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Disco 200Tdi in a Defender??
CJ:
Hi all, just to add a bit on the subject of downpipes, when we put a disco 200 into my old na we trimmed two inches off the corner of the passenger footwell and got longlife exhausts to make us a three inch stainless system that exited out the side behind the passenger door, they also made me up some turbo and intercooler pipes, all for under 200 squid... It sounded real sweet and went like stink... still see it being driven around everyday too :wink: cheers all...
Bell housing wise we just removed one stud and tapped a new one in the right place.....
graham2306:
The 200tdi lump is in on the mounitings and bolted up, just the plumbing and electrics left to do. In les's version of events he says to cut the radiator mountings down 28mm to get the radiator in, but in other versions of the conversions I've not seen anything about this.
Anybody that has done it know a better way than cutting the mountings down as I have a galvanised chassis and really don't want to break the galv or risk the fumes from welding it.
Looks like it might be possible to get some of the 28mm from the brackets on the radiator housing, by cutting them off and welding the pegs straight onto the casing.
Also where is the best place to put the air cleaner?
Cheers
Graham
Xtremeteam:
--- Quote from: "graham2306" ---The 200tdi lump is in on the mounitings and bolted up, just the plumbing and electrics left to do. In les's version of events he says to cut the radiator mountings down 28mm to get the radiator in, but in other versions of the conversions I've not seen anything about this.
Anybody that has done it know a better way than cutting the mountings down as I have a galvanised chassis and really don't want to break the galv or risk the fumes from welding it.
Looks like it might be possible to get some of the 28mm from the brackets on the radiator housing, by cutting them off and welding the pegs straight onto the casing.
Also where is the best place to put the air cleaner?
Cheers
Graham
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on the disco rad there is an extension on the bottom to lift the whole frame up,thus giving you the 28mm,on mine did awayeith the spacer type bit & welded the pins on the bottom of the frame giving the correct height,
for the air filter i took the original box & welded a flat plate on the bottom doing away with the normal legs,
Pm yer mobby No & ill send a piccy over
stefan:
--- Quote from: "graham2306" ---The 200tdi lump is in on the mounitings and bolted up, just the plumbing and electrics left to do. In les's version of events he says to cut the radiator mountings down 28mm to get the radiator in, but in other versions of the conversions I've not seen anything about this.
Anybody that has done it know a better way than cutting the mountings down as I have a galvanised chassis and really don't want to break the galv or risk the fumes from welding it.
Looks like it might be possible to get some of the 28mm from the brackets on the radiator housing, by cutting them off and welding the pegs straight onto the casing.
Also where is the best place to put the air cleaner?
Cheers
Graham
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Graham,
Check out my website http://www.90county.co.uk for an alternative way, I basically cut the brackets off the bottom of the radiator bottom plate, drilled holes to line up with those brackets fitted on the chassis, then used long bolts and nuts to create new 'pins'. The pics on the 200tdi conversion page should also give you an idea about air filter location. I have some straps bolted to the inner wing which hold the air filter in place close to its original location.
Stef
Miniman:
Does anybody know if and old series 3 mounting plates are the same as the standard 90 N/A. I have to fit my new 200tdi onto the new chassi but have no plates but I do have an old series diesel....???
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