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Post by Kev on Nov 10, 2005 16:54:41 GMT
 Now this is a better view, Do you have to start a new thread everytime you put a new picture on?  ? Sorry to all you purists out there, this is the last picture on the subject. The next subject if i get my finger out will be a new engine fit (4.0ltr)  |
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Post by glennr on Nov 10, 2005 17:36:05 GMT
No Kev. You just press the button "MODIFY" and you can add extra photo's to that message. Don't forget to check it on the "PREVIEW" button. Then press MODIFY POST and it will load up onto the site.  |
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Post by Phil Nottingham on Nov 10, 2005 18:16:59 GMT
Please keep the pics going and we await the 4 litre job
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Post by dorsetflyer on Nov 10, 2005 18:36:58 GMT
That's a nice side on view to show off two of the wheels. The white inserts lend themselves to the coupes, but personally I don't think they really suit the saloons so well.
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Post by Keith - Portsmouth on Nov 10, 2005 22:16:40 GMT
Do you have to start a new thread everytime you put a new picture on? ? You just press the button "MODIFY" and you can add extra photo's to that message. Don't forget to check it on the "PREVIEW" button. Then press MODIFY POST and it will load up onto the site. Alternatively, you could add more pictures as a REPLY to an existing thread. Those wheels really do look good  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2006 2:31:33 GMT
I am a real newbie and in the process of working on my P5. Just Rebuilt the carb and spun the engine over on the starter for the frist time today - sounds purty ok. Didn't try to start it 'cos it has beeb languishing for years. The carb was absolutely crusted in white aluminium and solid / unmoving and the engine is covered in the same white crap. I put some upper cylinder lubricant down the bores and am going to let it sit for a week to do its work on the rings. Now - to my question ....... why put a 4 liter in ? 4 liter what pray tell ?. I am seriously curious. I currently drive a 5 cylinder 1984 3 litre diesel mercedes which was very very sluggish ...... until I fitted propane injection and now it rockets away from the starting line ............ soooooooooo , why not fit nitrous to the 3 litre Rover to give it some pep ?. That was my plan. Not huge gobs of rear wheel spinning ring destroying NO2 but a nice progressive addition of power as one steps on the accelerator pedal........ Check it out here ..... www.dynopower.freeserve.co.uk/nitrous_oxide/Thoughts anyone ?. |
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Mar 13, 2006 9:47:52 GMT
The reason why I would imagine is this.
The car above is a p5b so already has the 3.5 v8, the 4 litre (range rover)block is a bolt on swap as is the 4.2 & 4.6. The 3 litre p5 on the other hand, requires the v8 subframe (or new mounts), v8 gearbox, prop, diff etc so is not nearly so straightforward (although anyone with a few years experience pulling apart their car could do it).
Nitrous is good if you want to keep originality on your P5 as you can hide it but if your not worried about originality then v8 it! (or just buy a p5b).
Ostryjak, just a though on your upper cylinder lubrication, shouldn't you put it in and let it sit before turning the engine over on the starter? If the rings were stuck you would have broken them turning the engine over and maybe scored the bores?
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Post by Phil Nottingham on Mar 13, 2006 18:53:59 GMT
The 3 litre is certainly not designed for high revs with its long stroke narrow bores - the piston speed would be too high for durability.
You would probably wreck the manual gearbox which was at its limit of design as it derved from the prewar Rovers and the half shafts would break with too much wheel spin?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2006 19:22:01 GMT
On turning the engine over on the starter - I had removed the plugs and already tried turning the engine by hand and it moved relatively freely. I figured that being the case I couldn't do any harm putting the UCL in and moving it around a bit to do its work. But you are right - if the engine had been locked up I would perforce have had to leave it alone and let it stand fior a while. I didn't know there was a 4 liter rover engine. Pretty ignorant really. I do odd things like the engine swap myself but there has to be more gain for the pain than going from 3.5 litres to 4.0. I live in Washington State USA now although I spent the first 32 years of my life in England and hence have a love of English cars. What IS nice is the availability of relatively rust free cars here - really really bloody old ones - like this Rover P5 I have. Call me silly but I just love the wood trim all the way round the windiows :-)
It's really nice being on this group. Thanks everyone for being here :-)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2006 19:38:49 GMT
I added propane injection at a relatively low pressure to the mercedes but only use it when I need it. Which is actually relatively infrequently. If I add some power gains to a 3 liter Rover with nitrous it will not be with the idea of spinning the back wheels. It would be with the same intent I use the propane in the Merc. When I need to have it accelerate a bit more smartly than its usual stately self would do. There are times when it is expedient to be able to lift ones skirts and get MOVING. And your point is well taken. The first thing that happened after putting the propane in was the passenger drive shaft collapsed. But it was going to anyway - I just hurried that process along. Now , new drive shafts installed everything is fine. Everything we do has pros and cons :-)
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