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ambulance conversion to 3.5
kizz81:
hello,
well this project has finally moved along abit, i have a 1972 3.5 v8 from a rane rover ambulance and a 1992 3.9 auto box so far, has anyone put a 3.5 in a series three ambulance before? is it a full axle swap aswell?
any help appriciated
cheers kieran
Rich_P:
Why should it be a full axle swap?
It should be very much the same as fitting a 3.5 to a typical 2.25 109...
kizz81:
the ambulance is on a 109 body as they normally are,
ivenever had one bofore so dont know if the axles will need swapping, it seems sensible to put disk brakes on it? and at least parabolic springs if not coils ?
bear in mind ill be driving the ptrnees and the alps in it in summer with a considerable amount of weight on board as well as aiming for africa at some point
needs to be reliable
cheers kieran
Rich_P:
You don't need disc brakes, and you don't need coil springs to go on travels as you suggest. These vehicles were doing it long ago with just 2.25 diesels and stock running gear!
Fitting the V8 will up the loads placed upon the transmission considerably. That's not to say it won't take it as many many of them do, but you do reduce the lifetime of components as they'll wear out quicker.
You can get conversion kits to fit the 3.5 litre V8 more or less straight in too.
If you really really want coil springs, discs, V8 etc. you might as well go and buy a coil sprung 90 or 110 with a V8 and have all the hard work done already (not to mention the issue of SVA etc. if you made such drastic changes to a Series). You might want to look up Nick's 109. He doesn't accept anything but absolute perfection in his build of his ideal Land Rover.
Then you can get the complete opposite contrast with almost completely standard leaf-sprung Land Rovers going into Africa and back.
The group consisted of a 101 converted into a camper, two 88s and a 109.
I hope this helps clear your head a little about what to do.
kizz81:
cheers!!
you need an sva for disk brakes? ( out of interest )
dont want a 90 or a 110, the ambulance is my price range :lol:,
i will at the least fit parabolic springs,
what does a 3.5 conversion kit consist of?
cheers kieran
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