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In the end I passed on it, figured there would be better to be had and today found a really nice '96 4.6, only 66000, full main dealer history and spotless pretty much everywhere, It appears to have been driven to the golf club for most of it's life, drives beautifully and an unusual colour, willow ...

cheers chaps, that's a good tip, well worth knowing.

I tested one today that had a leaky heater ( drips and soggy drivers footwell) am I right in thinking that is O rings and presumably a pig to change? lots of dash/console dismantling required?

Hi, looking to buy a 98-2001 Auto Rangy, ideally a 4.0 but not fussed if a good 4.6 comes up, plan to convert to LPG. Apart from the obvious and the block/cooling loss problems and that all the pricey electrics work is there anything clever I should be checking for? Anything that may stay hidden but...

nice one Malc, hadn't thought of that, cheers for the tip!

I've managed to find somebody in the UK who can supply the engine and a Tremec 500 for 500 quid more than the states, which isn't bad but 500 quid is 500 quid (or a manifold and dual quads!) so I'm still favouring the import option

Will

Can't find any exact dimensions on the web but a tremec 500 body looks to be roughly square from the pics I can find and about 8-10 inches wide, sound about right? Frame rails on the spartan are parallel and 16 in apart so plenty of room. The 302 crate puts out 310 lbs of torque, the T5 from Ford ta...

nice one, have convinced myself this is the way to go just have to convince the missus now! wonder if she wants a gearbox for her next birthday...

Cheerrs for all the help and happy xmas to all.

Will

Blimey if I can get it here for £160 they can keep the VAT! (I'm the one VAT registered so no problem there anyway) I just got the $1500 figure by typing a size and weight into the FedEx website using standard service so it's obviously well off the mark. It's certainly looking like the thing is feas...

Thanks Alex and Alley Cat, I can claim back the VAT but I haven't managed to find out the rate of duty on car parts(have you ever tried contacting customs and excise about it? may as well ask the cat!) Even with shipping of about $1500 from FedEx it's still cheaper than I can buy one in the UK. Do l...

Seeing as the dollar is so good at the moment, i'm looking into the possibility of importing a Ford Racing crate 302 in preference to building up a new Rover, seems like an easy 350 hp and with the ally heads it's only 100lbs or so heavier and almost the same physical size. From Summit and Jegs its'...