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Eeyore:
Further update on the engine swap.

In standard trim there isn't enough room between the chassis rails for the 300tdi. It also sits too far foward with the standard R380 box.

So, the solution so far is to strip the ancilleries off the left hand side of the engine and remote mount them. The gearbox can be shortened by a cunning trick. Early R380 gearboxes were fitted to 200tdi Defenders. Not many, but a very short R380 bell housing exists - and are generally only available from Ashcrofts. Ouch!

The engine is being stripped and the parts currently sourced for the engine ancillieries. A new gearbox with a short bell-housing is now sat on the floor of RHEL, awaiting mating to the engine.

The work continues!

isle of man:
have you considered the SMT conversion?

http://www.smt.nu/


keep us informed i'm contemplating the very same thing........

Eeyore:

--- Quote from: isle of man on June 22, 2008, 20:47:33 ---have you considered the SMT conversion?

http://www.smt.nu/


keep us informed i'm contemplating the very same thing........

--- End quote ---

Now that might have solved a couple of problems!

Not my truck, but I will pass the info on! Them engines aren't particularly expensive, either!

isle of man:
look at the daewoo musso for the engine.....

christyler:
i am selling my C303, at the moment, it is fully preped. email me for the info christyler@eircom.net

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