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Lt 77 In A sIIa

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Devon-Rover:
What seems to be a simple idea will in no doubt turn into something a lot harder.

You want to swap the engine and the G + T boxes too.

There isn't an adapter plate to mate a LT77 to a series T'box. Well not one i know of there is belived that ashcroft used to make one but they seem to be very thin on the ground.
So yes you could then go the whole hog by fitting the LT230 in as well but then you will come up against the problem of the perment 4WD problem and that the front axle has UJ's not CV's so given to some quirks in the on road handaling. Not a major problem but as the wheel will be traveling at different speeds slightly it'll be a noticable point.
Next is that due to the lenght difference of the LT77 and LT230 set up it will be longer than the series set up so you will have the make up a set of new propshafts to fit.
Fitting a RRC axle can be done but there is the remanufactuing of all the mounts to fit the leaf springs and then trying to figure how to get the track and drag linkto fit too. as the RRC has the front drag link and the rear track rod. Which the sereis has them both in the front.
With the RRC the rear track rod sits exactly where the spring is.

As above the front axle of a Stage 1 will fit. but then the propshafts will have to be sorted to get them to fit.

Then onto the engine conversion and again it goes to having to get it sitting right and making any changes to the mounts if needed. and then due to your gearbox setup you'll have to work out where it'll sit and whether or not it'll clear the series front end and the radiator.

HTH

bob86:
It might not be a transit engine. If the engine is out of a Sierra or Granada it will be a Peugeot engine. The chassis doesnt need to be modified to fit that engine. The mounts fitted to the engine in the ford are near the back of the block so you need new mounts that bolt onto the front of the block.

Cheggs:
As Far As I know it is the Peugeot varity

bob86:
Same engine im fitting in mine. Some people love them and others hate them.

Cheggs:
I have a 2.3 with the sump conversion done and the adapter plate on, but I also a 2.5 which I may have rebuilt and then fit that instead at a later date never hurts to have a spare. From what i understand the 2.3 gives about the same performance as a 2 1/4 petrol but with better mpg.

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