestions please!) Worked over heads - Stage 2 or 3 (Again, suggestions of suppliers) Megasquirt for both spark and fuel, the current setup has a AG SGi LPG system fitted, is it possible to use MS to run both the LPG and Petrol fueling? I am planning on fitting the multi-v belt front to the 4.6 block, this is more in keeping with the look of the CSK under the bonnet. It's also worth noting that the Range Rover is a manual. Anything I've missed or any suggestions are more than welcome!

ooh, you beast! Where did you get the parts?

The Adwest boxes were what Overfinch fitted to their Range Rover Classics, designed very much with on-road in mind

Bowie, did you get their "quickrack" version or just the standard replacement?

I haven't personally used a clifford system, my dads RRC has a clifford immobiliser fitted though. I've always gone with the TOAD systems and never had an issue with them, but that has been on Range Rovers. If this is to fit in Brian then what you require for an alarm system are going to be very different from their normal market. £500 can buy you a lot of other ways to secure a Landy that, IMHO, would be far more effective. Ideally you want door/bonnet trigger, tilt, ultrasonic and battery monitor but not all the central locking / Cat1 Immobiliser / total closure stuff these high end systems tend to offer. Just my opinion of course

I have a 3.9 block laying in a garage, won't be up there till the weekend though, if there's no response before then I'll have a look.

This is worrying given the thread you posted regarding the missing keys, do you think it's related? It's a shame we live in a society where these things happen, sorry to see Brian being damaged so shortly after you fixing him. Hope you get to the bottom of it and the other Land Rover returns.

I had this issue in my 1998 Discovery, turned out to be a loose connection to the W terminal on the back.

I fitted a kenlowe fan on the CSK. The thermostat I received works with a probe inserted into the fins at the top of the rad, not into the coolant itself (whilst I was sceptical it appears to come on and off as required) I mounted the fan using some steel strapping spanning the rad and bolted the fan through this, a much sturdier and less destructive solution compared to using those zip-ties. Speaking of which, I used them on my old Series 3 and it destroyed a rad in a short space of time. If you like I can try and dig some photos out or brave the cold garage and take a few later.

FF, I understand where you're coming from, an LS engine would be cheaper/faster and probably not much more difficult to do. If it was any other vehicle then it'd be on the table as an option or would have already happened but I can't help thinking I would be taking something away from the whole CSK by chopping up gearbox mounts and transmission tunnels to fit a different engine. A porsche killer does sound rather tempting though I've PM'd you about the bottom end

2k is obtainable over a period of time, I have a portion of that already set aside for this project anyway It's a manual not an auto so I believe this will open me up to more cam options? I'm no stranger to trawling auction sites so I shall widen my search for TVR and 4.6 engines, if I'm re-linering then I assume a engine with a slipped liner is OK to use as a starting point? Although it's not "original" I was going to stick with the serpentine front end for the simplicity and the better oil pump. I had considered a later/different engine, LS1/Lexus etc and in anything else I would probably do it but I really shouldn't Cheers guys, sort of re-affirmed what I had in my mind anyway which is good.

Surely that's directly relational to "how much cash do I have/want to spend"? The answer to which is something I haven't decided upon yet and will probably only be constrained by how quickly I want to build the engine and get it in there Nige; I had considered a larger than 4.6 block but wouldn't know where to start supplier wise, as with the rest of the parts tbh. I agree the exhaust will certainly need addressing afterwards. As I have time on my side I assume it will be better to source pistons/crank/block myself rather than buying these items ready assembled, from both a cost POV and from the quality of work. (not that I'm saying mine will be better!) With regards megasquirt, I would almost certainly want to build this from scratch myself, I'll have a search through the megasquirt threads to get more of a feel for it and how it interfaces with the LPG. I would also like some sort of in-cab display possibly to a tablet or a built in LCD (there's a nice section in the middle of the dash that could be user here without damaging the dash top). So, if I were to decide on a high capacity rover engine what would a good approach be for sourcing the bottom end? Any suppliers to avoid or any to try? Cheers for the input so far

Firstly, I'm not sure if this is the right section so if an admin feels it could be moved then please do. Now, down to business. When I rebuilt the CSK I wanted to put a bigger engine in it but funds/time didn't allow. I had a good Serpentine 3.9 in my storage so this was rebuilt as follows; New mains New big ends New Piper "torque max" cam shaft New lifters New distributor New coil New 10mm leads Rimmer Brothers S/S "sports" exhaust and manifolds The CSK is also fitted with an SGI sequential LPG system, a weird system as the ECU for the LPG is marked as a 4.6 compatible unit and there are no Lambda sensors. It does have a slight "flat spot" on LPG when you first apply power but runs fine other than this. The LPG injectors are mounted on the inlet and not outboard as per some systems. This was only ever supposed to be an interim engine while funds recovered and allowing me to run the CSK. What suggestions do people have then? I am open to ideas and suggestions. My thoughts were a 4.6 "tophat" bottom with some worked over heads and a hotter camshaft or would I be better with something like a 4.2 bottom (revvier engine I believe) and more work on the top end? Ideally I would like to go megasquirt and EDIS, I understand I can also use this to control the LPG? I want to stick with the Rover V8 rather than cutting engine mounts and changing stuff about, it allows me to go back to "stock" should I ever need to. Cheers Pete

I was glancing at these the other day, I have 3 cars that could be a candidate for these! Not sure they'd enjoy getting wet in the Series 3 though Can't offer any useful advice though :/

After doing some digging about I went with Yokohama Geolandar A/T-S G012 tyres, first impressions are very good. They seem to be quieter than the ones that came off and seem fairly grippy. I had a run up to Newcastle and back which they were fine with, just waiting for some snow and some mud to test the other side of them

Sounds interesting, I could be available a lot of the time

Where on the B-post? I don't remember seeing a sticker on any of mine or other RRC's for that matter!

I've always used silicone grease top stop seals from freezing.

I run them on the series and the CSK, they are great Both sets are wipac from paddocks.

these; ? They look fairly aggressive! Something that hadn't crossed my mind until now was fuel consumption, unusual thoughts for a V8 owner I know, but something that isn't going to increase the consumption too much would be nice. I was thinking more along these lines; I think cooper do something similar, just finding a supplier at a sensible price!