Rover P4 diesel conversion

[oman5]

I'll ask him at the weekend - he changes his mind constantly about taking the Perkins out and putting it in a LR Station Wagon, or just leaving it in the car and selling as is. I 'think' it has a current Mot. I'll PM you with details DW if I get any info.

 

Cool. I'd better hope the bloke flogging the 2CV resto project doesn't get back to me then...

 

 

I reckon that'll be a 3.5 litre 4 pot perkins. good motor, pull a house down etc. popular fitment to landies

[Albert Ross]

If it's mated to a Series gearbox, it will 99% likely be a 4.203, which equates to roughly 3.3 litres. (I know where there is a complete on of these, with convertor plate) I also have a 2.2 BMC with convertor plate...

The other Perkins would be the 4.236, which as far as I know, has never been succesfully mounted to a Series box, but reasonably good on a RR?/Stage 1 gearbox. That's a 3.8 litre or thereabouts. Probably wouldn't fit a Rover car though.

[dollywobbler]

So, sounds like you need the tyres at about 50psi to be able to park it then?

[Guest Leonard Hatred]

The 4.203 is rated at 56BHP. Thrilling - I wonder how much torque they have.

[oman5]

If it's mated to a Series gearbox, it will 99% likely be a 4.203, which equates to roughly 3.3 litres. (I know where there is a complete on of these, with convertor plate) I also have a 2.2 BMC with convertor plate...

The other Perkins would be the 4.236, which as far as I know, has never been succesfully mounted to a Series box, but reasonably good on a RR?/Stage 1 gearbox. That's a 3.8 litre or thereabouts. Probably wouldn't fit a Rover car though.

 

 

yes, that's the kiddy. I could'nt remember the exact cc

 

Torque curve is flat. prob around 150 ft/lb from tickover right up to 3000rpm or so. a slogger that needs tall gearing

[Albert Ross]

A carefully used overdrive or a pair of 10 spline RR 3.54 diffs do the trick, and 7.50s on the SWB model make good sense if you need to go over 35mph without a pair of ear defenders.

[oman5]

A carefully used overdrive or a pair of 10 spline RR 3.54 diffs do the trick, and 7.50s on the SWB model make good sense if you need to go over 35mph without a pair of ear defenders.

 

 

A guy where I used to work was selling a range rover with this engine, fine for towing his caravan but 60 mph was your lot

[Albert Ross]

That will have been on 205/16s. You can't succesfully use larger tyres on a RR without bodywork mods. So my theory stands. I wasa doing these conversions 25 or so years ago, when there were less resources around.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I'm a fan of the Kit car way of powering a car.....you know.....a Lambo replica with a B Series ratling away under the bonnet!

 

If I EVA win the lottery then I will amuse myself by buying new cars - and retrofying them....

 

so a Q4 with a perkins dizzer

 

A 5 series BMW with a fiat 1.4

 

A new Disco with a Douvrain

 

and the piece de resistance......an S3 with a 1098cc A series....

 

 

You're a sick and twisted man.

 

 

But I'd put an 1100 Crossflow in a Mark 2 Granada - it would probably drop straight in. What do you reckon the 0-60 and top speed would be?

[dieselnutjob]

a transit 2.5 diesel will drop in, I met someone years ago that did it

[forddeliveryboy]

Top job. Since bio-d can be made for under 20p/litre if you've a free supply of waste veg oil, you'd have to drive to Libya to buy cheaper fuel. Will run on veg oil if started and stopped on the thinner stuff.

[scruff]

http://youtu.be/difAETtWO3Q

[simmo]

Nice one, liked the spin out, were they on crossplies or radials?