Jag IRS
Cheapest in the USA + not hard to find there either
You could try advertising for one on:
http://www.britishv8.org/
You could either airfreight one in or find an importer in NZ that imports container loads of Yank parts + ask to consolidate with one of their shipments ( typically ex West Coast ) I know Segedins+ Geddes Speed in Auckland used to source parts by request
Either way, you'll source quicker + cheaper than trying to find one in NZ
You may need to consider fitting a bigger radiator with a 4.6 block ( deeper, but not taller or wider will bolt in ) Custom radiators in NZ you'll find good sources + recommendations at:
http://www.oldschool.co.nz
one of which is:
A1 Radiators
St Asaph St
Christchurch
Not meaning to rain on your parade; but increasing the stock horsepower of a motor vehicle by more than 20% in NZ requires engineering compliancing certification + a "VIN" compliance plate attached. ( Read: $$$$. ) This is why the Vintrim P6B's didn't get the "Full Monty" and stayed at 3.5 litre wth a mild cam + as such these didn't need compliancing. You'll be up somewhere around 300BHP, quite a jump from 180 or so :wink: :wink:
Changing to a Jag. diff; note that the mounts can only be done by a compliancing engineer in NZ + ( you guessed it ) a compliancing VIN plate is fitted to note the mod. for subsequent inspections. Even if you have the skill, you can't do this job yourself. From my discussion last year with "Diffs'RUs" in AK. re: my P6B, BTW.
Not my rules; you may want to 'phone around and confirm. Rules have changed a lot since the late 1980's about what you can+ cannot do to your car,as well as what changes need compliancing and inspecting, and by who
Cut and paste into your browser, below, for the best article I've found yet by a Kiwi who has modified a P6B It's in "Word"format, but don't let that put you off.
oldsite.p6club.com/improvingthep6.doc
If anyone knows who wrote this article, let me know 'cos I'd like to thank him!
( ZN1665, Green '75 P6B )
If you don't know the history of your P6B, buy a full report from
http://www.carjam.co.nz
If the vehicle has rust issues that have previously resulted in it failing a WOF, and/or an Insurance company has at any stage written it off, it can be extremely expensive to get the car back on the road compared to a Rover with no such history. Carjams report will tell you all this + more
Good luck with your V8! Mine is Err, um,
Red and err,um, NZ assembled and I'm from Dunedin... Perhaps we need our own subforum ??
GW