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Front cover / water pump swaps

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Hi guys,

I think I have decided to go with the Range Rover v8 from my 97 P38 in the Moss, question is can I swap the front cover and p6 water pump etc from the p6 to the RR engine ?
Won't need all the fancy power steering etc and space is a premium ..

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Post by russell_ram »

yes, but . . .

you'll also need sump and oil pick up pipe to match from a non X bolt engine (sump front bolt pattern is different), cam swap to one that will take a distributor drive, a spacer to take up the extra length of cranknose that will poke through th old P6 crank pulley which you have to re-use and a couple of other things I've probably forgotten.

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I would keep the P38 front cover, just ditch the ancillaries you don't want and get a shorter belt.

That front cover is very compact already.

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ChrisJC wrote:I would keep the P38 front cover, just ditch the ancillaries you don't want and get a shorter belt.

That front cover is very compact already.

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He probably needs to use a dizzy.
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DEVONMAN wrote:
ChrisJC wrote:I would keep the P38 front cover, just ditch the ancillaries you don't want and get a shorter belt.

That front cover is very compact already.

Chris.
He probably needs to use a dizzy.
Needing a dizzy is all in the mind - they are an abomination.

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ChrisJC wrote:
DEVONMAN wrote:
ChrisJC wrote:I would keep the P38 front cover, just ditch the ancillaries you don't want and get a shorter belt.

That front cover is very compact already.

Chris.
He probably needs to use a dizzy.
Needing a dizzy is all in the mind - they are an abomination.

Chris.

Dizzies Rule :lol: :lol:
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mgbv8 wrote:
ChrisJC wrote:
DEVONMAN wrote: He probably needs to use a dizzy.
Needing a dizzy is all in the mind - they are an abomination.

Chris.

Dizzies Rule :lol: :lol:
Don't you bloody start!, you'd be into the 9's if you dumped that bloody clockwork fangled device!

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Ha Ha!! CLOCKWORK :shock:

I love it :)
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