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WTD Rover V8 Timing cover
andrew.carwithen - 20/9/11 at 11:19 AM

I'm after a SD1 front timing cover for a 3.5 Rover V8.
The oil pump gear chamber in the timing cover itself must be in good condition (my present one is badly scored)
Hopefully, somebody will have one suitable for sale.

Many thanks,
Andy.

Irony - 20/9/11 at 11:26 AM

Couple of V8 owners on here will have one. I have one but it's in terrible condition. Engines a rusted hulk but I guess the cover might be okay.

ebay always has them for sale


Rover V8 Timing Cover | eBay

andrew.carwithen - 20/9/11 at 11:44 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Irony
Couple of V8 owners on here will have one. I have one but it's in terrible condition. Engines a rusted hulk but I guess the cover might be okay.

ebay always has them for sale


Rover V8 Timing Cover | eBay


Thanks, Irony.
Have already checked out any on ebay.
When I asked the question, those have some scoring, too, apparently.
Are you willing to break your engine, then?
There's not a lot that can go wrong with a timing cover - apart from scoring of the gear chamber, so yours may well be ok.

Andy.

Irony - 20/9/11 at 11:50 AM

I can have a look for you. I got the engine thrown in with my kitcar (part built) and the thing was seized. I keep scrounging parts off it for my build, little brackets etc. I think it might be just has bad as the one you have. I'll have a look.

With your Sumo are you using a LT77 or R380 as your gearbox. If so what are you going to do about the clutch hose problem?

andrew.carwithen - 20/9/11 at 11:59 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Irony
I can have a look for you. I got the engine thrown in with my kitcar (part built) and the thing was seized. I keep scrounging parts off it for my build, little brackets etc. I think it might be just has bad as the one you have. I'll have a look.

With your Sumo are you using a LT77 or R380 as your gearbox. If so what are you going to do about the clutch hose problem?


Its an LT77. Clutch hose problem? please enlighten me?

Irony - 20/9/11 at 12:09 PM

Well there's a slight problem with the availability of the SD1 Rover V8 clutch slave cylinder to master cylinder hose. The slave cylinder has some random thread on it (searchable on here) thats not common and people have done all sorts of imaginative solutions. Most people seem to have a adapter on the slave cylinder thread to a copper pipe fitting. Then a short length of copper hose to another type of thread fitting, then a regular hose.

Or you could just go to Rimmers and spend £45 quid. I don't have a copper pipe flaring tool so it makes it even more annoying for me.

v8kid - 20/9/11 at 12:32 PM

I've got one of the later much improved ones with the concentric ouil pump complete with pickup pipe spare but it is for a distributorless model if that would suit.

Cheers!

andrew.carwithen - 20/9/11 at 12:34 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Irony
Well there's a slight problem with the availability of the SD1 Rover V8 clutch slave cylinder to master cylinder hose. The slave cylinder has some random thread on it (searchable on here) thats not common and people have done all sorts of imaginative solutions. Most people seem to have a adapter on the slave cylinder thread to a copper pipe fitting. Then a short length of copper hose to another type of thread fitting, then a regular hose.

Or you could just go to Rimmers and spend £45 quid. I don't have a copper pipe flaring tool so it makes it even more annoying for me.


Hmmm...interesting.
I've just got a new slave cylinder from JRV8 and have just had a look.
Its quite a large dia. fine thread. I was hoping I could use a braided brake hose left over from the Tiger build which is a 10mm fine thread - but I've just tried it and its too small.
The plan was to use the flexi hose from slave cylinder to a bulkhead fitting in transmission tunnel/engine bay and then copper brake pipe from that to after-market master cylinder (which will then need mounting to a modified Sierra clutch pedal.)
I'll ask on Cobra forum to see what solutions have been used.

andrew.carwithen - 20/9/11 at 12:40 PM

quote:
Originally posted by v8kid
I've got one of the later much improved ones with the concentric ouil pump complete with pickup pipe spare but it is for a distributorless model if that would suit.

Cheers!


Thanks, v8kid,
But it does need to be from the SD1 as it has the external oil pump and distributor.
It would cost too much in terms of conversion to use yours (crank would have to be removed and keyway lengthened to mount oil pump plus would need different crank pulley/damper assembly, water pump etc.)

Andy.

Irony - 20/9/11 at 12:41 PM

I'll have a look at the front cover. Please let me know if you find a good solution for the clutch hose.

Paul (Notts) - 20/9/11 at 05:23 PM

I recall I had problems getting one so I found out the correct end sizes and got a local (yellow pages ) hydrollic hose company to make me one. simple + the right length to reach my clutch pedle cylinder. cost around £20

deltron63 - 20/9/11 at 05:44 PM

It's your lucky day, I've got one for a SD1 complete with water pump.It's been painted red
.U2U me if your interested.

andrew.carwithen - 20/9/11 at 06:46 PM

quote:
Originally posted by deltron63
It's your lucky day, I've got one for a SD1 complete with water pump.It's been painted red
.U2U me if your interested.


U2U sent.
cheers,
andy.