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Trav,
Mine was doing this when i bought it, rangiespares reshimmed something with the box in place. Cost a couple of hundred bucks about 5 years ago. Still going strong.
Kevin

Hi Tom,
You are correct, only the +ve wire is needed to the HEI, The tach terminal is also useful if you are running LPG as you need the signal to keep the LPG flowing.
If you have money to burn, Jason from redrhinoprodcuts has leeched all this info (see posts further up in this thread) and is now ...

define " a lot " Rangies LOVE petrol, are you sure its not just normal??

ARB is cheaper than Maxidrive, as for strength etc ARB with stock axles may be OK for what you do. My thinking is if you are gentle, go the ARB route, you can upgrade axles if/when you break them.
Myself, i have a maxidrive and have never looked back!
Kevin

I did the HEi conversion year ago, replaced an aftermarket luminition style kit, and have never looked back. The HEI offers such good spark its unbelieveable. I have NEVER had a problem starting, with water etc since i fitted it and economy is great (for a rover) about 15-20% better. There is a tech ...

I would disagree with the second point, even the standard rover hand brake should never be used to stop a vehicle from highway speed, it is a parking brake NOT an emergency brake. Pulling it on at speed breaks lots of stuff, not recommended!

Looks like a good buy, just don't forget to open the plug gaps up to .045" to .050" to make the most of the new found firepower.
Kevin

No probs, PM or Email, i sent you an email last week re contact details following discussions on pirate, use that email address.
Kevin

Jason,
I did the tech bit on the HEI conversion and if i was where you are located i would search the juckyards for a 70's -80's Buick 350 HEI which should be a bolt in. The clearance issues (minor manifold grinding) i had were due to the taller deck height of the P76 block, rover should be fine ...

For cooling my P76 i had a custom 4 core made in Melb, the std rad would not keep it cool at all, i also cut the holes to let air out and modifed the fan shroud (to suit body lift) so the engine fan worked at its best. I also have a Davies craig 13" electric that i switch on when req'd (not very ...

Hey TuffRR, Be kind to her, she's a POM ( remember where Rovers come from!) and think what we owe them, skinned knuckles, oil stained drives, breakdowns, shit, forget being nice!
Sorry, Welcome 90girl, good to have you here, a diiferent group to the offroaders rant group but a great group of ...

Rangerov are in Melbourne (eastern suburbs) Not sure who stocks them in NZ, Maybe someone like Mamaku 4WD??
kevin

From memory they are about $20 from Rangerov, which seems a lot for a plasma cut "washer" but its cheaper than a starter.
Kevin

Exhibit 1

They will fit and work for a while without the ring, BUT very loose with no support around the starter nose, as without it they are only held/supported by the bolts. A decent kickback during starting and they will snap the alloy mounts around the bolts etc of the starter. BTW i have a broken rover ...

Das,
There is some good (and some dubious) info on the P76's here www.leylandp76.com . They say P76 into rangie is no good but there are a lot of us out there who have P76 conversions who would say otherwise (right Bodge??)
Also check out m
Rover starters fit with an adaptor ring fitted which ...

Quick update.
The difference with the HEI is huge, (but i did also replaced the old leads with some nice new 8mm ones and new plugs). The old girl now goes 15% further on a tank of LPG which shows the value of good spark. No starting issues and can wash the distributer cap with a hose when cleaning ...

I agree with Trav, i would buy the rangie every time, especially if i was planning on offroad work.
I bought a 98 Disco new and fitted Mud terrains and it was OK (Also owned an HSE at the same time which was a great on road & as a towing vehicle). Sold the disco and bought a 77 Rangie and have ...

Hi Das,
From memory the P76 put out 200bhp when new, not sure about torque figure, but feels like a lot more torque than a 3.5 rover.
The leyland is wider than the 3.5, but a lot of the external stuff interchanges, so can disguise the engine swap. The front cover should be swapped over so you run ...

Try changing low to high while crawling in 2nd or 3rd, accelerate gently then back off and shift low to high while there is that bit of engine braking. I find that when my LT95 wont go into high, and this works every time (SO FAR)!.
Kevin

Not sure what model Olds V8 it came from, I just scrounged around a pile of oddball HEI's until i found a V8 the right length. The numbers on the side of the Old's dizzy were 1103347 7L4 which may help. The shaft from this is perfect length for the Buick V6 and the drive gear swaps over perfectly ...

Darryl, The buick drive gear was the same as the stock rover one so it fitted straight in, not surprising as the rover/P76 started out as a buick V8.

Mick, Waterproofing was only part of the problem, what i wanted was big spark all of the time and the HEI will fire a 1" spark. I had a plug lead ...

OK, i have just finished a little project yesterday thay may or may not be of interest to many, but for those that are interested this is what i needed to fit an HEI to the P76 (or rover) V8.

The main reason for doing this was to overcome inconsistant spark when on LPG or wet conditions. I had a ...

Amen to that Bodge!

Ahh free fuel.....

Truely heaven.

The high range gear set can be replaced and from what i understand they can be changed without dropping the box out, have not done this myself though. I have seen gearsets for sale new and second hand so sourcing them should not be a problem.
Kevin

Damn Bodge,
I thought sarcasm would lose its impact in the written from. I stand corrected.
Kevin

I run 255x85x16's on my rangie with LT95 and they are fine if its an early one with the low high range gearset. If it a 1:1 high range it may struggle with the 3.5
I have a P76 in mine which has a lot more torque and i find with 33's and the lower high range gears i could still do with another gear ...

Hi Das,
As Richard said, they can be made quite easily. Mine has nylon spacer blocks and longer bolts and the Rad is in stock postion for better airflow BUT you will need to trim the shroud for fan clearance. I made new brackets for brake lines out of 1" angle, ground off the old mounts on the ...

10 spines are OK for stock tyres, fine with larger tyres as long as you are aware there is a weak link in the drive train and drive accordingly. I ran 31" tryes for a few years and put 255x85's (33.5") on 18 months ago and broke my first axle after 12 months and about 15,000 km's. The axle was the ...

I bought a 98 Disco new, great vehicle but was too much money for the 4wding i was doing so i bought an old rangie for off road instead. They drive well, and are not too thirsty. I averaged about 16l/100km for the 50k i did with mine. Off road they are great, even in stock form. I just fitted BFG ...