Hi, this is my first post on the forum. I recently accuired a P76 V8 of unknown history. I have stripped the engine down and I have found it to be in poor condition with heavy scoring on the piston skirts, cam wear, a very slack timing chain and wear on the crank. My main worry though is at least 4 of the liners are not in line with the deck height and I am worried they have slipped. A picture say a 1000 words so here goes..
No.8 cyl main worry is bad area at approx 10 o'clock.
No. 1 cyl similar.
No. 4 liner sitting proud.
No. 3 liner recessed.
What do you guys think? Is this block worth bothering with?
I also have a 3.9 rover stripped in the shed with a good block but the crank is toast. Is it possible to fit the p76 crank to the 3.9 block i.e grind the main brgs down to rover size or line bore to P76 size, which wold be the best option? Does anyone know of any rods which would be suitable
if I used the 3.9 Pistons with the P76 crank?
No.8 cyl main worry is bad area at approx 10 o'clock.
No. 1 cyl similar.
No. 4 liner sitting proud.
No. 3 liner recessed.
What do you guys think? Is this block worth bothering with?
I also have a 3.9 rover stripped in the shed with a good block but the crank is toast. Is it possible to fit the p76 crank to the 3.9 block i.e grind the main brgs down to rover size or line bore to P76 size, which wold be the best option? Does anyone know of any rods which would be suitable
if I used the 3.9 Pistons with the P76 crank?
