08-06-03
Range Rover 200 tdi Diesel Conversion
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Room in the shop for several vehicles now. Too bad it's not organized!
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Various views of the old V8 and the wiring around the engine compartment.
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Starting the dismantle. In my experience the more pictures you have up front, the easier it is to remember where things go later.
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The donor 200 tdi sitting on the lift in the background
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That's about the end of round 1 of engine removal. I decided to tidy up the diesel before proceeding on the truck itself
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Alternator wiring
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Just so I'll know where all the hoses go...
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First main journal cap I removed revealed this nick.
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Time to tear it down and freshen it up.
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Finding something to lock the fuel pump. an 11/32 drill bit fit in quite tightly and kept it in place once I had the engine at TDC.
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Cam timing mark
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marking the pump gear
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Mmmm, Grime!
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The pile of bits building up.
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Teardown of the skew gear.
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Fuel injection harness amputees.
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And the tidy hole left behind once they were pushed back through the firewall.
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First test fit.
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Yep, the motor mounts do conflict with each other. The ones on the frame are 45° and the ones on the engine point straight down.
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Engine and tranny mating test.
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Old right side frame mount
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Old left side frame mount.
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Rough cut right
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Rough cut left
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Safety equipment.
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Sparks
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Right mount removed and cleaned up.
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Left side removed and cleaned up.
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Fuel pump repurposed for fuel pickup.
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Rear motor lift point
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New Britpart HD clutch fork
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The RHD pedal assembly being prepared for install
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Look the transmission is in!
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The pedal assembly back in place with shiney washers.
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Gotta remember to bleed the brakes...
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Pedals heated and moved to the right. they fit pretty good after all the jiggling around.
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Test fit number 2. this time with Radiator, fan and shroud in place. Once all was fitting well, measurements for the motor mounts was taken.
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One of th enew motor mounts cooling off after welding
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One motor mount jigged and tacked in preparation for welding and the other completed in the background. The "perfect" test measurement was 1 3/8" from the top of the frame, then to compensate for settling of the full floating rubber mounts, I subracted...
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