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Jul 20th, 2021, 16:09 | #11 |
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I have an offer from someone who says he has the dimensioned installation drawings for the marine version of the B30, the Penta AQ170, if he can lay his hands on them. I know those are dimensioned to the millimeter, but I'm not sure if it would measure to the bellhousing line.
Of course, he'd really be my friend if he had the triple-carb manifold that went on the AQ's... Last edited by vykkagur; Jul 20th, 2021 at 16:11. |
Jul 21st, 2021, 11:11 | #12 |
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The Volvo C303 was fitted with a B30. Rather more akin to a Land Rover so might be worth Googling for pictures.
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Jul 21st, 2021, 12:50 | #13 |
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Pretty sure they use to fit Holden 186 and 202 straight 6s back in the day in Australia. No idea sorry how they compare size wise.
B30 for sale on eBay, message the seller he might measure it for you: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373628888...wAAOSwu1dg158a
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Jul 21st, 2021, 15:29 | #14 |
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Rover 3 litre P5 engine not your cup of tea? A common swap back in the day.
Factory six pots were 2.6. Marginally less easy to find than a B30 though.. |
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Comprehensively Googled, my son! Got a file of bright red engine photos as thick as your arm. Not one length measurement in the lot, B30 or AQ165/170 included. |
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Jul 21st, 2021, 19:42 | #16 | |
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Marginally??? The 3-litre is virtually unknown in this country except in a few specially-imported collector cars, never having been sold here (Canada, remember?) The 2.6 is only slightly better known, but there were only a handful sold, mostly in Land Rovers (I've owned some). The B30 is far more numerous, and I've owned a couple of those also. We had a Volvo plant in this town for 35 years. The B30 is more reliable, more powerful, and you can actually buy parts for them. And I like them. A lot. |
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Jul 22nd, 2021, 21:51 | #17 | |
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Also more tuning parts like cams heads exhausts etc B30 will fit in a series land rover, it fits in a P1800 see here https://www.glenngoodspeed.com/volvo/six-cylinder.htm you could change the front to a defender or a stage one type front grille that will give some extra space if needed
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Jul 23rd, 2021, 00:13 | #18 | |
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Looking at this conversion reminded me of another question I have about interchangability between the B30 and the 4-cyl engines, but I've posted that as a separate thread. Luckily, a flush-grille modification on the Land Rover isn't necessary. The one I rode in years ago still had the Series IIA front end. All that was required were some basic sheetmetal mods to the engine side of the radiator panel. You have to use the 164 rad anyway, and since it's wider, thinner, and not as tall, you can move it farther forward into the radiator panel without affecting the outward appearance. Flat-fronting a Series ruins the distinctive front end and reduces it to Defender status. |
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Jul 23rd, 2021, 01:41 | #19 |
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Correction: Just spotted the rad - in the exterior shot. Guess he wasn't planning on speed-bumps/sleeping policemen. Must be strictly a circuit car.
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Jul 23rd, 2021, 16:10 | #20 |
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I think that there has been B30 conversions which have used twin rads, one each side of the front of the engine. Rads don't have to be conventionally shaped.
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