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My Top hat liners were installed by a company called AMAC at Northallerton N Yorks, if you want any additional info pm me :wink: I used this company after they sorted out a 4.6 engine for a friend of mine, supplied by a V8 engine specialist after a one of the newly installed top hat line slipped, wa...

Quite a collection

We must have our toys

If you're wondering why I have 2 White Nova's, the Sport has been restored and built as a trackday weapon, rides a little harsh as a long distance machine but great fun , my 1.3SR will be more of a road car, any way that's what I told the wife

Thought I'd chip in with my cars. My everyday car is my 1994 3.9 Late Classic Range Rover (softdash) hence the name :wink: V8 of course 8-) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/rangerover.jpg sorry it's a small pic Playthings , i.e. my hobby/project cars We then move on to V8 car my Rover S...

I now understand, having read the post fully must engage brain before replying

Hi Doug,
Sounds as if you will need to do alot of work to replace your std steel sump with an aluminium one.

I've got to ask why you want to go this route , there can't be a weight advantage to go aluminium, or is it for cooling or something

Good luck thought

Hi Andy,
Nice to see you've got it in the wire isn't for the oil pressure gauge to the left of the front cover or temp sensor?

I had my 3.9 block fitted with top hat liners recently, obviously same process for a 3.5 block. Had Thick liners installed so that, if I wanted I could increase piston size to @96 mm, although I never will, probably :wink: Top hat liner also gives a better seal, i.e liner to head rather than block t...

The Sport doesn't have a sound system, just the exhaust

Nothing wrong with Nova's as I own 2, as long as they aren't chavved up :evil: One is my old SR currently undergoing full restoration and the other is a Nova Sport I bought just over a week ago, http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/twins.jpg Sorry if off topic, both are 1.3's 4 cyl if you a...

Hi Ian, Regarding pressure testing of the block. My porous block was pressure tested internally to 120psi, the pressure subsided down to 80psi, but would hold this pressure when cold and not fall any further:!:. This was repeated several times to identify the source of the leak, it was even submerge...

On my original LPG Lambda set up I fitted a boss (18mm) at the mating point of the V pipe, you must however use a heated lambda sensor in this location, unheated won't work as it is too far down the line, been there and done it :wink: . I have just fitted a full double S stainless exhaust and manifo...

Unfortunately it is now installed in my Range Rover

If you need some additional pics of the serp set up, steering pump/alternator location let me know

Here is a pic of my intermediate front cover/engine block, unfortunately it is a little obscured may help though



It looks significantly different to the late 4.6 serp front cover now you can compare

My cover is an intermediate type with integral oil pump, surely the only difference to the later serp is the deletion of the distributor location, Not 100% sure :?: As mentioned camshaft would be different Maybe I'll shut up and leave it to the experts :oops: like Jim and Marki :wink: So the 4.6 ser...