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Ridgeback:
Hello again,

I have been out looking at my 90 and think its about time I stop putting off the Bulkhead rust and put a new one on.
I was thinking of getting a TD5 one with all the bits still on, heater,dash,loom etc (i have a 200tdi LT77). Other then the mods to change the gearbox tunnel, does anyone know of any problems I might have making the electrics work.
I have been told I need the sender unit from a TD5 gearbox for the speedo to work but will the rest of the loom plug in ok and work.

How long do you think a bulkhead swap should take, could I get this done over 2-3 days.

crazymac:
its a lot of work, to do in a few days will take commitment.

Roof, front wings, doors off.

Disconnection of all electrics, steering column, brake servo, clutch etc etc etc etc

have fun :angel:

Ridgeback:
I have not found a job on the dam thing thats not a lot of work!
I have spent many 14hr days working on it.

The thing is, all the job's i have done before are fitting new parts that are designed to fit or I know will fit.  I have never done the TD5 bulkhead and dont know what problems I might have.
The problem with most jobs like this is the time spend getting round problems or finding the extra parts needed to make things work.
I would like to get all the parts I will need before I start the job if possible

dj_rob12:
hi, im in the same situation with the 200tdi bulkhead!!!

mine is now stripped off the landy, it looks a worse task than it is really, i had the wings, doors and roof off in about 5 hours ( i also had to take the full external cage off.... that was the biggest pain in the arse of all) which for a landy i didnt think was too bad!! then disconnecting the pipes from the engine didnt take that long either........ just make sure every wire and pipe is labeled and draw diagrams is nessessary, it makes the job so much easier

 i have done some research and found that the TD5 bulkhead i think is too much hassel to chop the gearbox tunnel and fill in holes in the bulkhead and drill new ones.

 i am going to find a 200 or 300 complete bulkhead with all steering, dash etc as im told the gearbox tunnels are the same, also there are several places stripping them from crashed vehciles that are not so expensive but i think the crutial point is that there is no rust on them because im NOT doing another!!!

hope this helps

Ridgeback:
I have decided to just go for it and get a TD5 one. I will work out the electrics as I go !
I don't mind a bit of welding work but don't want to go for a 200 or 300 bulkhead because most of them are now starting to rust.

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