A Rolls Royce Silver Shadow found me.
Discussion
t400ble said:
shalmaneser said:
Normally I wouldn't dare to opine on such things (above my station, etc etc) but that looks rather a lot like a rover V8 under the hood?
Is that the case?
If so pistons and heads should be rather easy to come by, unless there is some worth in maintaining RR originality throughout the car if the heads are special castings or finished in a unique way?
Its a 6 and 3/4 V8 engineIs that the case?
If so pistons and heads should be rather easy to come by, unless there is some worth in maintaining RR originality throughout the car if the heads are special castings or finished in a unique way?
I should have known.
n3il123 said:
Is it in yet?
Bugger orf.Here's a pic of the Silver Shudder in the manshed, the eagle eye amongst you will notice the lump of turf caught by the spare wheel holder, no wonder it got stuck going through the doors.
Went to collect engine with my mates beaten up Previa.
Post engine collection we stopped to chow down (only 1 measly sausage)
Note, at this point things wern't going exactly to plan.
TR4man said:
OP - does your missus know what's lurking in the garage yet?
There's a very clear set of ground rules. I am allowed as many cars and boats as I like. (Hence the Huntsman username). As long as I don't re-mortgage the house I have free reign.I am not allowed motorcycles, light aircraft or winged flying suits. This is a good thing.
Having put some thought into this, as space in my manshed is limited and as I'm 44 years old, unfit fat b
d, I'll break this into chunks.
You can't just pull the lump out the top. Its either gearbox out, then engine out, or undo subframe and lift the body off......there's a sort of combo method that includes all the work of both and twice the swearing....let's not do that.
I'll pull the box out. I can break this whole job into a few distinct phases.
1. Prep the replacement engine - over a couple of weeks.
2. Remove box - one day.
3. Clean box and replace filter - few evenings.
4. Old engine out and new engine in - one day.
5. Gearbox back in - one day.
6. Finishing off - months probably!
Is there any items which I should replace whilst its out that are difficult jobs when its all back together? I wonder.
Do the engines have specific lifting points?
(Yes, I fully realise the folly of my ways, still, there's no turning back now is there!)
d, I'll break this into chunks. You can't just pull the lump out the top. Its either gearbox out, then engine out, or undo subframe and lift the body off......there's a sort of combo method that includes all the work of both and twice the swearing....let's not do that.
I'll pull the box out. I can break this whole job into a few distinct phases.
1. Prep the replacement engine - over a couple of weeks.
2. Remove box - one day.
3. Clean box and replace filter - few evenings.
4. Old engine out and new engine in - one day.
5. Gearbox back in - one day.
6. Finishing off - months probably!
Is there any items which I should replace whilst its out that are difficult jobs when its all back together? I wonder.
Do the engines have specific lifting points?
(Yes, I fully realise the folly of my ways, still, there's no turning back now is there!)
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