3.5 V8 Rebuild

did you use sockets to pull them out?

fett said:

did you use sockets to pull them out?

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do you have a lathe

Yes sir.. just be careful not to damage the seats.. and when putting the new ones in get the oil holes lined up and where they are seated. I also froze the bearings so they are a bit smaller

I just found this little gem, time to get busy on the lathe

http://www.cowdery.org.uk/downloads/V8-Cam-brg-tool.pdf

Wow looks perfect... would of made things a lil easyer. Worth also having somthing like wood for the other end to keep the rod centered and a big solid washer to sit against the block

it sounds good

oh, I checked the piston ring clearances, they are all around 15 thou.

discomark10 said:

oh, I checked the piston ring clearances, they are all around 15 thou.

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17 thou to 22 thou is recommended, you file ends to size

jamesmartin said:

17 thou to 22 thou is recommended, you file ends to size

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Kool ill check them all out then get on it!

On another note, do I need a swirl pot?

Also.. is this for the later oil pump style or the smaller early one?
ROVER V8 - oil pump/filter housing kit in stainless steel hex head bolts SD1 TVR | eBay

Am I correct in thinking the smaller oil pumps were pre sd1?

discomark10 said:

Kool ill check them all out then get on it!

On another note, do I need a swirl pot?

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swirl pot ,no

jamesmartin said:

swirl pot ,no

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I suppose if I get starvation problems due to an incline, I can sort one out

discomark10 said:

I suppose if I get starvation problems due to an incline, I can sort one out

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ive never had to ,and if you run it that empty your going to struggle ,i dont remember the earlier steel tanks having an issue

yeah the smaller pump was pre sd1 (76)

btw the machine shop only wanted £30 to change the cam bearings so I said fill yer boots

they dont need line boring do they james?

some types do but ,common bought ones dont if fitted well

they are vandavel (not sure on the spelling) NOS OEM from dunsfolds. what do you reckon?

they should be fine we used to use them if original parts ,who knows with the recent stuff as you know ,unless its high volume its often made in less quality factories in the east

wow result £30 its an annoying one too, awesome ill order the bolts as 1 of myn bent trying to remove it

Done a bit more work on it yesterday, got the rocker asembally back on the heads, so the heads are good to go on now. cleaned out the sump and remade my oil feed out of steel.
Please ignore the welding.. my mask was dying so I did most of it with my eyes closed lol!
It looks ****, but its solid.