holy crap....

[highmile]

I have #329 and currently not running, but I also have a spare 6 cylinder engine. Is there a way to tell from the engine number which # truck the engine originally came from?

[jp-]

I have #329 and currently not running, but I also have a spare 6 cylinder engine. Is there a way to tell from the engine number which # truck the engine originally came from?

No not really. The engine number should be close, but very few (if any)were fitted with all numbers matching. It just didn't matter to them. If engine number 315 was ready at the time #329 needed an engine, it got that engine.

My engine, trans, differentials, etc., are all different. They do all start with 343. For instance, I think my front diff, is numbered 34300351.

The only two true matching numbers were supposed to be the VIN and frame number.

[LaneRover]

I like the top wing mounted lights, I believe that was done to allow you to carry fuel cans on the front bumper. Maybe your Rover has seen a bit of expedition work which might help explain the bent hood.

If that bit of rust is the only rust hole then that is definitely repairable. EIther by patching that section or buying a new outrigger and replacing the whole piece.

I noticed that it looks like there is a 'join' on the top of the right wing, is that typical of the NADA's?.

Brent

[O'Brien]

yeah, my guess on the wing mounted indicators is the same as yours. I would imagine it was a fuel can mount on the bumper at some point. My front bumper seems to be quite a bit further from the front end than other rigs i have seen. perhaps the winch that was there once upon a time was a monstrous beast.

i'm not sure if the join you mention is normal, but both of my wings are consistent with one another. three pieces in total, side, top and front. I thought all of the were that way...

on the frame, im probably going to be patching and replacing as much as i can. there aren't any new NADA six pot frames available, so i'll have to work with what i have. I'm not interested in having to do all the work it would take to copy my frame, and then do all of the fabricating work on a new galvy 4cyl frame at this point in my life. going to take a welding class. luckily a recently passed relative on my wife's side of the family was a master fabricator, and the double shop full of tools is sitting unused. I should be able to acquire anything i need once i learn how to weld. (this will probably be a project started in the summer)

[highmile]

My NADA has the same "join" or joint at the top front edge of the wings. I wonder if our wings are longer than the typical Series IIA?

[highmile]

I'm looking at other pictures of Series IIA Rovers and they all have the joint.

[carl k]

Attached is an image of a Rover LSD with some broken parts. Externally they look the same (maybe the casting numbers are different).

Carl K.

[carl k]

Here's another view with the carrier fit back together. If anyone has a pair of cross-shafts for one of these beasts, I'm looking for some.

Carl K.

[jp-]

Yep,

I think that's what mine is. I have full access to a machine shop and could probably get a new cross shaft made out of 4140 or A2 and have it heat treated. Have you considered just having a new one made?

[Rand Smith]

6 cyl parts FS

Anyone looking for a reman NADA head, a correct reman NADA Carby, Linkage, air filter set up?

I had a euro 6 cyl and was going to convert but sold the truck before I got to the convert.
$800 takes it all.

508/901-0002 or meroasters@hotmail.com

[Dashface]

I've spoken to O'Brien a bit about his truck, so I thought I'd chime in! Here's a pic of my NADA, number 536:



It's got the same Chevy six swap, too - although my engine was apparently out of a Studebaker

[LWB109]

Nice looking truck dash.
I had #756 with a 4 cylinder LR transplant.
A running Weslake 2.6 is as rare as rustfree,original chassis I guess.

[Dashface]

It's strange to me that everyone running a NADA rover seems to have a Chevy engine swap, but I just can't seem to find a rad that will fit mine... Maybe I'm totally crazy, I dunno. My wish is that someday someone will tell me what will fit!!

[jp-]

Nice looking truck dash.
I had #756 with a 4 cylinder LR transplant.
A running Weslake 2.6 is as rare as rustfree,original chassis I guess.

I am running my original NADA 6, and my truck still runs on its original rust-free chassis. What do I win?


Dash,

At one point, my engine was also swapped for chevy six (I converted back to the original engine). The radiator is a custom 4 core deal. Someone used a 2 core radiator and had it converted to 4 by a radiator shop. I don't know what the original radiator came out of, but it was as tall as the rover radiator, a little narrower, and about 1" thinner. The shape of it leads me to believe that it would have come out of a 60's model pickup truck. Just go down to your local junkyard (take some rough measurements of what you need) and go digging. You aren't going to find an exact match, no matter what you will have to do some custom work.

[Dashface]

I'm assuming that the original six gets better gas mileage than the chevy, though? I haven't managed to get it to drive yet, but I'm assuming 8-10 mpg