Gday Steve,
Check these links also,
http://www.cmr.uq.edu.au/~rotor/the_shed/Rangemobile/ Another Rangie Conversion on the web.
http://www.marks4wd.com/ Conversion kits, sort out which gear box your going to use before starting this.
http://www.injectedholdens.com/ Matt at Injected Holdens did my loom. Smart cookie doing this all the time.
Ive taken a new crate motor from a VT 5L with the roller cam and put it in mine. Would of liked the 5.7 but didnt have the extra cash and had I, I might gone towards a chev instead.
Like HSV Rangie, I had to get the ECU modded, and take out the need for the BCM. Whilst there add a few extra Kw's. Im still sorting out the VSS right now.
You will also need to consider another radiator, because the holden hosesare the reverse to the Rover.
A sump off a HZ or WB, will do. Though im wondering about baffles right now. Thoughts on this anyone
I dont know about your Rangie model but on my 92 the donk sits left of centre, Std exhaust manifolds wont work as the left one runs right through the chassis rail. I know HSV found one that didnt. I opted for custom built extractors. (if you take that route, make sure you are very explicit with the dudes making them. Tell them exactly where they have to run. Make sure they understand they aint building a steet and strip car but a 4x4 that will be under alot of heat load for prolonged lengths of time. You dont want the tubes to close to the starter motor, auto in my case, or the floor of the RR.)
Be prepared to fab brackets for your ancileries. i.e. Air Cond. Alternator.
The holden weighs 60kg more, take a look at your front suspension.
There isnt an oil cooler std on the holden, easily fixed with a sandwich plate between the oil pump and filter.
I did a body lift while there, a little more air under the bonnet cant be a bad thing. It was the excuse to my height challanged wife shes already bitching about getting in after the spring lift
.. Doing this the dizzy on mine cleared the fire wall and I didnt need to beat the crap out of it to get it to fit.
Are you going to engineer it? If so have a chat to the engineer before you start.
Insure it?
Is the RR in the kind of condition you want to spend this kind of money on it?
Not trying to scare you off everyone has an opinion about conversions. I'm happy with my choices. Weigh up all the pros and cons, and go for it.
"All the parts falling off this truck are of the very finest British manufacture"
