Larry Smith wrote:
>
> A friend just brought in his 109 Land Rover that has a 3.5 V8 with dual
> Strombergs.
>
> Sounds like he spun at least the first two rod bearings. I will be dropping
> the pan and checking it this weekend. On the chance that it is worse than
> it sounds, can a 3.9 or 4.0 bolt in? (understanding the electronics, fuel
> injection, returns, etc.) Can the carburetted intake plenum be bolted to a
> later model long block? What would be the mods necessary?
The answers are yes and yes. No big time mods are necessary...just a
spacer for the crankshaft pulley to line up properly and possibly he
will have to drill bolt holes to transfer his oil sump baffle (or he can
just buy a newer sump). His lower line of head bolts will not be used.
Lorne
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