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sammy

posted on 28/8/06 at 06:55 PM Reply With Quote
Rover V8 mods

I have a standard SD1 motor, and am looking at issues with fitting it into my +4 frame.



  • Can the long nose of the water pump pulley (I assume the fan went on here) just be hack-sawed off?

  • I have seen an installation where the alternator was repositioned at the bottom right instead of sticking out miles on the top-left (looking at the engine from the front). What options are there for moving the alternator?


Thanks as usual for any advice!





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DIY Si

posted on 28/8/06 at 07:05 PM Reply With Quote
The aternator can go anywhere you like as long as the pulley's line up. It can face either way too, as long as it turns correctly. Basically whatever it takes to get it in.





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Simon

posted on 28/8/06 at 07:06 PM Reply With Quote
No probs at all - just take a hacksaw/angle grinder to it

Re the alternator, I made up a bracket as can be seen in photo, but am thinking of moving it to lower, nearside (don't even thing about offside, steering rack will then cause a headache).



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[Edited on 28/8/06 by Simon]






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froggy

posted on 28/8/06 at 07:12 PM Reply With Quote
send donut a u2u see if he needs the p6 front cover and bottom pulley i gave him as thats the shortest set up for the older rover lump
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02GF74

posted on 28/8/06 at 11:04 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by froggy
send donut a u2u see if he needs the p6 front cover and bottom pulley i gave him as thats the shortest set up for the older rover lump


the difference between p6/p5 and sd1 front cover is the angle of dange of the oil filter; vertically on the p6 but juts forwards on the sd1. sd1 has slightly larger capacity oil pump with difference dizzy dirve; you can modify the dizzto go from p6 to sd1 but not the other way unless you can weld on to the dizzy shaft.
you can get kit to increase volume of the p6 oil pump but very hard to find.

p6 has plate for fuel pump but sd1 has this shut in the casting - shold be possble to grind it out I guess but easier to use electric fuel pump.

the p6 water pump has the shorted nose.

I hve p6 cover for a minimal sum if you or anyone else wants.

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Fred W B

posted on 29/8/06 at 08:16 AM Reply With Quote
quote:

alternator was repositioned at the bottom right



Like this?. I am using a electric water pump

Cheers

Fred W B
engine front view
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