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Originally Posted by Ben Rover
Fantastic looking Rover and WOW on that engine job 
How massive an undertaking is it to rebuild an engine like you did, new parts and all? I'm planning something similar in the fall if I can find suitable storage/work space. |
First off, thanks ben. It was a pretty massive job id say. I cant give you a good time estimate on the tear down phase because i was working on it weekends in short time periods. But i can tell you taking the time to take lots of pictures and label bags with bolts and such in them really paid off. Then i spent some good time cleaning the parts i would be transfering over from the old engine. Once i had all the parts i needed i think (if i remember correctly) it took two days work to build the engine and another two to put it in and attach all the extras and wiring and such. But before all that fun i had to get all the parts including: new block, crank, rods, pistons, timing chain and gears, cam, lifters, rings, bearings, and head bolts. I think thats most of it. I also sent the heads off to a shop to get them worked over. I would suggest also replacing the oil pump.
In the marietta/atlanta area the cheapest i could find for someone to simply drop a used engine in that had been pulled out of another rover (no work done to it) was about 5k. Land rover Dealership wanted 14k to put a new one in.
I built this one for under 2.5k i believe.
