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I was indeed looking at the intermediate size converter from a P38 but as the bellhousing was looking longer than on a RRC I had doubt it would fit. Filip, I’ll come by, thanks for the offer.

Time goes and some progress has been made… i finally fitted a small idler pulley that clears the PAS box. Works just fine. The PAS hydraulic high pressure pipe is made of a mix of the P38 (pump side) and RRC (PAS box side) original pipes, brazed together. the engine is megasquirted and fired up thanks to the great inputs I could find on the forum. I still have a challenge getting the IAC stepper motor setup correctly. It doesn’t close enough and idle speed is then too high. But that’s another story. I’m now focusing on the torque converter… and I’m scratching my head about options… is there a way to fit a bigger converter than the original 3,5L one? I have a 4,6L GEMS large converter but that way too big to fit the 3,5l bellhousing and the gearbox input shaft is too short… The P38 bellhousings looks to be some 5cm longer but I don’t have one to compare. The RRC is 20cm. Anyone would know? Or better would know what option I have to fit a bigger converter (if ever that’s needed). the RRC is going to be used occasionally and run of 235 tyres, no hardcore off-roading.

Should be fine, the bracket is further at the back. I might need a slightly different piping routing.

I didn’t think about direction of rotation! Grrrr.... If I keep an idle pulley, than it needs to be 4cm in diameter maximum... and a shorter belt. Probably doable. Else I’ll fabricate a small bracket to move the idle pulley further to the upper left... and hopefully maintain the original belt..

thanks everyone! In desperation , I left it alone yesterday and wanted to sleep over it. I’ll measure how much I need but I’m guessing that if I keep a pulley or other tensioner there, it will need to be about 3cm further up to the left... smaller pulley or tensioner will definitely be investigated. ref height, it sits on brand new Silentblocs and the original engine to chassis brackets... that should be fine. How about keeping the 4,6L front end and use Vbelt alternator, A/C and PAS? Any challenges to be anticipated?

Hi everyone, after many refurb hours spent on a 4,6L from a P38, yesterday I, excitedly, dropped the engine in my RRC. Only to find out that that the idle pulley under the PAS pump is fouling the steering box... because it is a LHD 😟 most of you probably don’t have the issue as I’m guessing there is plenty of room on the left hand side of the engine (looking front to back) for a RHD steering box... I’d like to retain the A/C (and the PAS!)... if I retain the serpentine set up, is there a way to get rid off the idle pulley? or is there another setup possible so that nothing fouls the steering box? if I don’t retain the serpentine and go back to V belt alternator, PAS and A/C, can I keep the 4,6L front cover with its water pump and crankshaft driven oil pump? i don’t need the dizzy as I’m shifting to megasquirt with EDIS. Thanks for your suggestions!