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V8 into a series 2 lightweight??

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tjsj:
I have a series 2 lightweight with a 2.25 petrol engine in it. The head gasket has blown along with a couple of other things going wrong, and I was wondering how hard it would be to put a 3.5 V8 into it? I would like to keep the series 2 gearbox for now so would i need conversion plates etc?

Tom

hobbit:
S2 lightweight, do mean a 2a?

The Landy Guy:
i was thinking of putting a V8 in my S2a so need advice as well!

Range Rover Blues:
Seen it done, go on you know you want to :D

Presumably there wil be some cutting to do so why not fit a permenant 4wd system at the same time?

Personally I'd go auto too, I've got really lazy recently.

hobbit:
Them front drive shafts are no good on open road in 4wd, only have u/j's in series

The actual fitment is not too hard from what I've seen and heard (never actually done oen though)

I had  a 2a l/w briefly well modded though, and the body had been raised 2" as well so everything was just that bit different, that was a v8 though

To actualy do a v8 is much the same as on a standard s2a, so have a trawl round the sites about that, you will find it more common

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