What's it worth?

plastic orange · Post by **plastic orange** » Tue Feb 19, 2013 8:15 pm

A mate has a 4.6 Range Rover engine which he was going to convert into a coffee table. I asked him what was wrong with it and he said it had a blown head gasket.
I had a quick look over it and the bores don't look steam cleaned, nor do the heads. Rather than waste it on decoration - what do you think it's worth, and does anyone need one?. He's going to send me pics as he's starting to clean it up in preparation

It's number is 46D 12656A - from an auto Range Rover.

Pete

dbv8 · Post by **dbv8** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 6:51 am

It would be a very attractive proposition for upgrade in the TVR community.
Is it a serpentine front?
Is it crossbolted?

I will take it off his hands for a couple hundred quid

plastic orange · Post by **plastic orange** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 8:50 am

Yes it's crossbolted - I didn't see a front cover though, but I believe it's from a P38 Rangie.

Pete

dbv8 · Post by **dbv8** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:39 am

I see there are quite a few pullout engines on fleabay etc.
A running example can be had for £500-600

I guess your mates in bits is worth £300.
Only problem is finding a buyer ready to travel.
I just googled Broughty Ferry, a little out of the way for most

plastic orange · Post by **plastic orange** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 12:59 pm

My mate is near Glasgow - he's building a car for me and I noticed the engine yesterday when I visited. A pallet delivery is only around £50 though.

Pete

unstable load · Post by **unstable load** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 6:47 pm

dbv8 wrote:I see there are quite a few pullout engines on fleabay etc.
A running example can be had for £500-600

That is SICK!
I can get a 4.6 motor in South Africa for 1000 Quid and then I have to get it from Johannesburg to Cape Town..... you guys have it so lucky in UK.

I can't buy one on fleabay and ship it either... as second hand it needs to be approved for import by Customs and the hoops I need to jump through with the Guvment aren't worth the hassle.