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rover 3.9 and a 360 mopar
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:41 pm
by bones
ive been putting the 3.9 together for the last couple of days ,and should be back in the car wednesday.
No complicated parts on it just a normal ish build,
rich
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:24 pm
by ged
Nice work Rich!
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:39 pm
by mgbv8
Rich!!
Are you sure you have the breather connected ok in that 1st picture??
That should be where the PCV goes in shouldnt it??
Perry
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:28 pm
by bones
the pipes were put there just to keep them out the way, a catch tank is being fitted for the rockers, hope to finish it in the morning . Preload is set at 30 thou ,piston rings opened a touch, The mopar is real steel built, 420bhp plus 125 of gas, thats in my brothers sd1, thanks for the replies
rich
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:08 pm
by mgbv8
Looking good for July then mate??
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:30 pm
by bones
i just hope it runs better than last year, nth weald in May is the first test. My quickest time so far is 14.7 et and 99mph ,but that was with my old 3,5 lump with a 50 shot of gas ,with an engine i built over 14 years ago and running bad, looking to get in the 13s with this one??
rich
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:38 pm
by ged
Hi Rich,
What BHP do you estimate from the 3.9 without gas?
Ged
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:58 pm
by bones
Hi Ged, i havent a clue, about 210 to 230bhp, or that could be wishfull thinking, ive gone for a lower lift cam this time, crower 50230,
rich
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:48 pm
by bones
well the engine is in,and guess what, The front is coming off tomorrow as i cant remember if i torqued the cam bolt up
. Im 90% sure i did, but that 10% is nickling me, so better safe than sorry,
rich
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:48 pm
by mgbv8
Ha Ha!!
I'm glad it aint just me that does things like the Rich
I do have a sort of a system now though. I've got a big 'ole freezer in the garage with white doors. I use a dry wipe marker to write my "to do" list on it.
If aint ticked off, it aint done...This helps me a lot.
Apart form when one of the kids decides to have a laugh and swaps the dry marker with a magic marker. You should have seen Gill's face when she came into the garage to find me using the power mop and G3 compound on the fridge
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:11 am
by bones
i just cant remember doing the torque, i can remember reading 45lb torque for cam bolt, but cant remember doing the cam bolt, on a better side fitted a oil catch tank today and some other stuff, Perry did the freezer have a nice mirror smooth finish with the mop,
rich
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:51 pm
by bones
Well i stripped the timing cover off, and i had torqued the cam bolt up, better safe than sorry, but it started me thinking on other stuff,
rich
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 3:27 pm
by ged
Yeah, thats always the way.
Think I'll get a whiteboard & mark things off. Thought about using Perry's trick with the old fridge, but I'd only fill it with beer & then nothing would get done.
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 8:23 pm
by bones
should have the thing ready to start monday,(i hope). I need to get some more bits on sunday e,g 20/50 oil, clips , and some stuff instead of using water.??
rich
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:11 pm
by ged
Rich,
Are you going to use Valvoline 20/50R?
This stuff doesn't thin out when it gets hot. I get 28psi at idle on a cam driven pump.